ShaykhMustafa Abd ar-Raziq (Arabic:مصطفى عبد الرازق) (1885 – 15 February 1947) was an Egyptian Islamic philosopher.[1]
He was born in Abu Jirj,Minya Governorate.
Abd ar-Rizq succeededMustafa al-Maraghi asrector of al-Azhar. His appointment encountered resistance, since he was not a member of the Council of Supremeulama:King Farouk pressured for the law to be altered to allow him to assume office.[2] HistorianFawaz Gerges characterized ar-Rizq as a "rebel member of al-Azhar" during his era.[3]
A follower ofMuhammad Abduh, Abd ar-Rizq wanted "to prove the compatibility oftraditional Islamic philosophy with the rationalism of modern thought".[4]
His brother,Ali Abdel Raziq, was an Egyptian scholar of Islam, religious judge and government minister.[5]
He was involved with theal-Umma party (1907–1925), an influential political party in early-20th century Egypt.[3] He was among the contributors ofal-Siyasa, newspaper of theLiberal Constitutional Party.[6] In November 1940 Raziq was appointed minister of waqf to thecabinet led byPrime MinisterHussein Sirri Pasha.[7]
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