Hasan Tawfiq al-Adl
- Died
- 1322 AH
- Born in
- Alexandria
Hasan Tawfiq al-Adl (1278–1322 AH / 1862–1904 CE) was an Egyptian educator, researcher, and professor of Arabic, known for his pedagogical writings and his travelogue Rasa'il al-Bushra fi al-Siyaha bi-Almania wa Suwaysra ("Letters of Glad Tidings on Tourism in Germany and Switzerland") .
Early Life and Education
Hasan Tawfiq ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Adl was the son of Abd al-Rahman Bey al-Adl . He was born in Alexandria in the month of Ramadan 1278 AH (1862 CE) . He pursued his higher education in Cairo, studying at al-Azhar and Dar al-Ulum .
Teaching Career and Travels
Following his graduation from Dar al-Ulum, al-Adl was chosen by the Ministry of Education to teach Arabic and its literature at the Oriental School in Berlin, arriving there on 20 September 1887 . He resided in Germany for over five years, learned German in under six months, taught several Orientalists, and published the journal al-Tawfiq al-Misri in Berlin . He documented his European travels in works such as al-Rihla al-Birliniyya ("The Berlin Journey") .
Upon returning to Egypt, al-Adl served as an inspector of the Arabic language at the Ministry of Education and taught pedagogy at the Nasiriyya Teachers' Section in Cairo . In 1903, he was appointed professor of Arabic at the University of Cambridge . During his tenure in England, he was elected to the Royal Asiatic Society, where he was the only non-British foreign member .
Death
Al-Adl died suddenly on 25 Rabi' al-Awwal 1322 AH (3 June 1904 CE) while leaving his work in Cambridge . His body was transported back to Egypt, where prominent figures including Shaykh Muhammad Abduh and Mustafa Kamil were among those who joined his funeral procession .
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Rasa'il al-Bushra fi al-Siyaha bi-Almania wa Suwaysra (Letters of Glad Tidings on Tourism in Germany and Switzerland) is a nineteenth-century Arabic travelogue recording travels and observations across Germany and Switzerland in 1889.