In this work, Aaron Spevack delves into the life of Al-Bajuri, a vibrant and influential Islamic scholar and thinker of the nineteenth Century who served in the highest scholarly position of Sunni scholarship—Shaykh Al-Azhar. Spevack carefully constructs Al-Bajuri throughout the work in such a way that the reader understands why certain aspects of his scholarship were critical in his context. The book explores the dynamic aspects of Al- Bajuri, particularly his intellectual development, which the author argues is particularly important due to the many movements that sprang up during his time to challenge the traditional model of scholarship that had developed over 1300 years. He is thus seen as an important component of preserving the archetypal scholar model, based on the three-pronged study of aqeedah (theology), fiqh (law), and Tasawwuf (Sufism). Spevack also explores Al-Bajuri's predeccessors and the impact they had on Al-Bajuri's formation. He then examines Al-Bajuri's thoughts on his contemporary Egyptian milieu, the Gabrilean model of scholarship, and various sciences such as Sufism and the rational sciences. Spevack concludes the work by summarizing the highlights of Al-Bajuri's legacy.