Did Napoleon write an elegy to Imam Hussain?
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Bonaparte had an interesting approach to Islam. It should be kept in mind that at the time he was Bonaparte - not yet Napoléon- he was in Egypt and he had to deal with and try have Muslims on his side.
Indeed he urged the local authorities to continue their celebrations, including the celebration of Imam Hussein, urged the troops to not intervene and paid a subsidy. The source for this is the very interesting chronicle of contemporary Egyption Abd-al-Rahman al-Jabartî.
He went further and spoke of the need to protect Islam and its superiority. But he spoke only during this campaign. After, there are no references. Accordingly, most historians consider these statements as "tactical". It's not as if Bonaparte or Napoléon had a very firm relation with sincerity...
Further:
the letter / poem has never been produced (and I don't know what's the "he great french museum");
the idea of a conversion to Islam is so ungrounded in documents that it can be only understood in the context of Islam / Europe relations (for French Muslims, making one of the largest - for the best and the worst - French historical figures a Muslim it's meaningful);
A comparison between the Napoleon Civil Code and Islamic Law can only show differences;
So, I don't think it could be true. (Difficult to prove the non existence of a document...).
But the very persistence of the question / myth is interesting and rises very meaningful questions.
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