Jamal al-Din al-Afghani: A Select List of Articles

Author(s): A. Albert Kudsi-Zadeh

Source: Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Oct., 1965), pp. 66-72
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Jamalal-Dinal-Afghani:A SelectListof Articles

A. AlbertKudsi-Zadeh

A. Articles by Afghani:
1. 'Ahwal Faris al-hadira', Diya' al-Khafiqayn,London,
Year I, No. 1, 1892, p. 8. A letter signed 'al-Sayyid'
calling upon Persians to overthrow the government of
Nasir-ud-Din Shah.
2. 'Bilad Faris', Diya' al-Khafiqayn,
London, Year I, No. 2,
1892, pp. 14-16. A letter signed 'al-Sayyid al-Husayni'
in which Afghani deplores conditions in Persia.
3. 'al-Fiqh al-islami', Diya' al-Khafiqayn,London, Year I,
No. 3, 1892, p. 30. Review of a book in French by Sawas
Pasha.
4. 'al-Hujja al-baligha', Diya' al-Khafiqayn,London, Year
I, Nos. 4-5, 1892, pp. 50-52. Another letter secretly
distributed in Persia and signed 'K.H.F.-Q.S.T.'
5. 'al-Hukuma al-istibdadiyya', al-Manar,Cairo, Vol. III,
pp. 577-582 and pp. 601-607. Reproduced from Misr,
Alexandria, No. 33, 22 Safar, 1296.
6. 'al-'Illa al-haqiqiyya li-sa'adat al-insan,' al-Manar,
Cairo, Vol. XXIII, pp. 37-45. Foreword to al-Bayanfi
al-Ingliz wa al-Afghan, a collection of articles reportedly
by al-Afghani, which appeared in Misr and later pu-
blished in book form in Alexandria, 1878.
7. 'Inna fi dhalika la-dhikra li-man kana lahu qalb aw
alqa al-sam' wa-huwa shahid', al-Manar, Cairo, Vol.
II, pp. 4-12. A discussion of the bases of Islam and
Christianity, reprinted from al-'Urwa al-Wuthqa.
8. 'wa-I'tasimu bi-habl Allah jami'an wala tafarraqu,'
al-Manar, Cairo, Vol. XXIV, pp. 28-32. An article
which originally appeared in al-'Urwa al-Wuthqa,No.
5, urging Muslims to unite.
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 9. 'Kitab Da'irat al-Maeari 'al-Jinan, Beirut, 1879,Vol. X,
pp. 306-308. An appreciation of Butrus al-Bustani's
book.
10. 'Kitab Tidhkaral-'alam al-islami,' Diya' al-Khafiqayn,
London, Year I, Nos. 4-5, 1892, p. 72. An appreciation
of the book Souvenirsdu mondemusulmanby Charles
Mismer, published in Paris, 1892.
11. 'Kitaban siyasiyyan,' al-Manar, Cairo, Vol. X, pp.
820-833. Two letters on Persia; the first addressed to
the Chief Mujtahid in Samarra and the second, entitled
'Bilad Faris,' addressed to all the 'ulama in Persia.
12. 'al-Maqalat al-jamaliyya: 1. al-sharq wa al-sharqiyyun,'
al-Manar, Cairo, Vol. XXV, pp. 535-539. Reproduced
from Abu Nazzara Zarqa, Paris, 1883.
13. 'al-Maqalat al-jamaliyya: 2. fi al-shawahid al-tarikhiyya
Calaida'at al-mamalik al-sharqiyya,' al-Manar, Cairo,
Vol. XXV, pp. 593-598.
14. 'al-Maqalat al-jamaliyya: 3. al-siyasa al-ingliziyya fi
al-mamalik al-sharqiyya wa asbab al-harb bi-Misr,'
al-Manar, Cairo, Vol. XXV, pp. 756-760. Reproduced
from al-Nahla, London, Year 5, No. 3.
15. 'al-Maqalat al-jamaliyya: 4. kitab lahu fi al-difa' 'an
al-dawla al-'uthmaniyya,' al-Manar,Cairo, Vol. XXVI,
pp. 44-47. A letter from Afghani to al-Basir, Paris,
February 1883.
16. 'Ra'y hakim sharqi,' al-Muqtataf,Cairo, No. 5, Shaw-
wal 1343. A letter to Haj Daghistani dated 15 December,
1881. (Cited by Khan Malek Sasani, Siyasatgaran-e
Dowre-yeQajar, Tehran, 1960).
17. 'al-Umma wa sultat al-hakim al-mustabidd,' al-Manar,
Cairo, Vol. IX, pp. 905-906. Reproduced from al-'Urwa
al- Wuthqa,No. 14.
18. 'Zalamat al-umma... wa-dara'at al-milla,' Diya' al-
Khafiqayn,London, Year I, No. 3, 1892, pp. 31-33.
A letter secretly distributed in Persia and signed 'al-
Sayyid al-Husayni.'
19. Articles in Misr, Alexandria, 1878, including those
signed 'Muzhir Ibn Waddah,' a pseudonym used by
Afghani. (Cited by Adib Ishaq, Muntakhabat,Alexan-
dria, n.d., p. 118).

