Reception
Views on Hilali within the Muslim world itself - specifically within Sunni Islam- have been positive. Algerian national hero Abdelhamid Ben Badis in particular considered Hilali to be one of the most knowledgeable Muslim clerics of their era. While he was the prayer leader of al-Masjid an-Nabawi, some of the worshippers did complain that his prayer took too long; Hilali, who felt that slower, more relaxed praying was more pious, reportedly took offence to the feedback.
Hilali was not without critics, especially Western analysts due to his translation of the Qur'an. Western Muslim academics Khaled Abou El Fadl, Khaleel Mohammed and Sheila Musaji criticized Hilali's translation of the Qur'an as bearing an extremely conservative slant.
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