Al-Azhar University

De **Al-Azhar University** (/ˈɑːzhɑːr/ AHZ-har; Egyptian Arabic: جامعة الأزهر (الشريف),, lit.&#x2009;'University of (de honorable) Al-Azhar') be public varsity insyd Cairo, Egypt. Associate plus Al-Azhar Al-Sharif insyd Islamic Cairo, ebe Egypt ein oldest degree-granting varsity wey ebe known as one of de most prestigious varsities for Islamic learning. For addition to higher education, Al-Azhar dey oversee national network of schools plus approximately two million students. As of 1996, ova 4,000 teaching institutes insyd Egypt be affiliate plus de varsity.

Dem found am insyd 970 anaa 972 by de Fatimid Caliphate as centre of Islamic learning, na ein students study de Qur'an den Islamic law in detail, along plus logic, grammar, rhetoric, den how make dem calculate de phases of de moon. Today ebe de chief centre of Arabic literature den Islamic learning for de world insyd. Insyd 1961 dem add additional non-religious subjects to ein curriculum.

Dem dey consider ein library for importance for Egypt insyd only to de Egyptian National Library and Archives. For May 2005 insyd, Al-Azhar in partnership plus Dubai information technology enterprise, IT Education Project (ITEP) launch de H.H. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum project make e preserve Al-Azhar scripts den publish dem online (de "Al-Azhar Online Project") make e eventually publish online access to de library ein entire rare manuscripts collection, wey dey comprise about seven million pages of material.

## Notable people
**10th–17th centuries**

* Sibt al-Maridini (1423 – 1506) Arab physicist, mathematician den astronomer 
* Abd al-'Aziz al-Wafa'i (15th century) Arab physicist, mathematician den astronomer 
* Abdul Qadir al-Baghdadi (1620–1682 AD) author, philologist, grammarian, magistrate, bibliophile den leading literary figure of de Ottoman era 

**19th – early 20th centuries**

* Muhammad Abduh and Sayd Jamal edin Afghani, founder of Islamic Modernism
* Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, founder den leader of Black Hand
* Mohammad Amin al-Husayni, Mufti of Jerusalem
* Ahmed Orabi, Egyptian nationalist den army general wey lead de Urabi Revolt against Khedive Tewfik

**1910s–1950s**

* Hassan al-Banna, founder of de Muslim Brotherhood (he graduate from Dar al-Ulum wey be affiliate of Cairo University)
* Syed Mujtaba Ali, Bangladeshi author, journalist, travel enthusiast, academic, scholar den linguist; he study at de Al-Azhar University insyd Cairo during 1934–1935.
* Dr. Ayub Ali, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar den educationist
* Mehmed Handžić, leader of Bosnian revivalists, one of authors of Resolution of Sarajevo Muslims den chairmo of de Committee of National Salvation
* Omar Abdel Rahman, leader of Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, wich dem designate as terrorist group by de governments of de United States den Egypt; currently dey serve life term for de 1993 World Trade Center bombing
* Taqiuddin al-Nabhani, de leader den founder of The Islamic Political Party, Hizb ut-Tahrir (De Party of Liberation)
* Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, co-founder den leader of Hamas
* Saad Zaghlul, leader of 1919 revolution insyd Egypt
* Taha Hussein, Egyptian writer den intellectual
* Muhammad Ma Jian, translator of de Qur'an into de Chinese language
* Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani, Kuwaiti poet den writer of Kuwait ein national anthem *Al-Nasheed Al-Watani*
* Ahmad al-Ghumari, Moroccan cleric, he enrolled insyd 1921, he drop out due to death for de family insyd
* Abdullah al-Ghumari, Moroccan cleric, he graduate from Azhar insyd 1931
* Abu Turab al-Zahiri, Indian-born Saudi Arabian writer
**1950–present**

