Muhammad Shahrur

Syrian Islamic scholar (1938–2019)
Person human Q456188
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Muhammad Shahrur

Summary

Muhammad Shahrur is a human[1]. He was born in Damascus[2]. He was born on January 1, 1938[3]. He passed away in Abu Dhabi[4]. He died on December 21, 2019[5]. He worked as an engineer[6], intellectual[7], university teacher[8], religious studies scholar[9], and Islamicist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Muhammad Shahrur's place of birth was Damascus[2].
  • Muhammad Shahrur died in Abu Dhabi[4].
  • Muhammad Shahrur was born on January 1, 1938[3].
  • Muhammad Shahrur was born on April 11, 1938[12].
  • Muhammad Shahrur died on December 21, 2019[5].
  • Muhammad Shahrur held citizenship in Second Syrian Republic[13].
  • Muhammad Shahrur held citizenship in United Arab Republic[14].
  • Muhammad Shahrur held citizenship in Ba'athist Syria[15].
  • Arabic was Muhammad Shahrur's native language[16].
  • Muhammad Shahrur worked as an engineer[6].
  • Muhammad Shahrur worked as an intellectual[7].
  • Muhammad Shahrur worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Muhammad Shahrur worked as a religious studies scholar[9].
  • Muhammad Shahrur's professions included Islamicist[10].
  • Among Muhammad Shahrur's employers was Damascus University[17].
  • Muhammad Shahrur was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University[18].
  • Muhammad Shahrur was educated at University of Dublin[19].
  • Muhammad Shahrur was a member of Syrian Writers Association[20].
  • Muhammad Shahrur's religion is recorded as Islam[21].
  • Muhammad Shahrur is recorded as male[22].
  • Muhammad Shahrur's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Muhammad Shahrur's given name is recorded as Muhammad[24].
  • Muhammad Shahrur's official website is recorded as http://www.shahrour.org[25].
  • Muhammad Shahrur's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[26].
  • Muhammad Shahrur's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'محمد شحرور'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Muhammad Shahrur was born in Damascus[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1938[3] and April 11, 1938[12]. Arabic was his native language[16].

Education

Educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University[18], a public university[28], in Russia[29], founded in 1755[30], headquartered in Moscow[31] and University of Dublin[19], a national university[32], in Ireland[33], founded in 1592[34], headquartered in Dublin[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[6], intellectual[7], university teacher[8], religious studies scholar[9], and Islamicist[10]. Muhammad Shahrur was employed by Damascus University[17].

Personal Life

Muhammad Shahrur's religion is recorded as Islam[21].

Death and Burial

Muhammad Shahrur died on December 21, 2019[5]. He died in Abu Dhabi[4].

Why It Matters

Muhammad Shahrur ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Muhammad Shahrur born?

Muhammad Shahrur was born in Damascus[2].

Where did Muhammad Shahrur die?

Muhammad Shahrur passed away in Abu Dhabi[4].

What did Muhammad Shahrur do for work?

Muhammad Shahrur worked as engineer[6], intellectual[7], university teacher[8], religious studies scholar[9], and Islamicist[10].

Where did Muhammad Shahrur go to school?

Muhammad Shahrur was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University[18] and University of Dublin[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] ↑ . AlKindi. Retrieved . aksalser.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bn', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'tr', 'zgh']
    Date of birth → +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1938-04-11T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9w ago · Bargioni · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14688 → 75114, 42816, 37718
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14688]]: 37718, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/300883766|Muhammad Sahrur (#300883766)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8213|PISAI authors]] #"
  3. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14688 → 75114, 42816, 37718
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  4. 10w ago · Bargioni · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14688 → 75114, 42816, 37718
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14688]]: 75114, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/300932205|Muhammad Shahrour (#300932205)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8213|PISAI authors]]"
  5. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Muhammad
    Employer → —
    Country of citizenship → Second Syrian Republic, United Arab Republic, Ba'athist Syria
    Website → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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