ABSTRACT

The first chapter focuses on al-Damanhūrī’s life and his career. It starts with a background on al-Azhar and its history. It then moves to discussing al-Damanhūrī’s life based on surviving contemporary biographies. Finally, the chapter discusses al-Damanhūrī’s treatise sabīl al-rashād (the path of guidance) where he provided advice for scholars and students, to uncover how he understood the main virtues that governed the scholarly community at the time.