Cairo
Muhammad al-Khidr Husayn was born in Tunisia, settled in Cairo and became a member of the Academy of the Arabic Language before serving as Shaykh al-Azhar…
Muhammad al-Khidr Husayn was born in Tunisia, settled in Cairo and became a member of the Academy of the Arabic Language before serving as Shaykh al-Azhar from 1952 to 1954. He wrote widely on Islamic law and the Arabic language, and passed away in 1958. His grave is in the Qarafa just north of Imam al-Shafi'i, beside that of Ahmad Taymur Pasha.