Controversy surrounding the grand qadi of the Sudan, 1899 - 1956: a historical analysis
The establishment of a nominally Anglo-Egyptian partnership, but practically a defacto British rule in the Sudan, led the British to appoint Egyptians in religious posts, including the position of the Grand Qāḍī. But the British drive to de-Egyptianise the Sudan administration, and the steady rise o...
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| description | The establishment of a nominally Anglo-Egyptian partnership, but practically a defacto British rule in the Sudan, led the British to appoint Egyptians in religious posts, including the position of the Grand Qāḍī. But the British drive to de-Egyptianise the Sudan administration, and the steady rise of Sudanese nationalism led the British government, after a long acrimonious debate, to appoint a Sudanese to be the Grand Qāḍī. This move, the historical survey shows, was well received by the Sudanese ‘ulamā and the Muftī apparently went to the extent of “fabricating” religious evidence in its favour.
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| spelling | iium-22192011-11-17T06:52:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2219/ Controversy surrounding the grand qadi of the Sudan, 1899 - 1956: a historical analysis Abdul Hamid, Besah Ahmed Ibrahim, Hassan DT Africa The establishment of a nominally Anglo-Egyptian partnership, but practically a defacto British rule in the Sudan, led the British to appoint Egyptians in religious posts, including the position of the Grand Qāḍī. But the British drive to de-Egyptianise the Sudan administration, and the steady rise of Sudanese nationalism led the British government, after a long acrimonious debate, to appoint a Sudanese to be the Grand Qāḍī. This move, the historical survey shows, was well received by the Sudanese ‘ulamā and the Muftī apparently went to the extent of “fabricating” religious evidence in its favour. IIUM Press 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2219/1/id.pdf Abdul Hamid, Besah and Ahmed Ibrahim, Hassan (2006) Controversy surrounding the grand qadi of the Sudan, 1899 - 1956: a historical analysis. Intellectual Discourse, 14 (1). pp. 1-18. ISSN 0128-4878 http://www.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/84 |
| spellingShingle | DT Africa Abdul Hamid, Besah Ahmed Ibrahim, Hassan Controversy surrounding the grand qadi of the Sudan, 1899 - 1956: a historical analysis |
| title | Controversy surrounding the grand qadi of the Sudan, 1899 - 1956: a historical analysis |
| title_full | Controversy surrounding the grand qadi of the Sudan, 1899 - 1956: a historical analysis |
| title_fullStr | Controversy surrounding the grand qadi of the Sudan, 1899 - 1956: a historical analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Controversy surrounding the grand qadi of the Sudan, 1899 - 1956: a historical analysis |
| title_short | Controversy surrounding the grand qadi of the Sudan, 1899 - 1956: a historical analysis |
| title_sort | controversy surrounding the grand qadi of the sudan, 1899 - 1956: a historical analysis |
| topic | DT Africa |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/2219/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/2219/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/2219/1/id.pdf |