Shakib Arslan
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Shakib Arslan (
Biography
Influenced by the ideas of Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and Muhammad Abduh, Arslan became a strong supporter of the pan-Islamic policies of Abdul Hamid II. As an Arab nationalist, Arslan was an advocate of pan-Maghrebism (the unification of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco).[3]: 69–70 He also argued that the survival of the Ottoman Empire was the only guarantee against the division of the ummah and its occupation by the European imperial powers. For Arslan, Ottomanism and Islam were inseparable, and reform of Islam would naturally lead to the revival of the Ottoman Empire.[4]: 131
Exiled from his homeland by the
Advocacy
Amir Shakib proposed an interpretation of Islam imbued with a sense of political power and moral courage. He sought to rebuild the bonds of Islamic unity, urging Muslims from Morocco to Iraq to remember their common commitment to Islam despite their individual differences. Shakib believed that recognising and acting upon this common bond could lead to liberation from their existing subjugation. He also saw this unity as a way of reviving what he saw as their illustrious history. Arslan's work inspired anti-imperialist propaganda campaigns, much to the irritation of the British and French authorities in the Arab world.[3]: 69–70
He defended Islam as an essential component of social
He contributed to
Personal life
Born into a Druze family, he always tried to combine his faith with mainstream Islam, but later converted to Sunni Islam, "establishing himself as an orthodox Muslim serving the interests of Sunni Islam".[2]: 49
He married Suleima Alkhas Hatog, a Jordanian of Circassian descent. They had a son, Ghalib (born 1917 in Lebanon) and two daughters, May (1928–2013) and Nazima (born 1930 in Switzerland). His daughter May married the Lebanese Druze politician Kamal Jumblatt, making the Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt a grandson of Arslan.[10]
Arslan died on 9 December 1946, three months after returning to Lebanon.[7]
Work
- Arslan, Shakib (2004). Our Decline: Its Causes and Remedies. Islamic Book Trust. OL 9198790M.
References
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- ^ a b Makram Rabah. "Arslan, Shakib (Emir [Prince], Amīr, Amir al-Bayān". 1914-1918 Online. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Shakib, Arslan". Wilson Center Digital Archive. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- S2CID 149627860.
- S2CID 240112446.
External links
- Emir Shakib Arslan biography by Hassan Shami at Aide Sanitaire Suisse Aux Palestiniens
- The Arab Nation of Shakib Arslan, a review of Islam Against the West, by Martin Kramer
- Swiss Exile: The European Muslim Congress, 1935 (an event organized by Arslan), a chapter from Islam Assembled: The Advent of the Muslim Congresses (New York: Columbia University Press, 1986) by Martin Kramer
- Rabah, Makram: Arslān, Shakīb, Amīr, in: 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War.