Umar Al-Ashqar | |
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| Born | 1940 |
| Died | 10 August 2021 (aged 80–81) |
| Nationality | Jordanian  |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
Umar Sulaiman Al-Ashqar (1940 - 10 August 2012: Arabic: عمر بن سليمان الاشقر) was a Salafi[1][2] Muslim Brotherhood scholar[3] who served as a professor in the Faculty of Islamic Law at the University of Jordan and was also the Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law at al-Zarqa’ University, also in Jordan. Additionally, he authored a number of books on Islam, including the Islamic Creed Series. He died on 10 August 2012.[4]
References
- ↑ Richard Gauvain Salafi Ritual Purity: In the Presence of God Routledge 2013 ISBN 978-0-710-31356-0 page 302
- ↑ Lange, Christian, editor. Locating Hell in Islamic Traditions. Brill, 2016. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctt1w8h1w3. p. 129
- ↑ Ovamir Anjum1 Salafis and Democracy: Doctrine and Context p. 21
- ↑ Umar Sulaiman Al-Ashqar's obituary (in Arabic)