Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 14 years ago |
Date of birth | July 10,1943 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Tanta |
Egypt | |
Date of died | July 5,2010 |
Died | Cairo |
Egypt | |
Job | Philosopher |
Books | Reformation of Islamic thought |
Rethinking the Qur'an: Towards a Humanistic Hermeneutics | |
Voice of an exile | |
Critique of Religious Discourse | |
Full name | Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd |
Education | Cairo University |
Nationality | Dutch |
Egyptian | |
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ID | 598387 |
Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd Life story
Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd was an Egyptian Quranic thinker, author, academic and one of the leading liberal theologians in Islam. He is famous for his project of a humanistic Quranic hermeneutics, which "challenged mainstream views" on the Quran, sparking "controversy and debate."