PHILOSOPHER

Nasr Abu Zayd

1943 - 2010

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Nasr Hamed Abuzid (Egyptian Arabic: نصر حامد أبو زيد, IPA: [ˈnɑsˤɾe ˈħæːmed ˈæbuˈzeːd]; also Nasr Abuzid or Nasr Abuzeid; July 10, 1943 – July 5, 2010) 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." While not denying that the Quran was of divine origin, Abuzid argued that it was a "cultural product" that had to be read in the context of the language and culture of seventh century Arabs, and could be interpreted in more than one way. He also criticized the use of religion to exert political power. In 1995 an Egyptian Sharia court declared him an apostate, this led to threats of death and his fleeing Egypt several weeks later. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nasr Abu Zayd is the 782nd most popular philosopher (down from 754th in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 340th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Nasr Abu Zayd ranks 782 out of 1,267Before him are Hui Shi, Michel Henry, William Heard Kilpatrick, Athenodorus Cananites, Yeshayahu Leibowitz, and Lucius Annaeus Cornutus. After him are Anthony Collins, Symon Budny, Lubna of Córdoba, Abhinavagupta, Theodor Lipps, and Nisargadatta Maharaj.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Nasr Abu Zayd ranks 221Before him are Winston Groom, Henry Hill, Eduardo Mendoza Garriga, Stanley Kamel, Walter Godefroot, and Kazimira Prunskienė. After him are André Téchiné, James Turrell, Inna Churikova, Paul Michael Glaser, Dragan Nikolić, and Alfio Basile. Among people deceased in 2010, Nasr Abu Zayd ranks 115Before him are Martin Sandberger, Andrei Voznesensky, Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, Charlie Wilson, Alexander McQueen, and Solomon Burke. After him are Philippa Foot, Vladimir Ilyushin, Girija Prasad Koirala, Alain Corneau, Jonathan Motzfeldt, and Steingrímur Hermannsson.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Nasr Abu Zayd ranks 346 out of 642Before him are Edmond Jabès (1912), Zosimos of Panopolis (250), Qasim Amin (1863), Antonios Naguib (1935), Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898), and Shadia (1931). After him are Qakare Ibi (-2181), Apollonius Dyscolus (200), Ahmed Nazif (1952), Djedefhor (-2600), Zein Al-Sharaf Talal (1916), and Isaac Israeli ben Solomon (832).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, Nasr Abu Zayd ranks 17Before him are Valentinus (100), Ammonius Hermiae (440), Syrianus (400), Olympiodorus the Younger (495), Hermias (401), and Ahmad al-Tayyeb (1946). After him are Isaac Israeli ben Solomon (832), Julius Pollux (200), Isidore of Alexandria (450), Thrasyllus of Mendes (-100), and Leila Ahmed (1940).