Islamic Studies in Social and International Relations Muhammad Abdullah Daraz

About the author of the book Islamic Studies in Social and International Relations

Muhammad Abdullah Daraz was a prominent Egyptian Islamic thinker and scholar, born in the village of Mahallet Diay, Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, on November 8, 1894. He grew up in a household of knowledge and piety, as his father was a renowned and widely knowledgeable jurist and linguist. Daraz studied at Al-Azhar and obtained his Al-Alimiyyah degree in 1916. He was appointed as a teacher in 1928 and a professor of Tafsir (Quranic exegesis) at the Faculty of Usul al-Din (Principles of Religion). He traveled to France on an academic scholarship in 1946 and obtained his doctorate with honors from the Sorbonne University in 1947.

Sheikh Daraz worked as a teacher at the Alexandria Azhari Institute until 1928, then as a lecturer at the emerging Azhari colleges in 1930. He was loved by his students and colleagues alike for his noble character and great humility despite his vast knowledge. The Sheikh has many academic studies and treatises in religious sciences, in addition to his lectures that he delivered in classrooms, academic forums, and conferences.

About the book Islamic Studies in Social and International Relations

Key topics in the book Islamic Studies in Social and International Relations

The origin of Islam / The Holy Quran / Prophecies of the Quran / The Sunnah / Islam and Slavery / Regulating the relationship between will and instincts / Principles of Public International Law in Islam, reforming the administrative situation