From Batusangkar, West Sumatra, he studied at al-Azhar and Dar al-‘Ulum in Cairo, wrote Tafsir Qur’an Karim and an Arabic–Indonesian dictionary, and was involved in founding state Islamic higher education. Commonly dated 1899–1982.
Prof. Mahmud Yunus
Tafsir Qur'an Karim; Kamus Arab-Indonesia
Summary
Pioneer of modern Islamic education and author of a widely used Qur’an translation.
- Born
- Batusangkar, West Sumatra, 1899
- Died
- Jakarta, 1982
- Fields of expertise
- Education
- Notable works
- Tafsir Qur'an Karim, Kamus Arab-Indonesia
Biography
Works
- Tafsir Qur'an Karim
- Kamus Arab-Indonesia