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- Full name : Mohamed Metwally El-Shaarawy
- Nickname: Imam of the preachers
- Date of Birth : April 15, 1911
- date of death : June 17, 1998
- Age : 87 years old
- Position: Egyptian Minister of Endowments
- Nationality: Egypt
Muhammad Metwally Al-Shaarawy was an Islamic scholar, former Egyptian Minister of Endowments, and a jurist.
owners. He has been called one of the most famous and successful Islamic preachers in Egypt. And the
“One of the most prominent symbols of popular Egyptian culture” in the seventies, eighties and nineties.
Muhammad Metwally Al-Shaarawy is considered one of the most famous interpreters of the Noble Qur’an in the modern era.
Where he interpreted it in simplified and more colloquial ways to reach the largest segment of Muslims
across the Arab world, He memorized the Qur’an at the age of eleven. And at the same age
He joined the Zagazig Institute of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif.
He joined the Faculty of Arabic Language at Al-Azhar University and graduated in 1941. He worked as a professor of Sharia
at Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia. and then at King Abdulaziz University in Mecca,
He was appointed Minister of Awqaf in Egypt in 1976. Get to know the CV’s achievements
Judgment, sayings and all the information you need about Muhammad Metwally Al-Shaarawy.
Al-Shaarawi was considered the first to issue a ministerial decision to establish the first Islamic bank in Egypt
which is Faysal Bank, And that this is the prerogative of the Minister of Economy or Finance (Dr. Hamed Al-Sayeh
in this period(, whom he delegated, And the People’s Assembly agreed to that.
Egyptians gathered around Sheikh Al-Shaarawi to wait to witness his speech every Friday. And before
Maghrib call to prayer during the month of Ramadan to be a sign of the holy month,
They listen to his talks and his simplified interpretation of the verses of the Qur’an. which was showing his talent
intense in interpretation.
warned terrorists not to target Egypt, Certainly, it will remain in bondage until the Day of Judgment.
Sheikh Al-Shaarawi was a symbol of the call, so he left a library of hadiths that benefited all
Muslims in all parts of the world, In which he explained the Qur’an in a simplified way, he could
Scholars and ordinary people understood it. His impact remained to serve Islam and guide Muslims.
Sheikh Al-Shaarawi passed away at the age of 87. Most of it was spent on calling
Allah, He was known for his simple and easy way of interpreting the Holy Qur’an. Which is what attracted
to him the common people before the intellectuals, And through his programs broadcast on television
Egyptian.
His funeral was the best testimony of his many fans. who flocked to his hometown
To participate in his burial ceremonies in thousands, His knowledge and lessons are still a platform for moderate thought
enlightened.