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Tahir al-Jazairi

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Shaykh Ṭāhir wrote many books over thirty-five in number on various subjects. These include ʿAqīdah, ʿUlūm al-Qur’ān, Tajwīd, the science of Ḥadīth, Sīrah, Uṣūl, Arabic rhetoric, Arabic literature, the philosophy of natural mathematics, history and an introduction to many Islamic manuscripts. His
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who would be a significant figure for the Salafi movement in Egypt. Soon after his return he was elected as a member of the Arabic Academy in Damascus and the Director of the Ẓāhirīyyah Library. He passed away four months later in 1920 and was buried on the Qāsiyūn Mountain in Damascus, Syria.
331:. In Cairo, he supported himself as a book merchant, dealing in valuable manuscripts. He remained in Cairo for about thirteen years and in 1920 he became seriously ill, and he returned to Damascus. One of his pupils during this period was 274:, al-Jazairi also designed curricula for elementary education and wrote the necessary textbooks, in topics including Arabic grammar, ethics, religion, and history. Under Midhat Pasha, al-Jazairi also founded 243: 323:
In 1902, he was dismissed from his position as inspector of libraries. Under continued pressure from Ottoman authorities, he left for Cairo in 1905 where he associated with
304: 179:‎; 1852–1920) was a 19th century Syrian Muslim scholar and educational reformer and a great scholar of Tafsīr, Ḥadīth, Fiqh, Uṣūl, history and the Arabic language. 357:, and Shaykh ʿAdnān al-Khaṭīb and others revered him and wrote about Shaykh Ṭāhir’s productive life and distinct personality. Muhammad Kurd Ali described him as the 979: 969: 984: 52: 315: 234: 263:. He also studied French, Hebrew, Syriac, Ethiopian, several ancient Semitic languages, and Tamazight, though he did not master these. 959: 954: 765: 964: 715:"Between Ṣūfī Reformism and Modernist Rationalism: A Reappraisal of the Origins of the Salafiyya from the Damascene Angle" 949: 944: 255:
Tahir al-Jazairi was interested in Arabic and in Arabic literature, particularly old manuscripts. His mastery of
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At the age of 22, he started teaching at al-Madrasa al-Zahiriyeh in Damascus. Under the reforms of the governor
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Joseph H. Escovitz noted, writing in 1986, that there had been no study of him in English and that even the
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Tahir studied with his father until the latter's death around 1868, after which he studied under
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Some of his works are still manuscripts that have never been published. Some of the titles are:
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was comparable to his mastery of Arabic, and he was also proficient in
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Shaykh Muḥammad Saʿīd al-Bānī al-Dimashqī, Muḥammad Kurd ʿAlī, Shaykh
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describes this as one of the most extensive works on the subject.
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called him "the leading spirit of Islamic reformism in Syria."
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Al-Ilmām bi Uṣūl Sīrat al-Nabī ʿAlayhi ‘l-Ṣalāt wa ‘l-Salām
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The Jewel of The Theologians in Light of The Islamic Creed
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Al-Tibyān li-Baʿḍ al-Mabāḥith al-Mutaʿalliqah bi ‘l-Qur’ān
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al-Jawahir al-Kalamiyyah fi Idah al-Aqidah al-Islamiyyah
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on Mathematics education at the primary-school level.
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Al-Jawāhir al-Kalāmīyyah fī al-ʿAqā’id al-Islāmīyyah
