Abdullah al-Sharqawi
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Abd Allah ibn Hijazi al-Sharqawi | |
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Born | 1737 |
Died | 1812 (aged 74–75) |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Occupation | Writer, scholar |
Sheikh Abdullah al-Sharqawi (Arabic: عبد الله الشرقاوي) (1737 – 1812) was an Egyptian writer and scholar of the Khalwati sufi order.[2][3][4] He was known for being the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria, and for being one of the Leaders of the resistance against the French Occupation in Egypt, he was also one of the Three Leaders to crown Mehmet Ali Pasha in 1805.
French expedition[]
During Napoleon's exile at St. Helena, and when writing his diaries, he states that the Azhar University is as Equal if not more, than the Sorbonne in Paris. Napoleon looked highly upon Al-Azhar Ulama as the elite of the educated class and as the leaders of the people. When he first set foot in Cairo he formed a special council (diwan) to govern the capital. a council that consists of nine Sheikhs under the chairmanship of Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sharkawi, the grand Imam of Al-Azhar at that time. The formation of this council stands as an evidences of the importance of Al-Azhar and the high status of its Imams.
References[]
- ^ IslamKotob. شيوخ الأزهر 2 (in Arabic). IslamKotob.
- ^ onislam. http://www.onislam.net/english/reading-islam/about-muhammad/his-companions/462448-the-learned-scholar-abdullah-ibn-abbas.html, Retrieved 24 July 2014
- ^ islam. http://islam.ru/en/content/story/abdullah-ibn-abbas, Retrieved 24 July 2014
- ^ al-islam. http://www.al-islam.org/sulh-peace-treaty-imam-al-hasan-shaykh-radi-aal-yasin/ubayd-allah-ibn-abbas, Retrieved 24 July 2014
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- 1737 births
- 1812 deaths
- Al-Azhar University alumni
- Grand Imams of al-Azhar
- Egyptian Sunni Muslims
- Egyptian scholars
- Sunni fiqh scholars
- Khalwati order
- Egyptian Sufis
- People from Sharqia Governorate
- Egyptian people stubs