28. The departure of a great Islamic reformer, Muhammad Husayn Fadl Allāh

Year: 
2010
Week: 
28
Article number: 
28
Article pages: 
17
Date of source: 
July 14, 2010
Author: 
Jamāl al-Bannā
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Not given
Article summary: 

The author discusses the death of Islamic reformer Muhammad Husayn Fadl Allāh. Al-Bannā offers a general background of Islamic modernism, attributing of its innovations to Fadl Allāh.  For example, he called for a novel concept known as "the government of man" and was also a prominent advocate of many issues such as rationality, freedom of thinking, and women’s rights.

Key Words: Islamic modernism - Muhammad Husayn Fadl Allāh

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