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Sheikh Ahmad Rida (also transliterated as Ahmad Reda) (1872–1953) ((アラビア語:الشيخ أحمد رضا)) was an Levantine Arab linguist, writer and politician. A key figure of the Arab Renaissance (known as al-Nahda), he created the first modern dictionary of the Arabic language, ''Matn al-Lugha'', commissioned by the Arab Academy of Damascus in 1930, and is widely considered to be among the foremost scholars of Arab literature and linguistics. Rida was also heavily involved in Arab nationalist politics and has been variously described as "one of the leading reformers in Syria" and among the "key players in the turn-of-the-century stirrings of Arabism, local patriotism, and even defenses of Shi'i particularism".〔Weiss, Max (2010). ''In the Shadow of Sectarianism: Law, Shi`ism, and the Making of Modern Lebanon'', p.57〕 He argued for pan-Arab unity, and was among the first scholars in Jabal Amel to seek to integrate his Shi'ite co-religionists into the greater Arab and Muslim nations〔Chalabi, Tamara (2006). ''The Shi'is of Jabal `Amil and the New Lebanon: Community and Nation-State, 1918-1943'', p.34〕〔Ruald, Anne Sophie (2011). ''Religious Minorities in the Middle East: Domination, Self-Empowerment, Accommodation '', p.249〕 while retaining their identity as a religious community. ==Political activism and social reform== Born in Nabatiyeh, he was a main supporter of King Faisal's Greater Syrian rule, following the Arab Revolt in the First World War. With Ahmad Aref al-Zain, he represented Jabal Amel and Lebanon's Shi'ites in most of the conferences which, at first, led to the creation of the short-lived Syrian Arab Kingdom ruled by Faisal and later, in 1936, were held to underscore Syrian unity. He was one of the three reformers, alongside historian Mohammad Jaber Al Safa (also his son-in-law) and sheikh Suleiman Daher, to have started a scientific and social renaissance movement in Jabal Amel. The three had formed a prominent intellectual gathering, known as "the Ameli Three" (or "Amili Trio"), helping establish foundations and associations aiming at eradicating illiteracy in the region. This movement was part of what is known as Al-Nahda, of which Rida and his companions were considered to be the among pioneers in the Levant region.〔Dagher, Carole H. (2002). ''Bring Down the Walls: Lebanon's Post-War Challenge'', p.33〕 The Trio played a principal role in forming Jabal Amel's political and cultural history, being the first Shi'i intellectuals to speak of an Arab nation and of an Arab state, and to formulate the arguments of the "Arabism" of the Shi'is.〔Firro, Kais (2003). ''Inventing Lebanon: Nationalism and the State Under the Mandate'', p.227〕〔Chalabi (2006), p.34〕 Rida and his companions spent two months in Aley's military prison, because of the group's violent stands against the Ottoman rule.〔Harris, William (2012). ''Lebanon: A History, 600-2011'', p.173〕〔Chalabi (2006), p.50-2〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ahmad Rida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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