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Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, Pan-Islamic activist

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ScholarPan-Islamic activist

Jamal al-Din al-Afghaniجمال الدين الأفغاني

Approximate dateIstanbul

A restless preacher who travelled from India to Paris urging Muslims to unite against European rule.

He taught and agitated in Afghanistan, Istanbul, Cairo, Paris and Iran, calling Muslims to unity, reason and resistance to colonial power. In Paris in 1884 he and Muhammad Abduh published al-Urwa al-Wuthqa. He died in Istanbul under the eye of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

What grew out of it?

His call for unity and reform echoed in later Islamic movements across the world.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

Istanbul (Constantinople)Muhammad AbduhAbdul Hamid IIOttoman EmpireEuropean colonial empires

Who lived at the same time?

AbdulazizQueen VictoriaMurad VMuhammad AhmadAbdulmejid IBahadur Shah IIImam ShamilAbdul Hamid II

Source: history · Wikipedia

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