Muhammad Abdullah DrazMuhammad Abdullah Draz was born in 1894 in northern Egypt. His father was an Islamic scholar educated in Al-Azhar, the oldest university in the world. His work included the editing of a remarkable work, Al-Muwafaqat, by Imam Al-Shatibi, which broughta great treasure of former Islamic scholars into the hands of contemporary readers. He gained a PHD in France and also taught the history of religion at the University of Cairo, Qur'anic Commentary in Dar Al-Uloom, a teachers' college which was, at the time, affiliated to Al-Azhar. He also taught Arabic and moral philosophy at Al-Azhar University. Furthermore, he was elected to the membership of Senior Islamic Scholars, i.e. Jamaat Kibar Al-Ulema' in 1949. He continued in these positions until his death in January 1958, when he was attending a conference in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. Read More Read Less