Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi

ʿAbd ar-Rahmān al-Kawākibī war ein einflussreicher syrischer islamischer Theologe und Publizist.

Connection to Damascus

His ideas influenced the intellectual climate of Damascus and the broader Arab world; his works were widely read in Damascene circles.

Known for

The Nature of Despotism; pioneering Arab nationalist and reformist thinker.