Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi (Arabic: محمد متولي الشعراوي) (April 15, 1911 – June 17, 1998) was an Islamic scholar, former Egyptian minister of Endowments.

[1] Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi was born on April 15, 1911, in the village of Daqadus, Mit Ghamr, Ad Daqahliyah, Egypt.

During this time, his interest in poetry and literature had grown and he went on to be elected leader of the Student Union at the institution.

A turning point in his life, when his father sent him, paying for his living expenses, to further his education in Al-Azhar, Cairo.

The condition was for his father to buy him a number of books related to heritage, language and Quran science.

But his father caught on to that trick, and bought him all requested material, saying "I know my son that all of these books are not prescribed to you, but I preferred to buy in order to provide you the draws of the science.

During his stay in Algeria, the war of June 1967 occurred and Egypt suffered tremendous losses to Israel.

Al-Sha'rawi 'praised' the defeat, saying "Egypt did not gain victory while the hands of communism surrounds them and their religion remains uncorrupted."

[2] His real talent was best shown when he explained in simple words the meaning behind the most difficult verses of the Qur'an.

[7] Although he was initially close with the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Al-Sha'rawi later criticized the group for their hasty actions and resort to violence.