Muhammad Salim al-Awfi
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Muhammad Salim al-Awfi (Muhammad Salim ibn Shadid al-Awfi) is a contemporary Saudi scholar and academic who served as the Secretary-General of the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran in Medina.
Career and Administrative Roles
Holding the academic rank of professor, al-Awfi directed administrative and publication efforts at the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran. He was also appointed as a member of the board of directors of the Medina Research and Studies Center alongside regional administrators and scholars.
Scholarly Contributions
Al-Awfi's research focused on Quranic orthography and manuscript heritage. He authored Tatawwur Kitabat al-Mushaf al-Sharif wa Tibaatuhu (The Development of Writing and Printing the Noble Mushaf), a specialized study examining the historical stages of copying and printing the Quranic text and the efforts of Saudi institutions in publishing and translating its meanings. In the field of manuscript editing, he prepared a critical edition of Burhan al-Din al-Biqa'i's biographical chronicle Izhar al-Asr li-Asrar Ahl al-Asr (Disclosing the Era to Reveal the Secrets of Contemporary Figures), published in 1412 AH (1992 CE).
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List of Works
Tatawwur Kitabat al-Mushaf al-Sharif wa Tibaatuhu (The Development of Writing and Printing the Noble Mushaf) is a scholarly treatise examining the history of Quranic orthography, calligraphy, illumination, early printing, and modern publication efforts.