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The Most Famous Arabic-Language Scholars of the Modern Era
Among the most prominent modern scholars of the Arabic language are those who helped revive it and breathe new life into it as a great Semitic language and one of the six official world languages.
Many scholars of Arabic have contributed to developing the language and have left a lasting mark on the field, and there are people who study and research Arabic in depth. They find that looking back at the most famous Arabic-language scholars helps them a great deal, as these masters had a firm grasp of the language’s foundations during its golden age.
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1- Abdul Aziz Al-Harbi (عبد العزيز الحربي)
He is a professor of Quranic recitation at Umm Al-Qura University, and he founded the Arabic Language Academy in Makkah. He has made great contributions to the sciences of tajweed (Quran recitation) and qira’at (the readings of the Quran), and in 1425 AH he was appointed director of the Heritage Revival Center.
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2. Hassan Al-Shafi’i (حسن الشافعي)
He served as president of the Arabic Language Academy and was the first scholar from Al-Azhar to hold this position. Born in 1930, he memorized the Holy Quran as a young boy.
He attended the institute, then enrolled at the University of the Fundamentals of Religion, and also studied at Dar Al-Ulum, specializing in Islamic philosophy.
He supervised many theses in Arabic, both in Egypt and Malaysia, and among his most important works is “The Renewal of Theology” (Tajdid Ilm Al-Kalam).
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3. Husni Sabah (حسني سبح)
He was a professor of language of Syrian origin who called for the Arabization of medical sciences. He served as president of the Arabic Language Academy in Damascus
and wrote many books on the Arabization of terminology, especially scientific terms, in Arabic.
4. Muhammad Abdul Latif Rifa’i (محمد عبداللطيف رفاعي)
He is one of the most famous Arabic-language scholars of the modern era and was elected president of the Arabic Language Academy in Cairo.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in Arabic and was a professor at Dar Al-Ulum, Cairo University. He did a great deal to serve the language,
and he is a member of the Arabic Language Academy in Makkah, as well as a member of the Egyptian Comparative Literature Society.
5- Ahmad Amin Ibrahim (أحمد أمين إبراهيم)
Ahmad Amin Ibrahim (1886 – 1954) was born and raised in Cairo. He worked as a professor at the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, then became its dean in 1939.
In 1914, together with some of his colleagues, he founded the Committee for Authorship, Translation and Publishing, and remained its head until his death. He also founded the Institute of Arabic Manuscripts, which is part of the Arab League. He oversaw the Committee for Authorship, Translation and Publishing for 40 years, from its founding until his death.
This committee had a profound impact on Arab culture, presenting the Arab reader with the treasures of European thought in every branch of knowledge, faithfully translated,
as well as the treasures of Arab heritage, annotated and verified. It produced more than 200 printed books.
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6- Abdul Salam Muhammad Harun (عبد السلام محمد هارون)
Abdul Salam Muhammad Harun (1909 – 1988) was an Egyptian linguist, historian, and editor of manuscripts. He served as dean of the Faculty of Arts at Alexandria University
and was one of the most famous editors of Arab heritage in the twentieth century. Born in the city of Alexandria, his scholarly work focused on editing and producing language dictionaries,
grammar books, literary works, and poetry anthologies. He won the King Faisal International Prize in 1402 AH,
and was elected secretary-general of the Arabic Language Academy in 1404 AH.
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7- Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al-Mufaddi (محمد بن عبد الرحمن المفدى)
He was born in the town of Ushayqir in Saudi Arabia in 1357 AH and earned his doctorate from Al-Azhar University in 1396 AH.
He is considered one of the most prominent scholars of grammar (nahw) and morphology (sarf) of the modern era, with valuable works in grammar, morphology, and other fields.
8- Ibrahim bin Sulaiman Al-Shamsan (إبراهيم بن سليمان الشمسان)
A professor of grammar and morphology at the Faculty of Arts, King Saud University. He was born in 1366 AH in Al-Muthnab governorate in the Qassim region and earned his doctorate from Cairo University in 1405 AH. He has authored 24 books and 36 published research papers, along with a great many contributions to serving the Arabic language across various media.
