Abd Allah al-Sharqawi — Arabic Wikipedia

Arabic encyclopedia article on Abd Allah al-Sharqawi (1150–1227 AH); his full name is Abd Allah ibn Hijazi ibn Ibrahim al-Sharqawi, born at al-Tawila village in al-Sharqiyya near Bilbays, who memorised the Qur'an at al-Qurin, studied at al-Azhar, took the Khalwatiyya from al-Hifni and then Mahmud al-Kurdi, and became Grand Imam in 1208 AH. It states that 'he was the shaykh of the Shafi'i scholars and their mufti in his era', and dates his death in Cairo to Thursday 2 Shawwal 1227 AH, citing al-Jabarti.