Safwat Al-Shwadfy
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Shiekh Safwat Al-Shwadify (1955-2000) (also: Ash-Shwadify, El Shwadfy, al-Shwadifi), (Arabic:صفوت الشوادفي) was one of most prominent scholars and sheikh
s in Egypt
. His full name was Mohamed Safwat Ahmed Mohamed Yusuf al-Shwadify.
He received a bachelor's degree
in Economics
and Political science
from Cairo University
.
For 10 years, he was the editor-in-chief of an Egyptian magazine, Tawhid. and wrote more than 120 articles
there and elsewhere. He also wrote various books, the most famous of them being Lamps lit the way for us.
He died in 2000 after he prayed the sundown prayer
when he was the imam
for people in prayer. The last ayah
read in his life was the following: "And whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it, with the necessary effort due for it (that is, does righteous deeds of Allah's obedience) while he is a believer (in the oneness of Allah), then such are the ones whose striving shall be appreciated (thanked and rewarded by Allah)." (17:19)
to Mecca
.
He travelled to Saudi Arabia
, studied Islamic science
there from great scholars
such as Sheikh Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen
and Sheikh Abderazaq Afify. He then came back to Egypt to open a new page of Da'wah
to Allah
.
He delivered hundreds of lessons and lectures in most of Egypt's governorates and cities and delivered Khutbah every Friday.
Sheikh
Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
s in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. His full name was Mohamed Safwat Ahmed Mohamed Yusuf al-Shwadify.
Biography
Safwat al-Shwadify was born in the village of Shaganibah, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt, in 1955.He received a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and Political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
from Cairo University
Cairo University
Cairo University is a public university located in Giza, Egypt.The university was founded on December 21, 1908, as the result of an effort to establish a national center for educational thought...
.
For 10 years, he was the editor-in-chief of an Egyptian magazine, Tawhid. and wrote more than 120 articles
Article (publishing)
An article is a written work published in a print or electronic medium. It may be for the purpose of propagating the news, research results, academic analysis or debate.-News articles:...
there and elsewhere. He also wrote various books, the most famous of them being Lamps lit the way for us.
He died in 2000 after he prayed the sundown prayer
Prayer
Prayer is a form of religious practice that seeks to activate a volitional rapport to a deity through deliberate practice. Prayer may be either individual or communal and take place in public or in private. It may involve the use of words or song. When language is used, prayer may take the form of...
when he was the imam
Imam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
for people in prayer. The last ayah
Ayah
Ayah or Aayah is the Arabic word for sign or proof:"These are the Ayat of Allah, which We recite to you with truth...
read in his life was the following: "And whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it, with the necessary effort due for it (that is, does righteous deeds of Allah's obedience) while he is a believer (in the oneness of Allah), then such are the ones whose striving shall be appreciated (thanked and rewarded by Allah)." (17:19)
Da'wah
He memorized the Quran and studied its explanation when he was an army officer. During this time he won an army contest, the prize being the hajjHajj
The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so...
to Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
.
He travelled to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, studied Islamic science
Islamic science
Science in the medieval Islamic world, also known as Islamic science or Arabic science, is the science developed and practised in the Islamic world during the Islamic Golden Age . During this time, Indian, Iranian and especially Greek knowledge was translated into Arabic...
there from great scholars
Scholarly method
Scholarly method or scholarship is the body of principles and practices used by scholars to make their claims about the world as valid and trustworthy as possible, and to make them known to the scholarly public.-Methods:...
such as Sheikh Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen
Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen
Sheikh Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Saalih ibn Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen at-Tamimi an-Najdi was one of the most prominent Sunni Islamic scholars of the latter half of the twentieth century...
and Sheikh Abderazaq Afify. He then came back to Egypt to open a new page of Da'wah
Dawah
Da‘wah or Dawah usually denotes the preaching of Islam. Da‘wah literally means "issuing a summons" or "making an invitation", being the active participle of a verb meaning variously "to summon" or "to invite"...
to Allah
Allah
Allah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and...
.
He delivered hundreds of lessons and lectures in most of Egypt's governorates and cities and delivered Khutbah every Friday.
Books
- Lamps lit the way for us (all his articles)
- Summary of Egyptian Fatwas by Ibn Taymiyah (study and investigation)
- Abortion between medicine and religion (formation)
- Jews... Genesis & History (formation)
External links
- Quran from Taraweeh by Sheikh (Arabic)
- Sheikh's page on IslamHouse.com (English)
- Sheikh's page on Islamway.com (Arabic)
- Many lectures and fatwas from Islamweb (Arabic)