Mohammed Abu Zaid al-Damanhury
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Mohammed Abu Zaid Al Damanhury was a 20th century Quranist scholar and Al-Azhar University graduate from Damanhur, Egypt who wrote a controversial commentary on the Quran.
In 1930, al-Damanhury published a rationalist commentary of the Quran titled Guidance and Wisdom from Interpretation of the Quran using the Quran (Al-hidaya wal-‘irfan fi tafsir al-Qur’an bil-Qur’an)[1] In it, al-Damanhury used the Quran to interpret the Quran instead of using hadith-based commentaries.[2][3] According to Ali Gomaa, he differed in opinion from traditional Sunni beliefs regarding the miracles of the prophets, inheritance in islam, the banning of alcohol, and the hijab.[4]
The publication of his commentary caused a major controversy with traditionalist Al-Azhar scholars, and led to its confiscation by the police.[5][6][7][8] Shaykh al-Azhar, Muhammad al-Ahmadi al-Zawahiri, noticed that other Azhari shaykhs were distributing al-Damahury's commentary among their students.[9] Alarmed, he proceeded to have the book suppressed. In a 75-page report by senior Al-Azhar scholars, al-Damanhury and his commentary was criticized in the severest of tones.[9] He was also severely criticized by Rashid Rida, who accused al-Damanhury of being a kafir and a mulhid.[9] A group of Sunni shaykhs from his native city, Damanhur, also took him to court to have him declared an apostate and have his marriage annulled.[9] However, the Cairo Court of Appeals ruled in al-Damanhury's favor. After his successful appeal, nothing more was heard from al-Damanhury.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Al Damanhuri, Mohammed. "Guidance and Wisdom from Interpretation of the Quran using the Quran". archive.org.
- ^ J. J. G. Jansen, The Interpretation of the Koran in Modern Egypt, E.J. Brill, 1980, pp. 87-89
- ^ H.A.R.Gibb, Modern Trends In Islam, The University Of Illinois Press, 1947, pg. 54
- ^ أ.د علي جمعة Dr Ali Gomaa (2018-12-26), من أمثلة الشذوذ محمد أبو زيد الدمنهوري . فمن هو محمد أبو زيد الدمنهوري؟| أ.د. علي جمعة, retrieved 2019-07-15
- ^ Almusalmani, Malik. "Episode 1: The cursed Interpretation". Youtube. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ Dorar, Al Sunnia. Encyclopaedia of Sects in Islam (in Arabic). Saudi Arabia: Dorar Al Sunnia.
- ^ Zulaiha, Eni (2016-06-28). "Tafsir Feminis: Sejarah, Paradigma Dan Standar Validitas Tafsir Feminis". Al-Bayan: Jurnal Studi Ilmu Al- Qur'an dan Tafsir. 1 (1): 17–26. doi:10.15575/al-bayan.v1i1.1671. ISSN 2540-8461.
- ^ Esam Eltigani Mohamed Ibrahim (2016). HASSSAN TURABI'S TAFSIR: A STUDY OF THE IDEOLIGICAL ASPECT OF AL-TAFSIR AL-TAWHIDI. ITBM. pp. 111–. ISBN 978-967-0892-36-8.
- ^ a b c d e Egypt’s Quest for Cultural Orientation, Mafhoum.com, Accessed May 26, 2020