Word choice quibble in the introduction: "if not controversial" edit

As I read it, "He was a celebrated, if not controversial, figure" suggests that al-Zahiri being celebrated should lead us to expect he would also be controversial, and that surprisingly, he wasn't. I don't see that his celebrity would make controversy so expected that its absence would be noteworthy. 159.39.101.2 (talk) 17:10, 4 August 2023 (UTC)Reply