The Migration of Resistance and Solidarity: 'Abd Al-Qādir Al-JazāʼIrī’s Promotion of Hijra

The Migration of Resistance and Solidarity: 'Abd Al-Qādir Al-JazāʼIrī’s Promotion of Hijra

This paper examines how Algerian resistance figure al-Amir ʻAbd al-Qādir (1808–1883) promoted migration by tying it to proper Islamic practice and to Muslim solidarity. The analysis illustrates how al-Amir ʻAbd al-Qādir mapped out his world and understood the fight he was leading beyond anachroni...

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Main Author: July Blalack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies 2020-07-01
Series:Mashriq & Mahjar
Subjects:
Maghrib
Sufism
fatwas
colonialism
nineteenth century
Online Access:https://lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/mashriq/article/view/258
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spelling doaj-738c8ad0801c4f2cbc5acde63eb49ce02020-11-25T03:56:29ZengNorth Carolina State University, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora StudiesMashriq & Mahjar2169-44352020-07-017210.24847/77i2020.258The Migration of Resistance and Solidarity: 'Abd Al-Qādir Al-JazāʼIrī’s Promotion of HijraJuly Blalack0SOAS, University of London This paper examines how Algerian resistance figure al-Amir ʻAbd al-Qādir (1808–1883) promoted migration by tying it to proper Islamic practice and to Muslim solidarity. The analysis illustrates how al-Amir ʻAbd al-Qādir mapped out his world and understood the fight he was leading beyond anachronistic nationalist narratives. This is achieved by reading his legal ruling alongside primary sources from the same period. The amir is shown to be both a political strategist who used Islamic concepts to mobilize the population in his vicinity and a thinker whose rhetoric gave meaning to migration. https://lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/mashriq/article/view/258MaghribSufismfatwascolonialismnineteenth century
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The Migration of Resistance and Solidarity: 'Abd Al-Qādir Al-JazāʼIrī’s Promotion of Hijra
Mashriq & Mahjar
Maghrib
Sufism
fatwas
colonialism
nineteenth century
author_facet July Blalack
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title The Migration of Resistance and Solidarity: 'Abd Al-Qādir Al-JazāʼIrī’s Promotion of Hijra
title_short The Migration of Resistance and Solidarity: 'Abd Al-Qādir Al-JazāʼIrī’s Promotion of Hijra
title_full The Migration of Resistance and Solidarity: 'Abd Al-Qādir Al-JazāʼIrī’s Promotion of Hijra
title_fullStr The Migration of Resistance and Solidarity: 'Abd Al-Qādir Al-JazāʼIrī’s Promotion of Hijra
title_full_unstemmed The Migration of Resistance and Solidarity: 'Abd Al-Qādir Al-JazāʼIrī’s Promotion of Hijra
title_sort migration of resistance and solidarity: 'abd al-qādir al-jazāʼirī’s promotion of hijra
publisher North Carolina State University, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
series Mashriq & Mahjar
issn 2169-4435
publishDate 2020-07-01
description This paper examines how Algerian resistance figure al-Amir ʻAbd al-Qādir (1808–1883) promoted migration by tying it to proper Islamic practice and to Muslim solidarity. The analysis illustrates how al-Amir ʻAbd al-Qādir mapped out his world and understood the fight he was leading beyond anachronistic nationalist narratives. This is achieved by reading his legal ruling alongside primary sources from the same period. The amir is shown to be both a political strategist who used Islamic concepts to mobilize the population in his vicinity and a thinker whose rhetoric gave meaning to migration.
topic Maghrib
Sufism
fatwas
colonialism
nineteenth century
url https://lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/mashriq/article/view/258
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