Modern Reform Movement

1. Explain the concept of Tajdīd and its development.
2. Analyze the position of Islam and Muslims in 18th-century world politics.
3. Discuss the emergence and impact of various reform movements.
4. Evaluate the contributions of key figures in modern Islamic reform.
5. Compare and contrast different approaches to Islamic revival and reform.

13 weeks, about 26 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1MODULE I: Modern Reform Movements in Islam

   • Unit 1: The Concept of *Tajdīd* and its Development · 2 hours

     Define the concept of *Tajdīd*.. Trace the origin and development of the term *Tajdīd*.. Examine the concept linguistically and in light of the Qur'ān and Ḥadīth..

2. Week 2MODULE I: Modern Reform Movements in Islam

   • Unit 2: The Position of Islam and the Muslims in World Politics during the 18th Century · 2 hours

     Analyze the position of Islam and the Muslims in world politics during the 18th Century.. Assess Islam during the period of its rapidly growing empire.. Identify rival dynasties and competing capitals such as Baghdad, Cordoba, and Cairo..

3. Week 3MODULE I: Modern Reform Movements in Islam

   • Unit 3: Emergence of Reform Movements among the Muslims · 2 hours

     Investigate the evolution of reform movements among the Muslims.. Trace the precedents of modern reform movements in Islam.. Recognize what the process of revival and reform entail..

4. Week 4MODULE I: Modern Reform Movements in Islam

   • Unit 4: The *Wahhābiyyah* · 2 hours

     Investigate the origin of the *Wahhābiyyah* movement.. Peruse the history of the movement.. Know the doctrines of the *Wahhābiyyah*..

5. Week 5MODULE I: Modern Reform Movements in Islam

   • Unit 5: The Pan-Islamist Movement of Al-Afghānī · 2 hours

     Investigate the pan-Islamic programme of Sayyid Jamāl ad-Dīn al-Afghānī.. Assess his religious reformist activities in the last quarter of the 19th century.. See how he was able to harness Western science, technology and contemporary political principles, for reform and regeneration of Islamic religion..

6. Week 6MODULE II: Movements Personalities/Group in Islam

   • Unit 1: Muhammad Abduhu · 2 hours

     Examine Islamic modernism as advocated by Muḥammad 'Abduh in Egypt.. Identify the aims and characteristics of 'Abduh's Islamic modernism.. Discuss 'Abduh's contribution to modernity and his dynamic influences throughout the Muslim society..

7. Week 7MODULE II: Movements Personalities/Group in Islam

   • Unit 2: Hasan Riḍā and the *Sanūsiyyah* · 2 hours

     Study the evolution of the *Sanūsiyyah* movement.. Look at the structure of the movement.. Examine its activities within the context of the Sunni Islam..

8. Week 8MODULE II: Movements Personalities/Group in Islam

   • Unit 3: The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt · 2 hours

     Review the history of the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt.. Examine its ideology and ideologues.. Study its organizational structure..

9. Week 9MODULE II: Movements Personalities/Group in Islam

   • Unit 4: Uthman Dan Fodio · 2 hours

     Discuss the biography of Sheikh 'Uthmān Ibn Fūdī.. Explain his teaching career.. Enumerate the subject of 'Uthmān Ibn Fūdī's teaching..

10. Week 10MODULE II: Movements Personalities/Group in Islam

    • Unit 5: Ibrahim Niass and his contribution to Islamic thought in West Africa · 2 hours

      Study the life and legacy of Ibrahim Niass.. Discuss his contribution to Islamic thought in West Africa.. Analyze his impact on the spread of Islam in the region..

11. Week 11MODULE II: Movements Personalities/Group in Islam

    • Unit 6: Adam Al-Iluriy and his contribution to Islamic thought in West Africa · 2 hours

      Study the life and legacy of Adam Al-Iluriy.. Discuss his contribution to Islamic thought in West Africa.. Analyze his impact on the spread of Islam in the region..

12. Week 12MODULE III: OTHER MUSLIM REFORMERS

    • Unit 1: The Mahdi of Sudan · 2 hours

      Study the ideology of the Expected Mahdī in both Sunni and Shiite literature.. Examine the case of the Sudanese Mahdīyyah (1881-1898).. Highlight the distinctive features of the Sudanese Mahdīyyah..

13. Week 13MODULE III: OTHER MUSLIM REFORMERS

    • Unit 2: Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan · 2 hours

      Write about the life and legacy of Sir Sayyid Aḥmad Khan.. Discuss the modern reforms program and projects of Sir Sayyid Aḥmad Khan.. Assess the educational reforms of Sir Sayyid Aḥmad Khan as a response to the British Imperialism in the context of Indian Subcontinent..