Sa'id al-Afghani

Syrian Islamic scholar
Person human Q4414958
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Sa'id al-Afghani

Summary

Sa'id al-Afghani is a human[1]. He was born in Damascus[2]. He was born on 1911[3]. He passed away in Mecca[4]. He died on February 18, 1997[5]. He worked as an Islamicist[6], writer[7], university teacher[8], manuscriptologist[9], and literary scholar[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Damascus[2], Sa'id al-Afghani…
  • Sa'id al-Afghani died in Mecca[4].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani was born on 1911[3].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani died on February 18, 1997[5].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani is buried at Jannat al-Mu'alla[12].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani held citizenship in Syria[13].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani's professions included Islamicist[6].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani's professions included writer[7].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani worked as a manuscriptologist[9].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani's professions included literary scholar[10].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani worked as a grammarian[14].
  • A notable student of Sa'id al-Afghani was Muhammad Ali Hamd Allah[15].
  • A notable student of Sa'id al-Afghani was Yūsuf Ṣaydāwī[16].
  • A notable student of Sa'id al-Afghani was Māzin Mubārak[17].
  • A notable student of Sa'id al-Afghani was ʻAbd al-Karīm Ashtar[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Sa'id al-Afghani is Aswāq al-ʻArab fī al-Jāhilīyah wa-al-Islām[19].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani's religion is recorded as Islam[20].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani is recorded as male[21].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani's given name is recorded as Saeed[23].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani's relative is recorded as ʻAlī Ṭanṭāwī[24].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani studied under ʻAbd al-Qādir Mubārak[25].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[26].
  • Sa'id al-Afghani's writing language is recorded as Arabic[27].

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Origins and Family

Sa'id al-Afghani's place of birth was Damascus[2]. He was born on 1911[3].

Education

Sa'id al-Afghani studied under ʻAbd al-Qādir Mubārak[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Islamicist[6], writer[7], university teacher[8], manuscriptologist[9], literary scholar[10], and grammarian[14]. Notable students include Muhammad Ali Hamd Allah[15], a manuscriptologist[28], 1928–2012[29], of Syria[30]; Yūsuf Ṣaydāwī[16], a linguist[31], 1930–2003[32], of Syria[33]; Māzin Mubārak[17], a writer[34], b. 1930[35], of Second Syrian Republic[36]; and ʻAbd al-Karīm Ashtar[18], a university teacher[37], 1929–2011[38], of Syria[39].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Sa'id al-Afghani is Aswāq al-ʻArab fī al-Jāhilīyah wa-al-Islām[19].

Personal Life

Sa'id al-Afghani's religion is recorded as Islam[20].

Death and Burial

Sa'id al-Afghani died on February 18, 1997[5]. He passed away in Mecca[4]. He is buried at Jannat al-Mu'alla[12].

Why It Matters

Sa'id al-Afghani ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was Sa'id al-Afghani born?

Sa'id al-Afghani was born in Damascus[2].

Where did Sa'id al-Afghani die?

Sa'id al-Afghani died in Mecca[4].

What did Sa'id al-Afghani do for work?

Sa'id al-Afghani worked as Islamicist[6], writer[7], university teacher[8], manuscriptologist[9], and literary scholar[10].

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  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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