Fatwa and Propaganda: Contemporary Muslim Responses to the Sudanese Mahdiyya

The powerful call (daʿwa) of Muḥammad Aḥmad, the self-styled Mahdī, and his ensuing jihad against Ottoman-Egyptian rule in Sudan provoked a variety of responses within the larger Muslim community. The ʿulamāʾ, al-Azhar-trained orthodox legal and religious scholars in Khartoum and Cairo, responded wi...

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Published in:Islamic Africa
Main Author: Nicoll, Fergus (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Islamic Africa
Further subjects:B Mahdī
B Sudan
B Ottoman
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