Download or read book Muhammad Abduh written by Mark Sedgwick and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905) is widely regarded as the founder of Islamic modernism. Egyptian jurist, religious scholar and political activist, he sought to synthesise Western and Islamic cultural values. Arguing that Islam is essentially rational and fluid, Abduh maintained that it had been stifled by the rigid structures implemented in the generations since Muhammad and his immediate followers. In this absorbing biography, Mark Sedgwick examines whether Abduh revived true Islam or instigated its corruption.