‘Abdurra’uf Fitrat in Istanbul: Quest for Freedom

Zaynabidin Abdirashidov

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2023

‘Abdurra’uf Fitrat in Istanbul

Quest for Freedom

Zaynabidin Abdirashidov

Volume 22 in the series ANOR Central Asian Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110774856

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This book explores how to locate the sources which influenced the political, social, and ideological stance of a famous Turkestani Jadid thinker, writer, journalist and scholar, ‘Abdurra’uf Fitrat (1886-1938), thus also putting in perspective some overall intellectual trends in Turkestan, especially in Bukhara in the early 1910s. Based on Fitrat’s early publications the book discusses what intellectual milieu it was that shaped his worldview in the early 1910s, a worldview that could be designated as a first attempt at “freedom and sovereignty through Islam”. A thorough review of these publications also brings greater clarity to the issue of Fitrat‘s ethnical identity, which sheds light on how he related to the worldwide community of Muslims and how he positioned himself towards political unity of the Muslim World.
Furthermore, by scrutinizing Fitrat’s intellectual legacy of 1910-1915, this book highlights some of the origins of Jadidism in Turkestan and places Turkestani Jadidism in the context of worldwide Muslim reformism at the turn of the 20th century.

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Zaynabidin Abdirashidov, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Ankara, Turkey.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
The Beginning: New Ideas, Reform, and Other Trends Open Access Download PDF	1
Outlines of Fitrat’s Early Biography Open Access Download PDF	11
Being Bukharayi but Turkestani Open Access Download PDF	16
Trip to Turkey: Escaping from Persecution? Open Access Download PDF	22
Different Political Options: Sırat-ı Müstaqim and Hikmet Open Access Download PDF	26
Fitrat and the Medrese al-Wa‘izin Open Access Download PDF	32
Muslim Unity: The Inception of a New ‘Salafism’? Open Access Download PDF	38
Ignorance vs Salvation: Ways to Exit Crisis Open Access Download PDF	45
Conclusion: Fitrat and Istanbul Open Access Download PDF	50
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	53
Index Open Access Download PDF	59

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of History, Islamic Studies, Literary Studies, Cultural Studies
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 60
Keywords: 'Abdurra'uf Fitrat; Bukhara; Jadidism; Pan-Islam

eBook

Published: January 30, 2023
ISBN: 9783110774856

Paperback

Published: January 30, 2023
ISBN: 9783110771503