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Research paper thumbnail of THE INTRODUCTION OF SHAYKH IBN ᶜABD AL-WAHHĀB’S DOCTRINE IN QATAR: RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE WRITINGS OF SHAYKH QĀSIM ĀL-THĀNĪ (1827-1913)

Master Thesis , 2019

The history of doctrinal affiliations in the Gulf countries is a scarcely studied topic. At a tim... more The history of doctrinal affiliations in the Gulf countries is a scarcely studied topic. At a time when religion and politics were deeply entwined, the Āl-Thānī family in Qatar adopted Wahhabism while maintaining a separate political orientation from the Saudi state. This study examines the adoption of Wahhabism in Qatar from the late eighteenth until the early twentieth centuries. It draws first on contemporaneous historical chronicles narrating early Saudi Wahhabi attempts to expand towards Qatar. It then focuses on the neglected writings of Shaykh Qāsim Āl-Thānī (1827-1913), Qatar’s founding Shaykh and a pivotal figure in its turn towards Wahhabism in the nineteenth century. Based on a study of Shaykh Qāsim’s correspondence, poetry, and will, I examine the interaction between the religious and the political in his career. I analyze these texts in relation to their social and economic contexts and in light of Shaykh Qāsim’s political practices and alliances.

Research paper thumbnail of THE INTRODUCTION OF SHAYKH IBN ᶜABD AL-WAHHĀB’S DOCTRINE IN QATAR: RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE WRITINGS OF SHAYKH QĀSIM ĀL-THĀNĪ (1827-1913)

Master Thesis , 2019

The history of doctrinal affiliations in the Gulf countries is a scarcely studied topic. At a tim... more The history of doctrinal affiliations in the Gulf countries is a scarcely studied topic. At a time when religion and politics were deeply entwined, the Āl-Thānī family in Qatar adopted Wahhabism while maintaining a separate political orientation from the Saudi state. This study examines the adoption of Wahhabism in Qatar from the late eighteenth until the early twentieth centuries. It draws first on contemporaneous historical chronicles narrating early Saudi Wahhabi attempts to expand towards Qatar. It then focuses on the neglected writings of Shaykh Qāsim Āl-Thānī (1827-1913), Qatar’s founding Shaykh and a pivotal figure in its turn towards Wahhabism in the nineteenth century. Based on a study of Shaykh Qāsim’s correspondence, poetry, and will, I examine the interaction between the religious and the political in his career. I analyze these texts in relation to their social and economic contexts and in light of Shaykh Qāsim’s political practices and alliances.

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