* Aliko Dangote, Nigerian business mogul, he study business at Al-Azhar
* Akhtar Raza Khan, former Grand Mufti of India.
* Sayyid Abdurahman Imbichikoya Thangal Al-Qasimi, Al-Baqavi, Al Azhari (1922-2015) - former presido of Samastha Kerala Jamiat-ul-Ulema (1995-2004)
* Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Pakistani journalist wey for 1955 insyd he cam turn de first woman make she give speech for de varsity
* Mohammed Burhanuddin, Dai of Dawoodi Bohra research den rediscover Al-Azhar University ein past history, dem award am PhD from Al-Azhar University.
* Abdullah Yusuf Azzam founder of de terrorist group Al-Qaeda, den Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar den theologian
* Shire Jama Ahmed, Somali linguist wey devise  Latin script give de Somali language
* Mahmud Shaltut, Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, issue Fatwa for 1959 insyd, wey he declare dat Al-Azhar dey recognize Shi'ism as valid branch of Islam
* Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Qari den Qur'anic scholar
* Abdel-Halim Mahmoud, Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, he introduce de study of Sufism as science thru ein writings den lectures for de matter top
* Ahmed Subhy Mansour, Islamic scholar, cleric, den founder of de Quranists, wey dem exile am from Egypt, live insyd de United States as political refugee
* Taha Jabir Alalwani, presido of Cordoba University (Ashburn, VA, USA), former chairmo of de Fiqh Council of North America, den de presido of de International Institute of Islamic Thought insyd Herndon, Virginia (USA)
* Abdurrahman Wahid, former Presido of Indonesia
* Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, former Grand Imam of Al-Azhar (17 March 1996 to 10 March 2010)
* Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar.
* Muhammad Metwally Al Shaarawy. Egyptian Muslim jurist
* Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, former Presido of de Republic of Maldives.

* Sayyid Abdurahman Imbichikoya Thangal Al-Aydarusi Al-Azhari Al-Qasimi, Al-Baqavi, Islamic scholar from Indian state, Kerala; former Presido of Samastha Kerala Jamiat-ul-Ulema,(1995-2004), writer of [Al Arab Wal Arabiyya(Arabs And Arabic Language)(Arabic: العرب والعربية )]
* Abdulla Saeed, Former Chief Justice, den Justice Supreme Court of de Republic of Maldives
* Abdulla Mohamed, chief judge, Criminal Court of de Republic of Maldives.
* Salamat P. Hashim, founder den leader of de Moro Islamic Liberation Front insyd de Philippines.
* Sheikh Khalifa Usman Nando, co-founder of de Moro Islamic Liberation Front insyd de Philippines den Wa'lī of de Bangsamoro Autonomous Region insyd Muslim Mindanao.
* Fathulla Jameel, former Foreign Minister of Maldives.
* Burhanuddin Rabbani, former Soviet–Afghan War Mujahideen leader den presido of Afghanistan
* Muhammad Jameel Didi, Maldives author den writer
* Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat Mursyidul Am (spiritual leader) of de Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) den former Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of de Malaysian state of Kelantan
* Abdul Hadi Awang presido of de Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) den former Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of de Malaysian state of Terengganu
* Omar Maute, co-founder den leader of de Maute terrorist organization insyd Marawi, Philippines
* Panakkad Shihab Thangal, Muslim religious leader, politician den Islamic scholar from de Indian state of Kerala; Qazi to hundreds of mahals insyd Kerala, Presido IUML Kerala 1975–2009
* Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi Nadvi, principal of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama den chancellor of Integral University
* Timothy Winter, founder of de Cambridge Muslim College, Aziz Foundation Professor of Islamic Studies for Cambridge Muslim College den Ebrahim College, director of studies (theology den religious studies) for Wolfson College, Cambridge, den Shaykh Zayed Lecturer in Islamic Studies for de Faculty of Divinity for de University of Cambridge
* Mahmud Saedon, Bruneian Muslim scholar
* Mustafa Khattab, English translator of de Qur'an den author of 'The Clear Quran' Series

## References


## Notes

* Bayard Dodge (1961). *Al-Azhar: A Millennium of Muslim Learning*. Middle East Institute.
* Ardıç, Nurullah (2012). *[https://books.google.com/books?id=wql6oCwx1YwC&pg=PA78 Islam and the Politics of Secularism: The Caliphate and Middle Eastern Modernization in the Early 20th Century]*. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-67166-8.
* Pankhurst, Reza (12 April 2013). *[https://books.google.com/books?id=nwEqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA59 The Inevitable Caliphate?: A History of the Struggle for Global Islamic Union, 1924 to the Present]*. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-025732-3.
* Özcan, Azmi (1997). *[https://books.google.com/books?id=s04pus5jBNwC&pg=PA49 Pan-Islamism: Indian Muslims, the Ottomans and Britain], 1877–1924*. BRILL. ISBN 90-04-10632-4.

## Read further

* Witte, Griff (March 3, 2012). "At al-Azhar Mosque, struggle over Islam roils a revered Egyptian institution". *The Washington Post*.

### Online

* al-Azhar University: university, Cairo, Egypt(Subscription), in *Encyclopædia Britannica Online*, by The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica, Laura Etheredge, Neha Parwani and Emily Rodriguez

## External links

* Al-Azhar Portal
* History and organization of Al-Azhar (English)
* New Grand Sheikh at Al-Azhar University: Fighting Extremism in A Suit and Tie