Mr. Gunnar Bauer
Mr. Gunnar is a Muslim German native speaker.
Teaching Experience
Mr. Gunnar has a great massive experience in teaching]; We are glad to have him as a member of MINHAJ teachers.
He teaches different courses, he teaches":
[ Arabic, Islamic studies, and German Language].He was a lecturer at the prestigious Islamic university in Egypt “Al-Azhar University,” in the German department: linguistic and Islamic subjects.
He obtained the position of being the head of the German department in Dar al-Ifta [ the Legal Opinion House] “, Cairo, Egypt.
WORK Experience
1978 - 1982: Self-employed editor and translator
1982 - 1987: Official in charge of export
1988 - 1997: Self-employed editor, translator, and language teacher (Arabic, English, German for foreigners)
1998 - 2006: Lecturer in German (Uni Al-Minya, Al-Azhar Cairo: linguistic and Islamic subjects)
2006 - 2016: Head of German department in Dar al-Ifta Cairo
2016 - 2018: Self-employed editor and translator
2018 - to date: 1- head of German department for translations Arabic-German and reviser for “verso” (https://verso- text.de/)
2- Self-employed German teacher preparing for exam B1, B2, and C1
3- Reviser for pieces of research in German.
SKILLS:
Languages: German (Native Speaker)
Fluent in Arabic (written and spoken)
Fluent in English (written and spoken)
Computer skills: user, word, zoom
TRANSLATIONS
1. Translation of the book “The Spirit of Islam” by Muhammad Asad into German: “Vom Geist des Islam”, 1984 by Islamic Scientific Academy, Cologne.
2. Translation of the book “Muhammad in the bible” by David Benjamin into German:“Muhammad in der Bibel”, 1992 by SKD Bavaria Verlag, Munich.
3. “1001 fatwa” of Egyptian Dar al-Ifta translated from Arabic into German with a self-written glossary of Islamic terms and names, 2017
AUTHORSHIP
1. “Quran and problems of translation” in German: „Koran und Übersetzungsprobleme“, 2nd edition, Cairo, March 2006, Dar Assam Press.
2. “System of Islamic economy – an alternative working hypothesis” in German: “Islamisches Wirtschaftssystem – ein alternatives Denkmodell”, translated into Arabic by Abdurrahman Issam ad-Din and Muhammad Abdallah al-Fakharany, Cairo, March 2012, Dar Assam Press
3. “Islamic texts” in German: “Islamische Texte”, Cairo, August 2012, Dar Assam Press
4. “Translation – Introduction and texts of exercises Arabic-German/German – Arabic” in German: “Übersetzung – Einführung und Übungstexte arabisch – deutsch/deutsch – arabisch“, Cairo, September 2012, Dar Assam Press
5. “Steps in German phonetics and grammar to B1-qualification” in German: “Schritte in der deutschen Fonetik und Grammatik zur B1-Qualifizierung“, 10th of Ramadan City/Sharkia, 2021
6. “Steps to C1-qualification” in German: “Schritte zur C1-Qualifizierung, 10th of Ramadan City/Sharkia, 2021.
As part of the Ta’ziz Science Cooperation Project (2023–2025), Ragab Kamal Abouhalima, PhD student at Philipps-University Marburg, took part in a scholarly visit to the Research Library in Gotha. The visit focused on Islamic manuscripts of Egyptian origin that were transferred to Germany in the eighteenth century, with particular attention to texts related to the Hajj and the Hijaz. Combining material analysis, textual study, and digital perspectives, the workshop offered valuable insights into the circulation of Egyptian knowledge and material heritage and its lasting impact in German collections.