Draft:Said Hawwa

Said Hawwa
Name	Said Hawwa
Personal Details
Birth Place	Syria
Death Place	Jordan
Teachers	Dr. Mustafa al-Siba'i
Religion	Islam
Works	al-Asas fi al-Tafsir in 11 volumes

Said Hawwa, or Said bin Muhammad Dib bin Mahmoud Hawwa al-Nuaymi al-Rifai (1935 - 1989 AD), was one of the activists in propagating Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Syria. Due to his productivity and extensive activity, he was among the most important figures who carried the banner of the Muslim Brotherhood call in Syria, and he held the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood organization from 1982 to 1984 AD.

Biography

He was born and raised on 28 Jumada al-Thani 1354 AH, corresponding to 27 September 1935, in Hama, Syria, into a prominent family. His father was a notable figure in Hama who waged an extensive struggle against the occupation of Syria by France. Said Hawwa's mother died when he was two years old, and his grandmother took charge of his care and upbringing. Alongside his studies, he worked with his father from a young age selling grains, vegetables, and fruits. From a young age, he was interested in studying, reading, and memorizing the Quran, and he memorized the Quran under a blind woman among his relatives.

Education

He completed his secondary education at Ibn Rushd High School, and during that time, his superiority in several fields was evident, most importantly his ability in public speaking.

In 1376 AH - 1956 AD, he joined the University of Damascus and entered the Faculty of Sharia, graduating in 1381 AH - 1961 AD. Two years later, he enlisted in the army as an officer. During this period, he married and had four children.

Teachers

He studied under some of the most important Sharia scholars. Some of them include:

• Dr. Mustafa al-Siba'i, the first supervisor of the Brotherhood in Syria;
• Mustafa Zarqa;
• Fawzi Fayz Allah;
• Maruf al-Dawalibi;
• Sheikh Muhammad al-Hamid;
• Sheikh Muhammad al-Hashimi;
• Sheikh Abd al-Wahhab Dibbs;
• Sheikh Abd al-Karim al-Rifai.

Joining the Muslim Brotherhood

During his high school years, which were early in his life, Syria was full of various ideas and intellectual currents for nationalists, socialists, Baptists, and the Muslim Brotherhood. However, due to his religious intellectual upbringing, he joined the Muslim Brotherhood in 1372 AH, corresponding to 1952 AD, while he was still in the first grade of high school.

Activity

After leaving the army in 1386 AH / 1966 AD, he traveled to Saudi Arabia and worked as an Arabic language and Islamic education teacher, staying there for four years. He then returned to Syria and taught in its schools for three years until he was arrested and imprisoned for five years due to participating in a statement issued in 1393 AH / 1973 AD requesting the Islamization of the country's constitution. Said Hawwa utilized this imprisonment period and wrote several books, the most important of which is al-Asas fi al-Tafsir, which was published in eleven volumes.

Participation in Brotherhood Leadership

After his release from prison, in very critical conditions from 1979 to 1982, while under severe surveillance and restriction by the Syrian government, he assumed the leadership of the Brotherhood group in Syria.

Then, from 1982 AD to 1984, he left Syria to lead the World Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood. He then returned to Syria and from 1985 to 1987 assumed the leadership of the Brotherhood in Syria. Until health conditions forced him to hand over the party leadership to another.

Propaganda Activity

With his high understanding, he was able to combine the moderate Islamic-political call and Sunni Sufism bound to the Quran and Sunnah of the Prophet with jurisprudence consistent with the reality of contemporary society and the prioritization of issues.

He was a proponent of the unity of the Islamic nation, the establishment of a "Global Islamic State", and introducing the correct image of Islam to the world.

He used speeches and dialogue to convey his thoughts and ideas. He was very active and traveled in Arab countries, Islamic countries, and European countries. In addition to speaking, he made great efforts in authorship. He wrote his topics and ideas with an eloquent, simple, and fluent expression, just as he spoke.

Works

Said Hawwa's writings were appreciated by researchers. Researcher Saadi Zidan obtained a master's degree from the University of Baghdad with a thesis titled "Said Hawwa and His Method of Interpretation", and also Salim al-Hilali held a course in 1983 AD titled "Content and Evaluation of Said Hawwa's Writings".

He left behind many books, most of which were published among the people and were well-received by the audience. He was among the people, interacted with them, and delivered many speeches to the public. He devoted most of his time to authorship, the result of which was the writing of dozens of important and valuable books. The most important of these works are:

• Allah Jal Jalaluh.
• Kitab al-Rasul.
• Kitab al-Islam.
• Al-Asas fi al-Tafsir in 11 volumes.
• Al-Asas fi al-Sunnah wa Fiqhuha (in 14 volumes).
• Al-Asas fi Qawa'id al-Ma'rifah wa Dawabit al-Fahm li al-Nusus.
• Tarbiyatuna al-Ruhiyah. A book on Sufism, in which he attempted to simplify Sufism and bring it closer to the people.
• Al-Mustakhlas fi Tazkiyat al-Anfus. It is a book on Sufism, summarizing the book Ihya' Ulum al-Din.
• Mudhakkirat fi Manazil al-Siddiqin wa al-Rabbaniyin. The book has an edition in 1989 on Sufism, in which he explains Al-Hikam al-Ata'iyyah.
• Jund Allah Thaqafatan wa Akhlaqan.
• Jund Allah Taktitan.
• Jund Allah Tanziman.
• Min Ajl Khutwah Ila al-Amam ala Tariq al-Jihad al-Mubarak.
• Al-Madkhal Ila Da'wat al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin.
• Fi Afaq al-Ta'alim: Dirasah fi Afaq Da'wat al-Ustadh al-Banna wa Nazariyat al-Harakah Fiha.
• Kay la Namdi Ba'idan an Ihtiyajat al-Asr. (11 essays). The edition currently circulating in the markets is the Dar al-Salam edition and does not contain the eleventh essay, which is Al-Khomeiniyyah: Shudhudh fi al-Aqa'id wa Shudhudh fi al-Mawaqif, and the reason for its deletion is unknown!
• Hadhihi Tajribati... wa Hadhihi Shahadati.
• Aqd al-Qarn al-Khamis Ashar al-Hijri.

Death

After a long suffering due to illness, he died on the 1st of Sha'ban 1409 AH, corresponding to 9 March 1989 AD, at the Islamic Hospital in Amman, the capital of Jordan, and was buried in the Sahab Cemetery in southern Amman, Jordan.

External links

• Books of Sheikh Said Hawwa from the Imam Hassan al-Banna website.
• Works of Said Hawwa.

References

• Abdullah al-Aqil – From the Figures of the Contemporary Islamic Movement and Da'wah. Al-Manar Islamic Library – Kuwait – 1422 AH = 2001 AD.

• Muhammad Khair Ramadan Yusuf – Tatimmat al-A'lam – Dar Ibn Hazm – Beirut – 1418 AH = 1998 AD.

• Said Hawwa – Hadhihi Tajribati... wa Hadhihi Shahadati – Wahbah Library – Cairo – 1407 AH.