The thesis will assess the role of rationalism in modern Islamic thought, primarily within the work of prominent Nahda thinkers Jamāl ad-Dīn al-Afghānī and Muhammad 'Abduh. The paper will first review the interaction of reason and revelation in the Islam
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Thesis (M.A.)--American University of Beirut, Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies, 2011.;"Advisor : Dr. Tarif Khalidi, Professor, Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies--Members of Committee : Dr. Samir Seikaly, Professor, Department of History
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 140-142)