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 B. Articles on Afghani:
1. 'Abd al-Karim al-Duhayli 'al-Sayyid Jamal al-Din
kama a'riftuhu,' al-Ra'y al-'Am, Baghdad, No. 1175,
1944. (Cited by Qadri Qal'aji, Jamal al-Din al-Afghani:
Hakim al-Sharq,Beirut, 1947).
2. 'Abd al-Mun'im Himada. 'Jamal al-Din al-Afghani,
nubdha min hayatihi,' al-ThaqaJa,Cairo, Vol. I, No.
13. (Cited by Qal'aji, op. cit.).
3. . 'Jamal al-Din wa Muhammad 'Abduh,'
al-Thaqafa, Cairo, Vol. III, No. 116 (Cited by Qal'aji,
op. cit.).
4. 'Abd al-Qadir al-Maghribi. 'Jamal al-Din, ahuwa
Afghani am Irani ?' al-Mu'ayyad,Cairo, 1327 (1909).
(Cited by al-Maghribi, Jamal al-Din al-Ajghani:Dhika-
riyyat wa Ahadith, Cairo, 1948).
5. 'Abd al-Rashid Ibrahim. 'al-Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-
Afghani,' al-Shubbanal-Muslimun,Cairo, Vol. V, Fe-
bruary 1930, pp. 358-365. A lecture by the Russian
traveller Shaykh 'Abd al-Rashid Ibrahim delivered at
Nadi Jam'iyyat al-Shubban al-Muslimin in Cairo.
Discusses his relations with Afghani in the 1890's and
a mission to Russia on his behalf
6. Ahmad Amin. 'Jamal al-Din al-Afghani,' al-Thaqaja,
Cairo, Year 6 (1944), No. 264, pp. 9-12; No. 265, pp.
6-10; No. 266, pp. 7-11; No. 267, pp. 1-5; No. 268,
pp. 5-10; No. 269, pp. 4-9.
7. Ahmad Zaki Abu Shadi. 'Ta'thir al-sahafa fi akhlaq
al-umma,' al-Manar, Cairo, Vol. XIX, pp. 507-509.
Letter to al-Manarto which Rashid Rida adds Afghani's
views on journalism.
8. Farah Antun. 'Falsafat Jamal al-Din al-Afghani,' al-
Jamicah,New York, Vol. V (1906), Sep. 1, pp. 145-147;
Sept. 15, pp. 196-202; Oct. 1, pp. 238-240. Argues whe-
ther Afghani had any philosophy. Special reference is
made to al-Radd 'ala al-Dahriyyin,the substance of
which is reproduced here along with Farah Antun's
comments.
9. Federmann, Robert. 'Scheik Djemaleddin el Afghan:
Ein Lebensbild aus dem Orient,' Beilagezur Allgemeinen
Zeitung,No. 144, Munich, 24 June, 1896.
10. Hasan Taqi-Zadeh. 'Mashahir mardan-e mashreq va
maghreb: 1. Seyyid Jamal-ud-Din,' Kaveh,Berlin, New
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 Series, Year 2, No. 3 (1921), pp. 5-11. A biographical
study of Afghani in Persian.
11. . 'Takmeleh: raji' be-sharh-e tarikh-e zendegi-
ye Seyyid Jamal-ud-Din Asad'abadi ma ruf be-Af-
ghani,' Kaveh,Berlin, New Series, Year 2, No. 9 (1921),
pp. 10-11. A continuation of the biographical study in
Persian.
12. Jamal al-Din al-Rimadi. 'Suwar al-butula 'ind Jamal
al-Din al-Afghani,' al- Thaqafa,Cairo, No. 722 (1952),
pp. 12-13.
13. Jurji Zaydan. 'al-Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Afghani,'
al-Hilal, Cairo, Vol. V (April 1, 1897), pp. 561-571.
A biography, subsequently included in this author's
Mashahiral-sharq.
14. Malkam Khan. 'Janabe Seyyid...' Qanun, London,
No. 18, p. 4. In Persian. Defends Afghani after his
expulsion from Persia in 1891.
15. Muhammad 'Abduh. 'Tarjamat Jamal al-Din al-
Afghani,' al-Jami'ah, New York, Vol. V (August 1,
1906), pp. 122-129. Reprint of Muhammad 'Abduh's
biography of Afghani found in al-Radd 'ala al-Dahriyyin,
Arabic translation.
16. Muhammad 'Akif Efendi. 'al-Shaykh Jamal al-Din al-
Afghani wa al-Shaykh Muhammad 'Abduh,' al-Manar,
Cairo, Vol. XIII, pp. 709-712. Reprint of an article
which originally appeared in Shura,Orenburg, Russia,
in which the author defends Afghani's religious beliefs.
17. Muhammad Rashid Rida. 'Bahth fi al-mu'tamar al-
islami,' al-Manar,Cairo, Vol. X, pp. 673-682. Includes
remarks on Afghani's call for a Muslim renascence.
18. . 'Fatihat al-mujallad XXIII,' al-Manar,
Cairo, Vol. XXIII, pp. 1-8. Declares the adherence of
al-Manar to the program of Afghani and 'Abduh for
