Muhammad al-Salman
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Muhammad ibn Abd Allah al-Salman (b. 1374 AH / 1953 CE) is a Saudi historian and academic specializing in modern Islamic history, known for his historical study Da'wat al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab wa-Atharuha fi al-'Alam al-Islami ("The Call of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and Its Impact on the Islamic World").
Biography and Academic Career
Al-Salman was born in 1374 AH (1953 CE) in the city of Unayzah in the Al-Qasim province of Saudi Arabia. He pursued his graduate studies in modern Islamic history, obtaining his master's degree with distinction in 1399 AH (1979 CE). He then earned his doctorate with first-class honors in modern history from the College of Social Sciences at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh in 1406 AH (1986 CE).
In his academic career, al-Salman served as an assistant professor of modern history at the College of Arabic and Social Sciences in al-Qasim, where he also chaired the Department of History.
Historical Research
Al-Salman's scholarly output centers on modern Arabian history and religious reform movements. His principal work, Da'wat al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab wa-Atharuha fi al-'Alam al-Islami, examines the historical background, principles, and broader regional reverberations of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab's movement across the Muslim world. His historical research also includes al-Ahwal al-Siyasiyya fi al-Qasim fi 'Ahd al-Dawla al-Sa'udiyya al-Thaniya ("Political Conditions in al-Qasim During the Second Saudi State"), focusing on regional governance, and Rashid Rida wa-Da'wat al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab ("Rashid Rida and the Call of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab"), examining twentieth-century intellectual engagements with the reform movement.
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List of Works
This modern historical study examines the historical background, principles, and regional reverberations of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab's reform movement across the Islamic world.