A 19th-century Syrian author of the Risalah Hamidiyyah, presented by Hurgronje as a sign of Islam engaging with modernity — defending the humanity and reasonableness of Islamic law against European philosophical challenges including Darwinism, while still defending the obligation of the holy war.
Source
The Achehnese, Vol. II, by Dr. C. Snouck Hurgronje, translated by A.W.S. O’Sullivan, indexed by R.J. Wilkinson. Leyden: E.J. Brill, 1906.
A 19th-century Syrian author of the Risalah Hamidiyyah, presented by Hurgronje as a sign of Islam engaging with modernity — defending the humanity and reasonableness of Islamic law against European philosophical challenges including Darwinism, while still defending the obligation of the holy war.
Source
The Achehnese, Vol. II, by Dr. C. Snouck Hurgronje, translated by A.W.S. O’Sullivan, indexed by R.J. Wilkinson. Leyden: E.J. Brill, 1906.