Rashid Ridha
Rashid Ridha
Rashid Ridha
Ridha.
BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
His name is Muhammad Rashid Rida and was born on September
23, 1865 and died August 22, 1935. Rida was well-known as a
Islamic reformer. In addition he was the most important deciple of
Afghani and Abduh.
Rida was born in in the small village of al-Qalamun about 5 KM
from Tripoli, then in the Syrian province of the Ottoman Empire
and now in Lebanon.
He was supposedly descended from a very pious family of
outstanding Muslim Ulema, as well-versed in Islamic knowledge.
Many of his family were called sheikhs.
EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND
Rida started his education at a Kuttab (traditional Qur'anic School)
in his village where he learned the Qur'an, Arabic writing, and
elements of arithmetic.
After graduating, he was sent to the Rushdiyya National Primary
School in Tripoli. There he studied Arabic grammar, math, the
basics of geography, Islamic Belief, Islamic rituals, and Turkish. He
left the school after a year, because most of the teaching was in
Turkish.
He then studied at the National Islamic School (al-Madrasa alWataniyya al-Islamiyya) in Tripoli, founded by Shaykh Husayn alJisr. There he was taught both traditional Muslim theology and at
least some "secular" content such as European languages and
mathematics and philosophy.
CONTRIBUTIONS AND
PROMINENT WORKS
PROMINENT WORKS
Al-Manar
AlSunnah
wa AlShariah
AlKhilafah
wa
Imamah
Al- Uzma
PROMINENT WORKS
Al Manar Journal
He wrote voluminously, discussing an enormous
range of subjects mostly religious significance in
Al-Manar.
elaborated a systematic doctrine of Islamic law
and politics.
focused on religious and social reformation of the
Muslim community
Published in 34 volume.
PROMINENT WORKS
Tafsir Al - Manar
The commentary on the Quran which Abduh
began but did not complete beyond surah alNisa , verse 125.
Ridha continued up to surah Yusuf. The last ayah is
101.
His work , then continued by Hasan Al-Banna.
PROMINENT WORKS
Huquq Al- Marah fil Islam
A Call to the fair sex or Womens Rights in
Islam. This was translated into many
languages.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Madrasah Al- Dawah wa AlIrshad
Among the student graduated from this school are:
Sayyid Amin Al- Husaini (mufti Palestine),
Syaikh Muhammad Abd Azh Zhahir Abu As- Samh
(imam Masjid Al - Haram)
TO BE A GOOD
MUSLIM
TO BE A FREE MUSLIM FROM
ANY
WESTERN
IDEOLOGY AND COMPETITVE
MUSLIM IN ANY FIELDS OF LIFE
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
Viewed original Islamic sources the
Quran, Sunnah, and ijma
(consensus) as the basis for reform.
Believed that worship (ibadat),
intended to organize human
behavior.
Focusing on the Muslim communitys
loss in terms of their understanding
of the truth of Islam.
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
His written work has shaped modern
Islamic thought over the last century
was his Tafsir al-Manar.
POLITICAL THOUGHT
ISLAMIC UNITY ()
As direct disciple of Muhammad Abduh, rashid Ridha has exercised great influence in
shaping the activist ideology of the Muslim Brothers in Egypt and everywhere in the
Sunni-Muslim world
advocate as much or more than a pan-Islamic advocate and used al-Manar to promote
pan-Arabism with an Islamist slant.
During and following World War I, he opposed the breakup of the Ottoman Empire
because he correctly foresaw that it would mean the end of the Caliphate, and he
likewise opposed the British sponsored Pan-Arab movement of Feisal, especially when it
was defeated in Damascus
Rashid Ridha is the only one who formulated his view on the Islamic State as part
of his observation on the dissolution of the Caliphate clearly and courageously.
The only way to apply the idea of Islamic Unity and Muslim Brothers is through
building an Islamic State.
It gives vivid expression both to his caution, and the tension between the
demand of arab nationalism, and religious loyalty to the caliphate.
REFORM ON SOCIETY
REFORM ON SOCIETY
Rashid Rida is a reformer who has the concept
that merge together both of traditional and
modern thinking. The concept of reform put
forward covering aspects of political shari'ah and
education,
EDUCATIONAL REFORM
Rashid Rida says one of the goals of education renewal order
to be able to master modern science and technology among
Muslims as well as providing correct information about Islam
in addition, to counter the appeal of Christian schools.
Blending religious education and general education with
modern methods. It is based on the fact the schools
established European nations currently in great demand by
students from all over the world, but not religious studies
presented therein.
Does not separate between religion education with general
education.When Muslims can combine the spiritual teachings
with the teachings of the modern sciences as well, then they
will get a formidable force, honor, a high civilization and
THE INFLUENCE OF
AFGHANI AND ABDUH ON
RIDHA
Thank
you.