Zaki al-Arsuzi

زكي الأرسوزي

1900 CE · 1318 AH – 1968 CE · 1388 AH

A Syrian thinker and teacher from Latakia, named after the village of Arsuz in the Alexandretta sanjak. He wrote on philosophy, education and Arab nationalist thought.

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Roles
Philosopher · writer · activist
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Modern Era
Region
Levant & Iraq
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  • PhilosopherTradition

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People and things also explored

Abd al-Rahman Badawi· Abd al-Razzaq al-Bitar· Abu al-Arab al-Tamimi, Muhammad ibn Ahmad· Abu al-Khayr al-Armuni· Ahmad ibn Mustafa ibn al-Khawja· Ahmad ibn Yusuf al-Tifashi· Al-Akwa', Muhammad ibn Ali· Al-Baji, Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Saghir

Sources

  • Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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islam.museum contributors. “Zaki al-Arsuzi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/zaki-al-arsuzi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.

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