Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan Al-Fawzan
Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan Al-Fawzan (Arabic: فوزان، عبد العزيز بن فوزان بن صالح) is an Islamic scholar and author in Saudi Arabia. He is also known as Abd al-Aziz b. Fawzan al-Fawzan, Abd Al-Aziz Al-Fawzan.
Abd Al-Aziz Al-Fawzan | |
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Born | 1964 (age 58–59) |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
Denomination | Salafi movement |
Alma mater | Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University |
Other names | Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan Al-Fawzan |
Background and education
He is a Saudi Professor of Islamic Law at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University and a member of the Teacher's Board, al-Imam University. In the past, he taught at the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America (IIASA).[1]
Al-Fawzan speaks frequently on Saudi TV, and has reportedly been highly critical of Christianity and the United States.
In 2005, of Christians he has reportedly said, "Someone who denies Allah, worships Christ, son of Mary, and claims that God is one third of a trinity – so you like these things he says and does? Don’t you hate the faith of such a polytheist who says God is one third of a trinity, or who worships Christ, son of Mary?" He further commented that Muslims should have positive hatred, which is to feel compassion and mercy and to try to help people convert to Islam and submit to one god.[2]
In October 2008, on America and the financial crisis of 2007–2008, he said, "America is collapsing, according to the same scenario of the Russian collapse."[3]
In 2017, he was included on a death list by the Islamic State.[4][5]
References
- "Saudi Cleric Who Taught in U.S. On Al-Majd TV". Middle East Media Research Institute. October 29, 2008.
- "Saudi Professor of Islamic Law Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan Al-Fawzan Calls for "Positive Hatred" of Christians". Middle East Media Research Institute. December 16, 2005.
- "Saudi Cleric Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan Al-Fawzan: Allah Be Praised, America Is Collapsing; If the Skulls of America's Victims Were Placed One on Top of the Other, the Pile Would Be Higher than the WTC". Middle East Media Research Institute. October 7, 2008.
- Masjid Al-Wahyain MN (May 2, 2016). Shaykh al Fawzān Warns Against The Books of Sayyid Quṭb. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via YouTube.
- "ISIS Launches Campaign Calling To Kill Prominent Islamic Clerics Such As Yousuf Al-Qaradawi, Saudi Mufti 'Abd Al-'Aziz Aal Al-Sheikh, Former Egyptian Chief Mufti 'Ali Gum'a". Middle East Media Research Institute. February 14, 2017.