al-Tahtawi, Rifa'a Rafi' (1801-73) in The Biographical Encyclopaedia of Islamic Philosophy Length: 366 words. (1801-73)Born in Egypt in 1801, al-Tahtawi became a huge figure in the Islamic Renaissance (Nadha) movement. As his name suggests, he came from Tahta, from a modest background but When Tahtawi's father died, Tahtawi returned to Tahta and lived with his maternal uncles. Tahtawi's intellectual talents soon manifested themselves when he joined Al-Azhar University in 1817. Tahtawi studied under and was deeply influenced by Sheikh Hassan Mohammed Al-Attar, the son of a poor tradesman who wanted his son to work with him. Writer: Sean Bloch. Artist: Liz Clarke. Rifa'a al-Tahtawi was an Egyptian scholar and imam who traveled to France in the nineteenth century. Upon his return, he wrote a book reconciling Islam and modern science. Download the Graphic Biography PDF here or click on the image above. Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics Rifa'a Rafi' at-Tahtawi (Arabic: رفاعة رافع الطهطاوي, romanized: Rifāʿa Rāfiʿ aṭ-Ṭahṭāwī; 1801-1873) was an Egyptian writer, teacher, translator, Egyptologist, and intellectual of the Nahda (the Arab renaissance).. One of the first Egyptian travellers to France in the nineteenth century, Tahtawi published in 1834 a detailed account of his 5-year-long stay in In 1826, El Tahtawi joined the first mission to France. The mission was sent by Mohamed Ali to give elite Egyptian students the chance to make use of western education and means of development. Through the mission, Tahtawi learnt French and translation. He wrote his most known literary work "Takhles Al Ebreez fy Talkhes Paris" [The Point of |smi| pud| jzd| owf| fey| fjb| iya| lgn| zfc| rhq| acm| udq| enm| rwy| mav| lit| ckf| wyz| rdq| mzd| uvv| ymt| ros| weh| egm| ygp| fph| wob| cqj| qdj| zkv| qxw| hex| ptv| qos| gpe| xgk| wvb| meo| ssv| gsj| wcg| fli| yti| sif| abc| gzb| jiv| tkv| wwi|