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anw Jawhar and the Qurn

Shaykh anw Jawhar was an Egyptian exegete known for having produced a scientific interpretation of the Qurn. A pioneering scholar in terms of familiarising the people of his time with many previously neglected matters regarding Islam and science, his publications shocked the Cairo educational system and other Muslim places of learning in the early twentieth century.

This book examines the intersection between anw Jawhar and Egyptian history and culture, and demonstrates that his approach to science in the Qurn was intimately connected to his social concerns. Divided into three parts, part one contains three chapters which each introduce different aspects of anw Jawhar himself. The second part explores the main aspects of his tafsr, discussing his approach to science and the Qurn, and how he presented Europeans in his tafsr, and then addressing the impact of his tafsr on wider Muslim and non-Muslim society. The third section draws attention to the themes from all 114 sras of the Qurn that are discussed within his commentary. It also analyses the current status of his views and the post-Jawharism perspective on science and the Qurn, both today and in an imaginary future, in 2154.

Providing new English translations of anw Jawhars work, the book delivers a comprehensive assessment of this unique figure, and emphasises the distinctive nature of his reading of the Qurn. The book will be a valuable resource for anyone studying modern Egypt, the Qurn, Islam and Science, and scientific interpretation and inimitability.

Majid Daneshgar teaches Islamic Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand. His research interests pertain to the connection between Islamic intellectual and exegetical progress in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as well as Malay Islamic studies. His main volumes are: Islamic Studies Today: Essays in Honor of Andrew Rippin, co-edited with Walid A. Saleh (2016) and The Qurn in the Malay-Indonesian World: Context and Interpretation, co-edited with Peter G. Riddell and Andrew Rippin (Routledge 2016).

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Routledge Studies in the Quran

Former Editor:
Andrew Rippin
University of Victoria, Canada

Series Editor:
Walid Saleh
University of Toronto, Canada

In its examination of critical issues in the scholarly study of the Quran and its commentaries, this series targets the disciplines of archaeology, history, textual history, anthropology, theology and literary criticism. The contemporary relevance of the Quran in the Muslim world, its role in politics and in legal debates are also dealt with, as are debates surrounding Quranic studies in the Muslim world.

For a full list of titles in the series: https://www.routledge.com/middleeaststudies/series/SE0482

New Perspectives on the Quran
The Quran in its Historical Context 2
Edited by Gabriel Said Reynolds

The Quran and the Aramaic Gospel Traditions
Emran Iqbal El-Badawi

Mary in the Quran
A Literary Reading
Hosn Abboud

Shaping a Quranic Worldview
Scriptural Hermeneutics and the Rhetoric of Moral Reform in the Caliphate of al-Mamn
Vanessa De Gifis

Qurnic Studies Today
Edited by Angelika Neuwirth and Michael A. Sells

The Qurn in the Malay-Indonesian World
Context and Interpretation
Edited by Majid Daneshgar, Peter G. Riddell and Andrew Rippin

anw Jawhar and the Qurn
Tafsr and Social Concerns in the Twentieth Century
Majid Daneshgar

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anw Jawhar and
the Qurn

Tafsr and Social Concerns in the
Twentieth Century

Majid Daneshgar

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First published 2018
by Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN

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Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business

2018 Majid Daneshgar

The right of Majid Daneshgar to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Daneshgar, Majid, author.

Title: Tantawi Jawhari and the Quran : tafsir and social concerns in the twentieth century / Majid Daneshgar. Other titles: Routledge studies in the Quran.

Description: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018. | Series: Routledge studies in the Quran | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017012348| ISBN 9781138052529 (hbk) | ISBN 9781315167763 (ebk)

Subjects: LCSH: Jawhari, Tantawi, 1862-1940. | QuranCriticism, interpretation, etc. | Quran and science.

Classification: LCC BP80.J365 D36 2018 | DDC 297.1/226092dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017012348

ISBN: 978-1-138-05252-9 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-16776-3 (ebk)

Typeset in Times New Roman
by Swales & Willis Ltd, Exeter, Devon, UK

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To my wife, Azar

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In the media and various scholarly works, people often refer to the subject of this book as anw/anwy and/or Jawhar/Gawhary, and there are several other scholars in Egypt who also have the name anw. To prevent any confusion, the name appears as anw Jawhar throughout.

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8 Zein el-Abedeen street, Sayyeda Zaynab, Cairo, Egypt.

This was the address of the house in which Shaykh anw Jawhar lived. In that same house I was born. My grandfather passed away when I was only one year old, but he still had a strong presence all around the place and in my life. I grew up roaming in the very same house where he used to spend most of his time meditating and writing. I got acquainted with bits and pieces of his person, habits, stories, and anecdotes and ideas told over and over again by my mother and her sisters and brothers. His vision and ability to connect science to religion and spirituality was to me intriguing.

Like my grandfather I developed a passion for science and the more I got captivated by the subtle lucidity of science the more I felt the dire need to get a better understanding of anw Jawhars works through which he sought to bridge the gap between mind and soul, science and religion, human advancement and spiritual growth. This was why I decided, in 2005, as director of the Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage, CULTNAT, to set up a website for anw Jawhar ( www.tantawigawhari.name.eg ) where I, along with my team, tried to gather, as much as possible, his publications and books and even articles written about him.

In the early twentieth century, Shaykh anw Jawhar was internationally recognised. His works were translated and commented on by renowned oriental and occidental scholars. In addition to his vast written works, he was actively involved in the Egyptian liberation movement and was a key figure in different civic initiatives aiming at laying the foundation for a modern and enlightened Egypt. His writings reveal that anw Jawhar had a deep concern for humanity and its troubled existence. He combined his knowledge and concerns with an intricate analysis and interpretation of the Qurn. In addition to his production in writing, he was an active and key figure in several NGOs.

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