A Lecturer in Usul al-Fiqh at Al-Azhar University’s Faculty of Sharia and Law, Tanta. He holds a PhD with First Class Honours, an ijazah in the seven Qur’anic readings, and experience in fatwa and Friday preaching.
Biography
Sheikh Dr Mahmoud is a specialist in Usul al-Fiqh (the principles of Islamic jurisprudence) and a Lecturer in the Department of Usul al-Fiqh at the Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, Tanta. Educated within Al-Azhar from childhood, he graduated from the Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies (Sharia division) with Excellent and Honours, ranking first in his cohort, and was appointed a teaching assistant in his department. He went on to earn his Master’s from the Faculty of Sharia and Law in Cairo and his PhD (al-‘Alimiyyah), with First Class Honours, from the Faculty in Tanta.
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He memorised the Qur’an in the seven mutawatir readings and holds ijazat in Qur’anic recitation and the major books of hadith. Alongside teaching and peer-reviewed research, he practises fatwa grounded in sound methodology and an understanding of contemporary realities, including published work on questions of marriage, and has been nominated by the Islamic Research Academy to serve on Al-Azhar’s fatwa committees. He has served for several years as a Friday khatib.
His journey
- Stage 01
Qualifications
Master’s (al-Takhassus) in Usul al-Fiqh, grade Very Good, Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, Cairo (2017).
- Stage 02
Qualifications
PhD (al-‘Alimiyyah) in Usul al-Fiqh, First Class Honours, Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, Tanta (2021).
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Career and service
Lecturer, Department of Usul al-Fiqh, Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, Tanta (current)
Areas of expertise
- Usul al-Fiqh (principles of Islamic jurisprudence)
- Fatwa methodology and applying rulings to contemporary realities
- Rulings of marriage (nikah) from an usuli perspective
- Qur’anic readings (the seven qira’at)
- University teaching and academic research
Qualifications
- PhD (al-‘Alimiyyah) in Usul al-Fiqh, First Class Honours, Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, Tanta (2021).
- Master’s (al-Takhassus) in Usul al-Fiqh, grade Very Good, Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, Cairo (2017).
- Postgraduate studies (diploma stage) in Usul al-Fiqh, Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, Cairo.
- Licence (BA) in Islamic and Arabic Studies, Sharia division, Excellent with Honours, ranked first in his cohort, Al-Azhar University.
- Certified English courses (General English), The American University in Cairo; advanced course in English for Religious and Cultural Purposes.
Career and service
- Lecturer, Department of Usul al-Fiqh, Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, Tanta (current)
- Previously Teaching Assistant, Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer, Department of Usul al-Fiqh, Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies, Al-Azhar University
- Nominated by the Islamic Research Academy to serve on Al-Azhar’s fatwa committees (Usul al-Fiqh)
- Friday khatib in mosques across several Egyptian governorates for a number of years
Publications and research
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The Difficulty of Avoidance and Impossibility: An Applied Usuli Study in Light of the Objective of Removing Hardship, Journal of Legal and Fiqh Research (مجلة البحوث الفقهية والقانونية), Al-Azhar (2026)
عسر الاحتراز والتعذر دراسة أصولية تطبيقية في ضوء مقصد رفع الحرج
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Open journal page: The Difficulty of Avoidance and Impossibility: An Applied Usuli Study in Light of the Objective of Removing Hardship, Journal of Legal and Fiqh Research (مجلة البحوث الفقهية والقانونية), Al-Azhar (2026) (opens in a new tab)Download PDF: The Difficulty of Avoidance and Impossibility: An Applied Usuli Study in Light of the Objective of Removing Hardship, Journal of Legal and Fiqh Research (مجلة البحوث الفقهية والقانونية), Al-Azhar (2026) (opens in a new tab)Changing Reality: Its Causes and Effects – An Applied Usuli Study, Journal of the Faculty of Sharia and Law, Damanhur, Al-Azhar University (with examples from the rulings of marriage)
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Abandoning Practice upon Authentic Hadith among the Usulis – An Applied Study
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Usuli Criteria for Assessing Reality
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Ijazahs
الإجازات
English for Religious and Cultural Purposes (Advanced Level), AUC School of Continuing Education with the U.S. Embassy Cairo, 2 April–15 June 2026 (Mahmoud Alsaied Abdelmajed AboElezz)
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