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He associated with intellectuals such as 50: 18: 673: 643: 448:Irshād al-Albā ilā Tarīq Taʿlīm Alif Bā 374:most important books are listed below. 154: 980:20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam 970:19th-century Muslim scholars of Islam 869: 867: 865: 863: 861: 859: 857: 546:تسهيل المجاز إلى فني المعمّى والألغاز 394:التبيان لبعض المباحث المتعلقة بالقرآن 7: 855: 853: 851: 849: 847: 845: 843: 841: 839: 837: 760: 758: 756: 754: 752: 750: 748: 529:Munyat al-Adhkiyā fī Qaṣaṣ al-Anbiyā 457:إرشاد الألباء إلى طريق تعليم ألف باء 159:, Muḥammad Saʿīd al-Bānī al-Dimashqī 985:Arab Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam 603: 567:Madkhal al-Ṭullāb ilā Fann al-Ḥisāb 537: 521: 488: 472: 456: 429: 412:) in the science of Ḥadīth. 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(1986). 555:الأدب والمروءة لصالح بن جناح 464:Al-Taqrīb ilā Uṣūl al-Taʿrīb 689:Al-Jaza'iri, Tahir (2010). 619: 610: 594: 582: 574: 566: 528: 512: 493: 479: 463: 447: 420: 400: 384: 203: 1001: 817:"Shaykh Tahir al-Jaza'iri" 713:Weismann, Itzchak (2001). 575:Al-Tadhkirah al-Ẓāhirīyyah 396:) in the Quranic sciences. 892:10.1017/S002074380003049X 675:10.1017/S0020743810000401 410:توجيه النظر في أصول الأثر 276:Dar al-Kutub az-Zahiriyah 147: 49: 38: 960:20th-century Arab people 955:19th-century Arab people 731:10.1163/1570060011201286 549:التقريب إلى أصول التعريب 513:Sharḥ Khuṭab Ibn Nabātah 473:التقريب إلى أصول التعريب 414:Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda 39: 656:Henri Lauziere (2010). 552:روضة العقلاء لابن حبّان 480:Mukhtaṣar Adab al-Kātib 350:had no mention of him. 300:Abd ar-Razzāq al-Baytar 235:Abd al-Ghani Al-Maydani 347:Encyclopaedia of Islam 333:Muhib Al Din Al Khatib 506:Poetry and literature 278:, the library of the 239:Madrasa al-Jaqmaqiyya 94:Arab Kingdom of Syria 965:People from Damascus 634:’s work in Taṣawwuf. 475:) in Arabic Grammar. 280:Az-Zahiriyah Madrasa 719:Die Welt des Islams 494:Kitāb adab al-kātib 436:(Islamic theology). 329:Ahmed Taymour Pasha 296:Jamal al-Din Qasimi 950:20th-century imams 945:19th-century imams 741:– via JSTOR. 491:) - a summary of " 272:Muḥammad Kurd ʿAlī 157:Muḥammad Kurd ʿAlī 770:www.aljazeera.net 522:شرح خطب ابن نباتة 201: 169:Tahir al-Jaza'iri 166: 165: 89:(aged 67–68) 30:Ṭāhir al-Jazāʿiri 992: 920: 919: 871: 832: 831: 829: 827: 812: 781: 780: 778: 777: 762: 743: 742: 710: 701: 700: 686: 680: 679: 677: 653: 630:Selections from 622: 617:Selections from 613: 605: 597: 585: 577: 569: 539: 531: 523: 515: 496: 490: 489:مختصر أدب الكاتب 482: 474: 466: 458: 450: 431: 423: 411: 403: 395: 387: 378:Islamic sciences 361:of Syria, while 325:Ahmad Zaki Pasha 319: 311:Salim al-Bukhari 308: 247: 206: 196: 194: 178: 88: 54: 44: 43: 32: 31: 19: 1000: 999: 995: 994: 993: 991: 990: 989: 925: 924: 923: 873: 872: 835: 825: 823: 814: 813: 784: 775: 773: 764: 763: 746: 712: 711: 704: 688: 687: 683: 655: 654: 645: 641: 562: 543:مراقي علم الأدب 508: 443: 441:Arabic language 380: 371: 355:ʿAlī al-Ṭanṭāwī 342: 313: 302: 284:Khalidi Library 261:Ottoman Turkish 241: 185: 162: 153: 152: 96: 90: 86: 85:January 5, 1920 77: 68: 45: 34: 33: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 998: 996: 988: 987: 982: 977: 972: 967: 962: 957: 952: 947: 942: 937: 927: 926: 922: 921: 886:(3): 293–310. 833: 782: 744: 702: 681: 668:(3): 369–389. 642: 640: 637: 636: 635: 628: 615: 607: 587: 586: 579: 571: 561: 558: 557: 556: 553: 550: 547: 544: 541: 525: 507: 504: 503: 502: 476: 460: 442: 439: 438: 437: 417: 397: 379: 376: 370: 367: 363:Hisham Sharabi 359:Muhammad Abduh 341: 338: 292:Khalidi family 250:Umayyad Mosque 184: 181: 164: 163: 161: 160: 150: 149: 148: 145: 144: 140: 139: 134: 128: 127: 122: 118: 117: 112: 108: 107: 102: 98: 97: 91: 83: 79: 78: 69: 65: 61: 60: 56: 55: 47: 46: 36: 35: 27: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 997: 986: 983: 981: 978: 976: 973: 971: 968: 966: 963: 961: 958: 956: 953: 951: 948: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 932: 930: 917: 913: 909: 905: 901: 897: 893: 889: 885: 881: 877: 870: 868: 866: 864: 862: 860: 858: 856: 854: 852: 850: 848: 846: 844: 842: 840: 838: 834: 822: 818: 811: 809: 807: 805: 803: 801: 799: 797: 795: 793: 791: 789: 787: 783: 771: 767: 761: 759: 757: 755: 753: 751: 749: 745: 740: 736: 732: 728: 724: 720: 716: 709: 707: 703: 698: 694: 693: 685: 682: 676: 671: 667: 663: 659: 652: 650: 648: 644: 638: 633: 629: 626: 621: 616: 612: 608: 601: 596: 592: 591: 590: 584: 580: 576: 572: 568: 564: 563: 559: 554: 551: 548: 545: 542: 535: 530: 526: 519: 514: 510: 509: 505: 500: 495: 486: 481: 477: 470: 465: 461: 454: 449: 445: 444: 440: 435: 427: 422: 418: 415: 407: 402: 398: 391: 386: 382: 381: 377: 375: 368: 366: 364: 360: 356: 351: 349: 348: 339: 337: 334: 330: 326: 321: 317: 312: 306: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 273: 269: 264: 262: 258: 253: 251: 245: 240: 236: 231: 229: 225: 224:jurisprudence 221: 217: 213: 210: 205: 199: 190: 182: 180: 177:طاهر الجزائري 174: 170: 158: 155: 146: 143:Muslim leader 141: 138: 135: 133: 129: 126: 123: 119: 116: 113: 109: 106: 103: 99: 95: 84: 80: 76: 75:Ottoman Syria 72: 66: 62: 57: 53: 48: 42:طاهر الجزائري 37: 25: 20: 883: 879: 824:. 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