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Khalid al-Azhari began his working life as a lamp-lighter at al-Azhar before turning to study, and became one of the best-known teachers of Arabic grammar.…
Khalid al-Azhari began his working life as a lamp-lighter at al-Azhar before turning to study, and became one of the best-known teachers of Arabic grammar. His al-Tasrih and his short primer al-Muqaddima al-Azhariyya are still studied. He passed away in 905 AH. His grave is in al-Batiniyya behind al-Azhar, near the madrasa of al-Ayni.