''Tajdīd'' ( ar, تجديد) is the
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
word for ''renewal''. In an
Islamic
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the mai ...
context, ''tajdīd'' refers to the
revival of Islam, in order to purify and reform society, to move it toward greater equity and justice.
One who practices ''tajdīd'' is a ''
mujaddid
A ''mujaddid'' ( ar, مجدد), is an Islamic term for one who brings "renewal" ( ar, تجديد, translit=tajdid, label=none) to the religion. According to the popular Muslim tradition, it refers to a person who appears at the turn of every ...
''.
See also
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Islah
Islah or Al-Islah (الإصلاح ,إصلاح, ') is an Arabic word, usually translated as "reform", in the sense of "to improve, to better, to put something into a better position, fundamentalism, correction, correcting something and removing v ...
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References
Further reading
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Alvi, Sajida S. "The ''Mujaddid'' and ''Tajdīd'' Traditions in the Indian Subcontinent: An Historical Overview." ''Journal of Turkish Studies'' 18 (1994): 1-15.
Islamic terminology
Muslim reformers
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