Muni Abd al-Halim Mahmud
- Died
- 1430 AH
- Born in
- Cairo
Muni Abd al-Halim Mahmud (1945–2009 CE / 1364–1430 AH) was an Egyptian scholar of Quranic exegesis (tafsir) and Quranic sciences, and dean of the Faculty of Usul al-Din at Al-Azhar University .
Early Life and Education
Muni Abd al-Halim Mahmud was born on 14 January 1945 in al-Zaytoun, Cairo, Egypt . He pursued his university studies at the Faculty of Usul al-Din at al-Azhar University, graduating ranked first in the Department of Tafsir and Hadith . He earned his master's degree in tafsir from the same faculty, followed in 1974 by a doctorate with first-class honors, with the defense committee recommending that his dissertation be published and exchanged with other universities .
Academic Career and Scholarship
Mahmud served as a lecturer of tafsir and Quranic sciences at the Faculty of Usul al-Din at al-Azhar University, ultimately becoming a professor and the dean of the faculty in Cairo . His research examined the analytical methods of Quranic commentators, including studies on al-Tabari, Ibn Kathir, and al-Baghawi, and he contributed regularly to religious radio broadcasts . In his work Manahij al-Mufassirin (Methodologies of the Exegetes), his father, the Grand Imam of al-Azhar Abd al-Halim Mahmud, contributed chapters analyzing the exegetical contributions of figures such as Sufyan al-Thawri and Abu al-Qasim al-Qushayri . He died in 1430 AH (2009 CE).
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Manahij al-Mufassirin (Methodologies of the Quranic Commentators) is a work on Quranic exegesis (tafsir) and the analytical study of exegetical methods. It examines how Muslim scholars engaged with the text of the Quran and the diverse sources from which they derived their methodologies, outlining foundational approaches ranging from traditional transmission to reason-based exegesis and categorizing commentators according to their doctrinal, legal, Sufi, and modern orientations.