Birth and early life
Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi was born on April 15, 1911, in the village of Dakadous, Mit Ghamr,Career
After graduating in 1941, he went on to earn his teaching certification in 1943. He later graduated from the religious institution of Tanta, before moving to another at Zagazig and then, finally, at Alexandria. In 1950, he moved to Saudi Arabia to work as professor of Sharee'ah in the University of Ummul-Quraa. In 1960, Institute of Tanta Azhary appointed him as the director of the Islamic Call. In 1961, the Ministry of Awqaf appointed him as inspector of Sciences. In 1963 he returned to Egypt and served as the Director of the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar. However, the diplomatic relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia worsened and it became impossible for him to return to Saudi Arabia. Instead, he took the position of manager of the office of the Imam of Al-Azhar, Hasan al Ma'amoon. In 1966, he traveled to Algeria as the head of Al-Azhar Mission and remained for seven years. During his stay in Algeria, the war of June 1967 occurred and Egypt suffered tremendous losses to Israel. Al-Sha'rawi 'praised' the defeat, saying "Egypt did not gain victory while the hands of communism surrounds them and their religion remains uncorrupted." Later, he did get to return to teach at the King Abdul Azeez University in Saudi Arabia. In 1970, he was appointed a visiting professor at King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Sharia in Mecca, then President of the Department of Graduate Studies at King Abdul Aziz in 1972. In November 1976, Mamdouh Salem, then Prime Minister, chose the members of his cabinet, among them was al-Sha'rawi, appointed Minister of Endowments until October 1978. During this time, he issued a law that helped establish the first Islamic bank in Egypt in 1979. The bank, Faisal Islamic Bank, was approved by the People's Assembly during that time. Then he flew to Saudi Arabia where he taught at the University of King Abdul Aziz for only one year in 1981. In 1987, he was selected as a member of Arabic language Complex. He was also nominated to become a member Arabic compound (immortal compound) after receiving a majority of votes. Al-Sha'rawi was host of very popular Friday afternoon TV program preaching Islam. Al-Sha'rawi had a very widespread popularity which earned him the title of "The preacher of the century." Al-Sha'rawi was exceptionally talented in explaining the meanings of the Quran. His real talent was best shown when he explained in simple words the meaning behind the most difficult verses of the Qur'an. He was also famous for being the only non-Saudi to give the khutbah, or Islamic speech at Mount Arafat, a mountain of central importance during theFamily
Al-Sha'rawi married at a relatively young age, the wish of his mother who also chose a wife for him. He complied with his mother's decision and had three boys and two girls. The boys were named Sami, Abdur Raheem and Ahmad, the girls, Faatimah and Saalihah.Death
On June 17, 1998, al-Sha'rawi died with little known about the details surrounding his death. Reportedly more than a million mourners packed Cairo's streets in a display of grief.Television
In 2002, a television series, ''Imam of the Missionaries'', was produced by Egyptian television and aired on different networks. The series discussed al-Sha'rawi's life in detail. The series was in four parts. The first focused on the young al-Sha'rawi's education, the second, as a young adult, the third, on his position as minister and the last part focused on the later years of his life.Works
Al-Sha'rawi's works include: * '' Israa and Mi'raaj'' * ''Secrets of In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful'' * ''Islaam and modern thinking'' * ''Islaam and women, curriculum and religion'' * ''Prayers and Pillars Islaam'' * ''The Path to Allaah'' * ''Ruling ( Fataawaa)'' * ''Hundred Question and Answer in the Islaamic Fiqh'' * ''The woman as Allaah Desires'' * '' The Miracle of Qur'aan'' * ''This is Islaam''See also
* Mustafa Mahmoud * Mohammed al-Ghazali *References
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