Research Article

A Conversion Narrative and Its Political and Social Dimensions. Abdu'l Ahad Dawud

Volume: 3 Number: 1 June 30, 2021
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A Conversion Narrative and Its Political and Social Dimensions. Abdu'l Ahad Dawud

Abstract

During the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Iranian-born, David Benjamin converted into Islam under the name of Abdu’l Ahad Dawud. After the 1908 Revolution, he wrote many newspaper articles and a book, İncil ve Salib. All of his writings embody in many ways the continuation of Islamic polemical literature. Dawud claims that Christianity was corrupted by Paul and Constantine and the name of Muhammad was included in Bible beforehand. Moreover, in his writings, Dawud supported the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) and illustrated comments about that period such as the dethronement of Abdülhamid II, Imperialism and Zionism. Based on Dawud's books and articles, I will question the purpose of his work and try to fragment the perception of a converted Muslim in that period and the Muslim identity at the end of the 19th century. In this way, I will argue that polemical writings are not only produced for religious purposes but that they also reflect the common mentality of the era in which they were written, as a political instrument. I will try to contextualize Abdu’l Ahad Dawud within the historical framework of his period as a person who witnessed the last years of the Ottoman Empire.

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References

  1. Abdülehad Davud. (1908a). Hindistan İğtişaşları. Beyanülhak (Cilt 1, 240-242. ss.).
  2. Abdülehad Davud. (1908b). Panislamizm: Cemiyet-i Umumiyye-i İslamiyye. Beyanülhak (Cilt 1, 284-286. ss.).
  3. Abdülehad Davud. (1909a) Alem-i İslamiyet: Cava Yahut Yirmi Sekiz Milyon Müslümana Havi Bir Cezire. Beyanülhak (Cilt 1, 514-519. ss.).
  4. Abdülehad Davud. (1909b). Cava. Beyanülhak (Cilt 1, 540-541. ss.)
  5. Abdülehad Davud. (1909c). Sumatra Müslümanları. Beyanülhak (Cilt 1, 615-617. ss.).
  6. Abdülehad Davud. (1910a). Alem-i İslamiyet: Çin Müslümanları-1. Beyanülhak (Cilt 3, 1206-1207. ss.).
  7. Abdülehad Davud. (1910b). Alem-i İslamiyet: Çin Müslümanları-2. Beyanülhak (Cilt 3).
  8. Abdülehad Davud. (1910c). Alem-i İslamiyet: Çin Müslümanları-3. Beyanülhak (Cilt 3.)

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2021

Submission Date

December 25, 2020

Acceptance Date

April 21, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 3 Number: 1

APA
Sefiloğlu, M. S. (2021). A Conversion Narrative and Its Political and Social Dimensions. Abdu’l Ahad Dawud. Akdeniz Havzası Ve Afrika Medeniyetleri Dergisi, 3(1), 53-64. https://izlik.org/JA76HE76JL
AMA
1.Sefiloğlu MS. A Conversion Narrative and Its Political and Social Dimensions. Abdu’l Ahad Dawud. AKAF. 2021;3(1):53-64. https://izlik.org/JA76HE76JL
Chicago
Sefiloğlu, Muhammed Salih. 2021. “A Conversion Narrative and Its Political and Social Dimensions. Abdu’l Ahad Dawud”. Akdeniz Havzası Ve Afrika Medeniyetleri Dergisi 3 (1): 53-64. https://izlik.org/JA76HE76JL.
EndNote
Sefiloğlu MS (June 1, 2021) A Conversion Narrative and Its Political and Social Dimensions. Abdu’l Ahad Dawud. Akdeniz Havzası ve Afrika Medeniyetleri Dergisi 3 1 53–64.
IEEE
[1]M. S. Sefiloğlu, “A Conversion Narrative and Its Political and Social Dimensions. Abdu’l Ahad Dawud”, AKAF, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 53–64, June 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA76HE76JL
ISNAD
Sefiloğlu, Muhammed Salih. “A Conversion Narrative and Its Political and Social Dimensions. Abdu’l Ahad Dawud”. Akdeniz Havzası ve Afrika Medeniyetleri Dergisi 3/1 (June 1, 2021): 53-64. https://izlik.org/JA76HE76JL.
JAMA
1.Sefiloğlu MS. A Conversion Narrative and Its Political and Social Dimensions. Abdu’l Ahad Dawud. AKAF. 2021;3:53–64.
MLA
Sefiloğlu, Muhammed Salih. “A Conversion Narrative and Its Political and Social Dimensions. Abdu’l Ahad Dawud”. Akdeniz Havzası Ve Afrika Medeniyetleri Dergisi, vol. 3, no. 1, June 2021, pp. 53-64, https://izlik.org/JA76HE76JL.
Vancouver
1.Muhammed Salih Sefiloğlu. A Conversion Narrative and Its Political and Social Dimensions. Abdu’l Ahad Dawud. AKAF [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 1;3(1):53-64. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA76HE76JL

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