Muhammad al-Kharashi
Muhammad al-Kharashi | |
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محمد الخرشي | |
| Grand Imam of Al-Azhar | |
| In office 1679–1690 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim al-Barmawi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1010 AH (1601/1602 CE) Abu Kharash, Beheira Governorate |
| Died | 1690 (aged 88–89) |
| Main interest(s) | |
| Alma mater | Al Azhar University |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Muslim leader | |
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Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Ali al-Kharashi (Arabic: محمد الخرشي; 1010 A.H./1601 C.E. – 1101 A.H./1690 C.E.) was an Egyptian cleric, author and Islamic scholar who was reportedly the first Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo.
Al-Kharshi is considered to be a leading Muslim scholar, well known in his time throughout the Arab World and into other Islamic kingdoms in Africa.