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Mahmud Shaltut
Minyat Bani Mansur, Egypt
Archival Overview
Renowned Grand Imam of Al-Azhar whose visionary leadership modernized the institution into a university with faculties of medicine and engineering, and who issued the historic 1959 fatwa recognizing the Ja'fari (Shia) school of jurisprudence for interfaith unity.
Biographical Record
A brilliant legal scholar and student of Muhammad Abduh's reformist thought, Shaltut served as Dean of the Faculty of Sharia before being appointed Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in 1958 by President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
In 1959, he founded the Dar al-Taqrib bayna al-Madhahib (Society for Reconciliation of Islamic Sects) and enacted the 1961 Al-Azhar Modernization Law, integrating modern natural, medical, and social sciences into the university.
Key Life Milestones
Historic Fatwa on Ja'fari Jurisprudence
Issued the world-famous ecumenical ruling authorizing study and worship according to Shia Ja'fari jurisprudence.
Historic Fatwa on Ja'fari Jurisprudence
Issued the world-famous ecumenical ruling authorizing study and worship according to Shia Ja'fari jurisprudence.
Historic Fatwa on Ja'fari Jurisprudence
Issued the world-famous ecumenical ruling authorizing study and worship according to Shia Ja'fari jurisprudence.
Enactment of the Al-Azhar Reform Law
Restructured Al-Azhar into a full modern university, adding accredited colleges of medicine, sciences, and engineering.
Enactment of the Al-Azhar Reform Law
Restructured Al-Azhar into a full modern university, adding accredited colleges of medicine, sciences, and engineering.
Enactment of the Al-Azhar Reform Law
Restructured Al-Azhar into a full modern university, adding accredited colleges of medicine, sciences, and engineering.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialCairo, Egypt