Hasan al-Attar
Shaykh Hasan al-Attar (1766-1835) was an Islamic scholar, Grand Imam of al-Azhar from 1830 to 1835.[1] A "polymathic figure", he wrote on grammar, science, logic, medicine and history.[2]
Hassan al-Attar was appointed Sheikh of al-Azhar in 1831.
References
Further reading
- F. De Jong, 'The itinerary of Hasan al-'Attar (1766-1835): a reconsideration and its implications', Journal of Semitic Studies, Vol. 28, No. 1 (1983), pp. 99–128.
External links
- Rediscovering Al-'Attar
- Dunne, Bruce William. "Sexuality and the "Civilizing Process" in Modern Egypt." ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing, 1996.