Muhammad al-Tayyib al-Najjar
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Muhammad al-Tayyib al-Najjar (1335–1412 AH / 1916–1991 CE) was an Egyptian historian, preacher, and Islamic scholar who served as the president of Al-Azhar University . He was affiliated by descent with the Nufay'at tribe .
Education and Career
Al-Najjar earned the advanced degree (al-ijazah al-'aliyah) from the Faculty of Usul al-Din at Al-Azhar in 1929 CE . He subsequently attained the 'alamiyyah degree with the rank of professor in Islamic history through his dissertation al-Mawali fi al-'Asr al-Umawi ("The Clients in the Umayyad Era") .
He began his academic career as an instructor at Al-Azhar University, advancing to assistant professor, and later to full professor and head of the Department of History and Civilization in the Faculty of Arabic Language . In 1978, he was promoted to the position of deputy (wakil) of Al-Azhar, and he served as the president of Al-Azhar University from 1979 to 1983 .
Public Activities and Standing
Al-Najjar was a member of the Islamic Research Academy, the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo, the Sharia Supervisory Board of Faisal Islamic Bank, and the National Specialized Councils . He represented Al-Azhar at several international scholarly conferences, undertook outreach journeys across various Islamic and African countries, and contributed regularly to radio and television broadcasts on Islamic history, civilization, and Quranic exegesis . In 1981, he was awarded the Egyptian Order of the Republic (First Class) .
Death
Al-Najjar died in 1412 AH (1991 CE) in a hospital in Washington, D.C., where he was undergoing medical treatment .
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al-Qawl al-Mubin fi Sirat Sayyid al-Mursalin is a study of the prophetic biography (sirah) directed toward students of knowledge and historical researchers. The work critically examines reports preserved in classical biographical sources to verify their soundness and purge historical accounts of fabrications and extraneous narratives.