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Mahmud Shaltut

محمود شلتوت

Former Grand Imam of al-Azhar (d. 1383 AH / 1963 CE), born in Munyat Mansur in Beheira; he held the Grand Imamate from 1378 AH and championed the Islamic Research Academy; his book Islam, Creed and Law is the source for this card. Dates come from Muhammad Imara's introduction and are not yet checked against a second source.

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Roles
Scholar · Jurist
Era
The Modern Era
Region
Egypt & Nile
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Former shaykh of al-Azhar (d. 1383/1963); born at Minyat Mansur in the Buhayra, he took the Azhar's headship in 1378 AH and founded the Islamic Research Academy project; among his books is al-Islam 'Aqida wa-Shari'a, on which this entry rests. The dates come from Muhammad 'Imara's introduction to the book and have not yet been checked against a second source.

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Influenced by
Muhammad Mustafa al-Maraghi
Taught
Wahbah al-Zuhayli

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Sources

  • Islam, Creed and Law — Mahmud Shaltut
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islam.museum contributors. “Mahmud Shaltut”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/mahmud-shaltut/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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Muhammad Abduh

Egyptian reformer of the late 19th and early 20th century. Arslan, who studied under him in Beirut during Abduh's exile after the 'Urabi revolt (1886), calls him the teacher of the age and says that his reading of Islamic belief was the one that could revive the faith; Arslan also notes that Rashid Rida wrote his biography in two volumes.