ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī

Syrian writer (1909-1999)
Person human Q12227911

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🏷️ Also known as
en Ali Al-Tantawi en ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī ar علي الطنطاوى ar علي الطنطاوي ar علي طنطاوي ar على الطنطاوى ar على طنطاوى fa طنطاوی، علی، ۱۹۹۹-۱۹۰۹م. fr Ali Al Tantawi tr Ali Tantâvi
🔖 Identifiers · 19
VIAF cluster ID
311133273
Library of Congress authority ID
n83066606
GND ID
103550046
Babelio author ID
233438
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17049097b
CONOR.SI ID
148319843
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
29583
FAST ID
112806
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120vzmnr
IdRef ID
103284982
NLAI ID
85558
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NUKAT ID
n98040440
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007303176305171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810625795505606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
100125549
Parsifal cluster ID
881238
Shamela author ID
2424

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Summary

Born in Damascus[1], he… he was born on June 12, 1909[2]. He died in Jeddah[3]. He died on June 18, 1999[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], judge[6], Islamic jurist[7], literary scholar[8], and writer[9].

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Education

Educated at Damascus University[19], a public university[26], in Syria[27], founded in 1923[28] and Maktab Anbar[20], a house[29], in Syria[30]. Studied under أبو الخير الميداني[31], a teacher[32], 1875–1961[33], of Ottoman Empire[34]; ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Sallām[35], a linguist[36], 1871–1941[37], of Ottoman Empire[38]; Darwish al-Qassas[39], a mathematician[40], 1895–1992[41], of Ottoman Empire[42]; Muhammad Salim al-Jundi[43], a linguist[44], 1881–1955[45], of Ottoman Empire[46], awarded the Order of Civil Merit of the Syrian Arab Republic[47]; and ʻAbd al-Qādir Mubārak[48], an ustad[49], 1876–1945[50], of Ottoman Empire[51].

Career and Affiliations

Notable students include Muḥammad ibn Luṭfī Ṣabbāgh[21], a religious studies scholar[52], 1929–2017[53], of Syria[54]; ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Bānī[22], a university teacher[55], 1917–2011[56], of Ottoman Empire[57]; Aḥmad Dhū alghiná[23], a university teacher[58], 1928–2016[59], of Syria[60]; Asem Bahjat Baytar[24], a university teacher[61], 1927–2005[62], of Second Syrian Republic[63]; Ṣāliḥ, Muḥammad Adīb[25], a religious studies scholar[64], 1926–2017[65], of Syria[66]; and Muḥammad Zuhayr al-Šāwīš[67], a researcher[68], 1925–2013[69], of Syria[70].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Q121759733[71] and Dhikrayāt ʻAlī al-Ṭanṭāwī[72], a literary work[73].

Recognition

ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī received the King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam[74].

Personal Life

His religion is recorded as Islam[75].

FAQs

Where was ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī born?

ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī was born in Damascus[1].

Where did ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī die?

ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī passed away in Jeddah[3].

What did ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī do for work?

ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī worked as journalist[5], judge[6], Islamic jurist[7], literary scholar[8], and writer[9].

Where did ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī go to school?

ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī was educated at Damascus University[19] and Maktab Anbar[20].

What awards did ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī receive?

Honors received include King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam[74].

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    Sibling → Mohammed Saeed Al Tantawi, Abdul Ghani Al-Tantawi, Naji Tantawi
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