Ali Al-Tantawi
Ali Al-Tantawi | |
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محمد علي الطنطاوي | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | محمد علي مصطفى الطنطاوي 12 June 1909 |
| Died | 18 June 1999 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Movement | Salafiyya |
Mohammad Ali Al-Tantawi was a Syrian Sunni jurist, writer, editor, broadcaster, teacher and judge considered one of the leading figures in Islamic preaching and Arab literature in the twentieth century.
Al-Tantawi was the recipient of the King Faisal Prize in 1990 for his services for Islam.