Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
1838 – 1897 · aged 59
Political activist and Islamic ideologist (1838–1897)
- Born
- 1838 · Asadabad
- Died
- 9 Mar 1897 · Constantinople
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- 1838BornBorn in Asadabad
- 9 Mar 1897DiedDied in Constantinople
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
Biography
Sayyid Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī (Persian/Pashto: سید جمال الدین افغانی), also known as Jamāl ad-Dīn Asadābādī (Persian/Pashto: سید جمالالدین اسدآبادی) and commonly known as Al-Afghani (1838/1839 – 9 March 1897), was a political activist and Islamic ideologist who travelled throughout the Muslim world during the late 19th century. He is one of the founders of Islamic Modernism as well as an advocate of Pan-Islamic unity in India against the British.
He has been described as having been less interested in minor differences in Islamic jurisprudence than he was in organizing a united response to Western pressure. He is also known for his involvement with his follower Mirza Reza Kermani in the successful plot to assassinate Shah Naser-al-Din, whom Afghani considered to be making too many concessions to foreign powers, especially the British Empire.
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