uniting the umma.
19. . 'Fatihat al-sana al-thaniya 'ashar,' al-Manar,
Cairo, Vol. XII, pp. 1-15. Includes two letters from
Shaykh Abu al-Huda in which he states his opposition
to al-Manar because of its partisanship for Afghani.
20. . 'al-Hala al-siyasiyya al-'amma fi Misr,'
al-Manar,Cairo, Vol. XXX, pp. 145-147. A review of
currentEgyptian affairswith remarkson the 'foundations
for reform laid by Afghani.'
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21. . 'al-'Ibra fi kalam al-Lord Cromer,' al-
AManar, Cairo, Vol. IX, pp. 281-288. Has remarks on
Afghani's work in Egypt and reasons for his failure to
finish it.
22. . 'al-Inqilab al-'uthmani,' al-Manar, Cairo,
Vol. XI, p. 849. Deals with Afghani's last years in
Istanbul and his 'imprisonment' there.
23. . 'al-Islah wa al-da wa ila al-wahda,' al-
Manar,Cairo, Vol. XXII, p. 742. Remarks on Afghani's
warnings of the dangers facing the ummaand the need
for reforms.
24. . 'al-Jami'a al-islamiyya' al-Manar, Cairo,
Vol. II, pp. 337-345. On Jam'iyyat al-'Urwa al-Wuthqa
and its successorsin Egypt.
25. . Xal-Jamieatan al-islamiyya wa al-'uthma-
niyya,' al-Manar, Cairo, Vol. XV, p. 734. Refers to
Afghani's role in formulating the idea of a Muslim
alliance.
26. . 'Jaridat al-' Urwa al- Wuthqali-hakimay al-
Islam wa ta'thiruha,' al-Manar, Cairo, Vol. XXVIII,
pp. 651-656. On Rashid Rida's first encounter with
Afghani and 'Abduh and their influence on him.
27. . 'Jumud al-Azhar wa dacwat hakimay al-
Islam ila al-tajdid wa al-islah,' al-Manar, Cairo,
Vol. XXXII, p. 675.
28. . 'Layali Satih,' al-Manar, Cairo, Vol. XI,
pp. 530-532. Review of a book by Hafiz Ibrahim with
comments on the role played by Afghani and 'Abduh in
revitalizing the Arabic language.
29. . 'Muqaddimat al-Kitab,' al-Manar, Cairo,
Vol. XXXII, pp. 17-23. Discussesthe writing of Tarikh
al-Ustadh al-Imam and the careers of Afghani and
'Abduh.
30. . 'al-Radd 'ala al-Lord Cromer,' al-Manar,
Cairo, Vol. XI, pp. 185-207. Includes a defense- by
Rashid Rida of Afghani's and 'Abduh's plan to assassin-
ate the Khedive Isma'il, a plan which Cromer had
denounced.
31. . 'Suqut Shaykh Abu al-Huda Efendi,' al-
Manar, Cairo, Vol. IV, p. 592. Announces that Sultan
'Abdul Hamid has finally recognized 'the true character
of Abu al-Huda' and dismissed him from his post.
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32. . 'al-Tajdid al-islami bi-da'wat al-hakimayn
al-Afghani wa al-Misri,' al-Manar,Cairo, Vol. XXXII,
p. 206.
33. . 'Tasdir al- Tarikh,' al-Manar, Cairo, Vol.
XXXII, pp. 2-14. Includes a discussion of Afghani's
lifework.
34. . 'Tatimmat al-khutba al-ula min khutabina
al-islamiyya fi al-diyar al-suriyya,' al-Manar, Cairo,
Vol. XI, pp. 737-742. Includes remarks on Afghani's
ideas on religious reform.
35. . 'al-Tawr al-jadid lil-mas'ala al-misriyya,'
al-Manar,Cairo, Vol. XXII, pp. 496-497. With remarks
on Afghani's work in Egypt and 'the seeds he planted
there before his expulsion by Tawfiq at the instigation of
the British.'
36. Mustafa 'Abd al-Raziq. 'Dhikra Renan fi al-Jami'a
al-Misriyya,' al-Manar, Cairo, Vol. XXIV, pp. 303-
318, 393-401, 466-472, and 542-550. Largely a criticism
by Rashid Rida of this lecture delivered by M. 'Abd
al-Raziq at the Egyptian University in Cairo.
37. . 'al-Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Afghani,' al-Siyasa
al-Usbuiyya, Cairo, 1927, No. 65. (Cited by Qal'aji,
op. cit.).
38. . 'al-Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Afghani,' al-
Thaqafa, Cairo, Vol. VI, No. 270, pp. 4-7.
39. Shakib Arslan. ' Tarikh al-Ustadh al-Imam,' al-Manar,
Cairo, Vol. XXXII, pp. 133-138, An appreciation of
Rashid Rida's book.

