Muhammad Bakr Ismail
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Muhammad Bakr Ismail (d. 1426 AH / 2005 CE) was an Egyptian scholar of legal theory (usul al-fiqh) and Quranic sciences, and a professor at al-Azhar University and Umm al-Qura University best known for his work Dirasat fi Ulum al-Quran (Studies in the Sciences of the Quran) .
Academic Career and Scholarly Contribution
Muhammad Bakr Ismail Habib served as a professor of Islamic jurisprudence and legal theory at al-Azhar University and as an associate professor of legal theory in the Department of Judiciary at Umm al-Qura University in Mecca . His scholarship spanned diverse Islamic disciplines, including theology (aqidah), Islamic sects and schools of thought, Quranic exegesis (tafsir), Quranic sciences (ulum al-Quran), and Arabic language studies . Among his recognized writings is Dirasat fi Ulum al-Quran, a study on the foundational branches of Quranic sciences .
Education and Teachers
He pursued his formal Islamic education at al-Azhar, where he studied under a prominent group of scholars . In jurisprudence and legal theory, he read under Abd al-Ghani Abd al-Khaliq, Muhammad al-Sayis, Abu al-Nur Zuhayr, Ahmad Muslim, and Abd Allah al-Mashadd . He studied jurisprudence, legal theory, and theology under Hasanayn Makhluf, as well as with Abd al-Razzaq Afifi, under whom he also examined sects, schools of thought, and exegesis .
His education in exegesis and Quranic sciences was further shaped by Muhammad Abd al-Mun'im al-Qi'i and Muhammad Jamil Ghazi, the latter also instructing him in literature, rhetoric, and theology . In hadith and prophetic biography (sirah), he studied under Muhammad Abu Shahbah and Muhammad al-Muti'i, while he learned Arabic language from Muhammad Nayil and Quranic recitation (qira'at) from Abd al-Razzaq al-Bakri . He died in 1426 AH (2005 CE) .
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List of Works
Dirasat fi Ulum al-Quran (Studies in the Sciences of the Quran) is a treatise on Quranic sciences designed to introduce the foundational disciplines essential for contemplating and interpreting the Quran. The work provides essential research and analytical discussions concerning the Quran to assist readers in contemplating its meanings, understanding its objectives, and implementing its guidance.