Muhammad Shahrur

Syrian Islamic scholar (1938–2019)
Person human Q456188
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Muhammad Shahrur

Summary

Muhammad Shahrur is a human[1]. He was born in Damascus[2]. He was born on January 1, 1938[3]. He passed away in Abu Dhabi[4]. He died on December 21, 2019[5]. He worked as an engineer[6], intellectual[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Muhammad Shahrur's place of birth was Damascus[2].
  • Muhammad Shahrur died in Abu Dhabi[4].
  • Muhammad Shahrur was born on January 1, 1938[3].
  • Muhammad Shahrur died on December 21, 2019[5].
  • Muhammad Shahrur held citizenship in Second Syrian Republic[10].
  • Muhammad Shahrur held citizenship in United Arab Republic[11].
  • Muhammad Shahrur held citizenship in Ba'athist Syria[12].
  • Arabic was Muhammad Shahrur's native language[13].
  • Muhammad Shahrur worked as an engineer[6].
  • Muhammad Shahrur worked as an intellectual[7].
  • Muhammad Shahrur worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Muhammad Shahrur was employed by Damascus University[14].
  • Muhammad Shahrur was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University[15].
  • Muhammad Shahrur's education included a stint at University of Dublin[16].
  • Muhammad Shahrur was a member of Syrian Writers Association[17].
  • Muhammad Shahrur's religion is recorded as Islam[18].
  • Muhammad Shahrur is recorded as male[19].
  • Muhammad Shahrur's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Muhammad Shahrur's given name is recorded as Muhammad[21].
  • Muhammad Shahrur's official website is recorded as http://www.shahrour.org[22].
  • Muhammad Shahrur's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[23].
  • Muhammad Shahrur's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'محمد شحرور'}[24].

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Origins and Family

Muhammad Shahrur was born in Damascus[2]. He was born on January 1, 1938[3]. Arabic was his native language[13].

Education

Educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University[15], a public university[25], in Russia[26], founded in 1755[27], headquartered in Moscow[28] and University of Dublin[16], a national university[29], in Ireland[30], founded in 1592[31], headquartered in Dublin[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[6], intellectual[7], and university teacher[8]. Muhammad Shahrur was employed by Damascus University[14].

Personal Life

Muhammad Shahrur's religion is recorded as Islam[18].

Death and Burial

Muhammad Shahrur died on December 21, 2019[5]. He passed away in Abu Dhabi[4].

Why It Matters

Muhammad Shahrur ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Muhammad Shahrur born?

Muhammad Shahrur was born in Damascus[2].

Where did Muhammad Shahrur die?

Muhammad Shahrur passed away in Abu Dhabi[4].

What did Muhammad Shahrur do for work?

Muhammad Shahrur worked as engineer[6], intellectual[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Muhammad Shahrur go to school?

Muhammad Shahrur was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University[15] and University of Dublin[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . AlKindi. Retrieved . aksalser.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Muhammad
    Employer
    Country of citizenship Second Syrian Republic, United Arab Republic, Ba'athist Syria
    Website
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