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9- Taha Hussein (طه حسين)
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A famous name and a leading figure of the Arabic language in modern history. He was an Egyptian writer and critic, nicknamed “the Dean of Arabic Literature.”
He was born in Egypt and lived there between 1889 and 1973, and he put forward many ideas that are still studied, discussed, and debated to this day.
He was a prominent figure in the modern literary movement. He lost his sight early in childhood due to an eye infection and its poor treatment. He has many celebrated works,
excelling in autobiography and developing the structure of the Arabic novel. Among his most famous autobiographical books is “The Days” (Al-Ayyam),
while his most famous book of all is “On Pre-Islamic Poetry” (Fi Al-Shi’r Al-Jahili), in which he presented a distinctive and comprehensive vision of the structure of Arabic poetry.
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10- Naguib Mahfouz (نجيب محفوظ)
Naguib Mahfouz Abdel Aziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha (December 11, 1911 – August 30, 2006), known by his pen name Naguib Mahfouz,
was an Egyptian novelist and writer, and the first Arab author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote from the 1930s and continued until 2004. All of his novels are set in Egypt.
11- Kamal Bishr (كمال بشر)
He was the founder of modern linguistics in the Arab world. His life’s journey and academic studies were dedicated to reviving and spreading the Arabic language.
He devoted half a century to serving Arabic and passed away at the age of 94. Through his academic research, he sought
to place the Arabic language back on the map of global research, and he was among the best contemporary linguists.
He presented heritage texts in a simplified form. He earned his master’s degree in contemporary linguistic studies in 1925 and his doctorate in 1956 in the same field.
The translator Stephen Ullmann said that Kamal Bishr’s books are essential references in the Arabic language.
12- Muhammad Tawfiq Rifaat Pasha (محمد توفيق رفعت باشا)
He was the first president of the Arabic Language Academy in Cairo and held the position until his death in 1944. He studied at the School of Languages (Al-Alsun) and was among the first to be selected for membership in the Arabic Language Academy when it was founded in 1932.
13- Shawqi Daif (شوقي ضيف)
An Egyptian linguist who was the former president of the Arabic Language Academy. Born in 1910 in Damietta governorate, he is considered a landmark of Arab culture and the Arabic language. He wrote many books on Arabic linguistics, such as “The Renewal of Grammar” (Tajdid Al-Nahw), “Linguistic Simplifications” (Taysirat Lughawiyya), the “History of Arabic Literature” series, “Contemporary Standard Arabic” (Al-Fusha Al-Mu’asira), and other important works in the Arabic language sciences.
14- Ibn Aqil Al-Zahiri (بن عقيل الظاهري)
A Saudi writer, a scholar of the Quran and its exegesis, and skilled in theology and philosophy. He studied at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University. He is a corresponding member of the Arabic Language Academy in Cairo and a member of the Arabic Language Academy in Makkah.
15- Ali Al-Sibai (علي السباعي)
He is considered one of the most famous Arabic-language scholars of the modern era due to his vast culture and knowledge. He was nicknamed “the Hercules of Language” because he developed several different sciences within the Arabic language.
16- Abdo Al-Rajihi (عبده الراجحي)
His full name is Abdo Ali Ibrahim Al-Rajihi, an Egyptian researcher and writer. He lived between 1937 and 2010.
He earned a doctorate in Arabic linguistics from Alexandria University, as well as a doctorate in the field of the Holy Quran.
He worked as a university lecturer and held many positions, and he carried out various studies in the fields of Arabic language and literature.
17- Muhammad Hammasa Abdul Latif Rifa’i (محمد حماسة عبد اللطيف رفاعي)
One of the most prominent contemporary scholars of the language. He was elected president of the Arabic Language Academy in Cairo and is a professor at the Faculty of Dar Al-Ulum, Cairo University.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in Arabic language and Islamic sciences. Throughout his long career, he worked to serve the Arabic language.
He is currently a member of the Arabic Language Academy in Makkah and a member of the Egyptian Comparative Literature Society.
We have presented to you the most famous Arabic-language scholars of the modern era.
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