C. Miscellaneous articles:
1. al-Ahram,Cairo, 28 August, 1879. Prints the Egyptian
Government's statement on Afghani's banishment from
Egypt. (Cited by 'Abd al-Rahman al-Rafi'i, 'Asr
Isma'il, Cairo, 1932, Vol. II, p. 162).
2. Akhtar,Istanbul, 1309. At least one article is known to
have been financed by the Persian Government for the
express purpose of refuting Afghani's attacks from
London in 1891-1892. This article is reproduced in
Iraj Afshar and Asghar Mahdavi, eds., Documents
inidits concernantSe yed Jamal-al-Din Afghani, Tehran,
1963, pp. 144-146.
3. 'al-Jami'a al-islamiyya,' al-Manar, Cairo, Vol. XV,
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 pp. 129-138. Translation of an article in French which
originally appeared in Le Temps,Paris, December 17,
1912( ?), by a 'Lebanese'. Speaks of Afghani as the
firstindividual to promote the idea of a Muslim alliance.
4. Khazanat al-Ayyam. Arabic review published in the
U.S.A. and carrying articles about Afghani. (Cited by
X [Taqi-Zadeh] in Revue du monde musulman, Paris,
XXII, p. 183).
5. 'The National Party in Egypt,' The Times,London, 30
August, 1879, p. 10. Discusses Afghani's role in its
genesis.
6. Le Temps,Paris, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16 and 26 May, 1896. Re-
ports on Afghani's complicity in the assassination of
Nasir-ud-Din Shah, his arrest and subsequent release
by the Ottoman authorities.
7. The Times,London, 27 August and 8 September, 1879.
Reports on Afghani's expulsion from Egypt.
8. The Times, London, 13 January, 1891. Reports Af-
ghani's expulsion from Persia.
9. 'Une entrevue avec Djemal ed Dine,' Le Temps,Paris,
14 June, 1896. An interview with Afghani at his house
following the assassination of Nasir-ud-Din Shah.
10. al- Waqa'P' al-Misriyya, Cairo, 31 August, 1879. Pu-
blishes the order for Afghani's expulsion from Egypt.

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