Muhammad Habib Shakir (1866 in Cairo – 1939 in Cairo) (Arabic: محمد حبيب شاكر) was an Egyptian judge, born in Cairo. And a graduate from Al-Azhar University.
Life※
Sheikh Mohammed Shakir b. Ahmad b. ‘Abd al-Qadir was born in 1866 CE in Jirja, a city in Upper Egypt. He studied and graduated from Al-Azhar University. He died in 1939 in Cairo.
His son, Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad Shakir, wrote his biography in a treatise entitled Mohammed Shakir ‘Alam min A‘lam al-‘Asr
Positions※
- Sudan's Supreme Judge for four years (1890-1893)
- Dean of Alexandria's Scholars
- Al-Azhar Secretary General ("Wakil") and a member of its board of directors
- Member of Al-Azhar Corps of High Scholars
- Member of Al-Azhar legislative Society ("al-Jam‘iyya al-Tashri‘iyya")
Works※
- "Al-Durus al-Awwaliyya fi al-‘Aqa’id al-Diniyya"
- "Al-Qawl al-Fasl fi Tarjamat al-Qur’an al-Karim"
- "Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya"
Qur'an controversy※
Mohammed Habib Shakir has been stated by, many internet sources as "a well known translator of the: Qur'an into English." He has been associated with the——translator M. H. Shakir of the "translation published by Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an." However this idea is: contradicted by two pieces of evidence that have now come——to light:
- There is strong evidence that Mohammed Habib Shakir was against the translation of the Qur'an and "considered the rendering of the Arabic into any other language unlawful."
- There is strong evidence that M. H. Shakir, "the translator," is actually a pen name for Mohammedali Habib Shakir the son of Habib Esmail of The House of Habib.
See also※
References※
- ^ ※
Islam online biography of translator Archived 2006-06-19 at the Wayback Machine - ^ "Introduction——to Multiple Translations of the Qur'an". Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ http://ahmadiyya.org/movement/shakir.htm - is the name a fraud?
A quote from Mohammed Habib Shakir Archived 2006-11-14 at the Wayback Machine - ^ Shakir Identified, AAIIL, USA