Maḥmūd, ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Maḥmūd, ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Aishima, Hatsuki

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1062675
Doc. NO	:	ALei3072
Main Entry	:	Aishima, Hatsuki
Title & Author	:	Maḥmūd, ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Aishima, Hatsuki
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(876 words)
Abstract	:	ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Maḥmūd (1910–78), a leading Ṣūfī scholar of the 1960s and 70s in Egypt and reformist rector of al-Azhar Mosque University during the period of Sadat’s presidency (1970–81), is credited for his dedication to al-Azhar and for popularising Ṣūfī knowledge through his publications and radio broadcast. His commitment to revitalising Islamic knowledge earned him the honorary title of “the al-Ghazālī of the twentieth century.” Since 1979 his mawlid (annual birthday festival) has been celebrated in al-Salām, his home village in the
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei3072.pdf