Maḥmūd, ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Aishima, Hatsuki
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ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Maḥmūd (1910-78), a leading Ṣūfī scholar of the 1960s and 70s in Egypt and reformist rector of al-Azhar Mosque University during the period of Sadat's presidency (1970-81), is credited for his dedication to al-Azhar and for popularising Ṣūfī knowledge through his publications and radio broadcast. His commitment to revitalising Islamic knowledge earned him the honorary title of "the al-Ghazālī of the twentieth century." Since 1979 his mawlid (annual birthday festival) has been celebrated in al-Salām, his home village in the