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The impact of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt, encroaching European colonial powers, and the rapid decline of the Ottoman Caliphate prompted deep soul-searching among many Muslim thinkers. A major thread in this ferment was an idea of returning to the roots of Muslim faith, to rediscover the vitality and strength to withstand the external pressures.

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Abduh, Muhammed
2 Sites al-Afghani, Jamal al-Din
2 Sites Iqbal, Muhammad
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Qutb, Sayyid
3 Sites Rida, Muhammad Rashid
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Great Muslims of the 20th Century - Biographies of six Muslim thinkers prominent in the Islamic reawakening of the twentieth century. Islam and Modernism - An online book by Abdus Sattar Ghazali; examines movements of regeneration and/or revival in the Muslim world from the 18th to the 20th centuries; includes an appendix on "Islam and Politics in Pakistan". Saudi Arabia - An account of the history and role of the Saudi kingdoms, and the religious-political alliance based on the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, a Muslim religious reformer. Africa and Islamic Revival - An article on the history of Islam and the impact of revival movements in Africa, by John Hunwick. Islamic Revivalism and the Nation-State Project - Traces the development of Islamic revival movements in 20th century Turkey; a paper by Yildiz Atasoy (1996).

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