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"Abd al-Raziq succeeded Mustafa al-Maraghi as rector of al-Azhar.
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A follower of Muhammad Abduh, "Abd al-Raziq wanted "to prove the compatibility of traditional Islamic philosophy with the rationalism of modern thought".
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His appointment encountered resistance, since he was not a member of the Council of Supreme ulama: King Farouk pressured for the law to be altered to allow him to assume office.
