Muhammad Abduh’s Legislative Philosophies in Relationship with the Westernization of the Ottoman Empire
Muhammad Abduh’s theories regarding lawmaking policy, in consensus with his article Laws Should Change in Accordance with the Conditions of Nations and the Theology of Unity, directly connect with the surrounding economic and trade policies of the increasingly westernized Ottoman Empire during the end of the long nineteenth century, specifically concerning the trade policies with England, but not excluding the relationships between the Ottoman Empire with other western nations. The concept that Muhammad Abduh centers the bulk of his article around, that laws must be specific to people who can understand and comprehend them because of their own past experiences and cultural values, directly applies to the Treaty of Balta Liman. Despite the temporal separation between these two events, the Treaty Balta Liman being nearly eleven years older than Muhamad himself and much older than his Laws Should Change in Accordance with the Conditions of Nations and the Theology of Unity, these two documents express the same concept. Of course, this is most likely a result of the historical examination that Muhammad Abduh practiced …show more content…
The works of Muhammad Abduh creating a movement of opposing westernization in favor of reformation according to past values of the Ottoman Empire, whether it be methodical like the theories of Muhammad Abduh or combined with Islamic though like the theories of the Young Ottomans. The contracts that sparked these intellectual and theoretical discussions of Ottoman law, such as the Treaty of Balta Liman, where not intended to bring back the Ottoman Empire, but to push it into westernization. The great protests by these intellectuals as a result of such treaties, helped to prevent the amalgamation of the Ottoman Empire into the rest of westernized
Muhammad Abduh’s theories regarding lawmaking policy, in consensus with his article Laws Should Change in Accordance with the Conditions of Nations and the Theology of Unity, directly connect with the surrounding economic and trade policies of the increasingly westernized Ottoman Empire during the end of the long nineteenth century, specifically concerning the trade policies with England, but not excluding the relationships between the Ottoman Empire with other western nations. The concept that Muhammad Abduh centers the bulk of his article around, that laws must be specific to people who can understand and comprehend them because of their own past experiences and cultural values, directly applies to the Treaty of Balta Liman. Despite the temporal separation between these two events, the Treaty Balta Liman being nearly eleven years older than Muhamad himself and much older than his Laws Should Change in Accordance with the Conditions of Nations and the Theology of Unity, these two documents express the same concept. Of course, this is most likely a result of the historical examination that Muhammad Abduh practiced …show more content…
The works of Muhammad Abduh creating a movement of opposing westernization in favor of reformation according to past values of the Ottoman Empire, whether it be methodical like the theories of Muhammad Abduh or combined with Islamic though like the theories of the Young Ottomans. The contracts that sparked these intellectual and theoretical discussions of Ottoman law, such as the Treaty of Balta Liman, where not intended to bring back the Ottoman Empire, but to push it into westernization. The great protests by these intellectuals as a result of such treaties, helped to prevent the amalgamation of the Ottoman Empire into the rest of westernized