Dr. Muhammad Khalil Harras was a great Salafi Aalim and
research scholar. He was born in 1916 AD at Tanta in the western region of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
He was educated in Al-Azhar University and received the doctorate degree in Islamic subjects from it.
On completion of his studies, he was appointed as a professor
in the Faculty of Islamic Fundamentals of Al-Azhar University.
Then he was selected by the Government of Saudi Arabia to
serve in Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University at Riyadh for some years. He was again
selected as the Head of the Department of Islamic Creed of Ummul-qura University in Makkah Al-Mukarramah.
He then returned back to Egypt and was appointed as First
Deputy Chief of "Ansaar As-Sunnah Organization" and then Chief of that Salafi Organization In 1973, he along with Dr. Abdul Fattah Salaamah founded
"Islamic D'awah Committee" in the western region of Egypt and was appointed its first President.
He breathed his last in 1975 at the age of about 60 years.
He was a firm Salafi scholar, much strong in expressing the
truth, argumentation and exposition. He dedicated all his life in preaching and propagating the true
Islamic faith and creed.
His works and compilations are too many, out of which some
best ones are as follow:
1. Research and editing on the book Al-Mughni for Ibn Qudama.
2. Research and compilation of the book At-Tauhid for Ibn
Khuzaimah.
3. Al-Amwal for Abi Ubaid Al-Qasim bin Salam.
4. AI-Khasaais Al-Kubra for As-Syooti.
5. As-Seerah An-Nabawiyah for Ibn Hisham.
6. Sharh Al-Qaseedah An-Nooniyah (2Vols.).
7. Ibn Taimiyah and his critisize on philosophers.
8. Sharh Al-Aqeedat-il- Wasitiyah, etc.
