Ṣulḥ in Chad. Coping with Foreign Domination, 1900–2023
In 1909, when the sultanate of Wadai, the last independent Muslim state in Africa, succumbed to French authority, the scholar ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al-Sanūsī al-Tarjumī wrote a treatise explaining why Muslims could remain in the country and live in reconciliation (ṣulḥ) with their Christian conquerors. More...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Die Welt des Islams
Year: 2024, Volume: 64, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 227-259 |
| Further subjects: | B
Salafism
B Wadai B Colonialism B Solomon B Oral History B Chad B Kubkub B Tijāniyya B Decolonization B al-Tarjumī |
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| Summary: | In 1909, when the sultanate of Wadai, the last independent Muslim state in Africa, succumbed to French authority, the scholar ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al-Sanūsī al-Tarjumī wrote a treatise explaining why Muslims could remain in the country and live in reconciliation (ṣulḥ) with their Christian conquerors. More than a hundred years later, the author and his treatise, Tabṣirat al-ḥayrān min hawl fitan al-zamān (Instructions for the Perplexed on the Horror of the Trials of our Time) have both acquired new reputations, with al-Tarjumī now a central figure in the sphere of oral wisdom narratives. This article explores why interest in al-Tarjumī has revived, and the relation between his work and his reputation. It argues that his scholarly plea for reconciliation with the non-Muslim colonial occupants of Wadai is re-invoked today to strengthen the position of traditional Muslims in Chad compared to that of fundamentalists. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Die Welt des Islams
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700607-20230024 |