Muhammad Husayn al-Dhahabi

Muhammad Husayn al-Dhahabi (October 19, 1915 [1] — July 7, 1977) was an Al-Azhar scholar and the former Egyptian Minister of Religious Endowments. He was a critic of the militant jihadist movement that had splintered from the mainstream Muslim Brotherhood. On July 3, 1977, he was kidnapped by the radical group Takfir wal-Hijra, who held him hostage and demanded the release of imprisoned members of their movement. [2] When their demand was not met, they executed al-Dhahabi. [3]Following his execution, the government of Anwar Sadat cracked down on militant Islamic organizations in Egypt.[4]

References
  1. معلومات عن محمد حسين الذهبي على موقع viaf.org". viaf.org. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2018-12-12
  2. Marc Sageman, Understanding Terror Networks (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004) p.29
  3. Gilles Kepel, Muslim Extremism in Egypt (University of California Press, 1986) p.96
  4. "Dhahabi, Shaykh Muhammad Husayn". Oxford Islamic Studies Online. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.