Zaghloul El-Naggar, Leading Voice on Quranic Scientific Miracles, Passes Away at 92
El-Naggar passed away on Sunday in the Jordanian capital and will be laid to rest after a funeral prayer at Abu Aisha Mosque in Amman on Monday. He will be buried at Umm Al-Qutain Cemetery.
Born on 17 November 1933 in Mashal village, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt, El-Naggar graduated with honours from the Faculty of Science at Cairo University in 1955. He earned his PhD in geology from the University of Wales in the United Kingdom in 1963 and became a full professor in 1972.
El-Naggar taught and held academic roles at institutions across Egypt and the Arab world, including King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia and Qatar University. He was also active in international scholarly organisations.
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He gained prominence for his work on what he described as the “scientific miracles” in the Quran and Sunnah. He published more than 150 articles and 45 books, and he participated in popular media programmes exploring the interface of faith and science.
Over his long career he received numerous awards and honours, including a 2005 Golden Medal of Science, Literature and Art from the Republic of Sudan.
His death sparked widespread condolences on social media, reflecting his wide influence across the Islamic world.
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