Khalid Muhammad Khalid (1920–96): Conscience, human authenticity and Islamic democracy

Differently from and Khālid was educated as a scholar in the religious sciences at al-Azhar University, and may thus formally be counted as an (religious scholar). He did not, however, serve in any official religious position.350 After having been involved with various religious groups during his student days, he dedicated his professional life to writing-from a position which was religiously as well as politically independent.351