Draft:Fathi Muhammad Yakan

Fathi Muhammad Yakan
Name	Fathi Muhammad Yakan
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Personal Details
Birth Place	Tripoli
Brith Date	1933 CE
Death Place	Lebanon
Death Date	2009 CE
Religion	Islam

Fathi Muhammad Yakan was born in 1933 CE in Tripoli, Lebanon. "Yakan" means the nephew of the Sultan. He was a former Deputy Parliament member, a Sunni politician, religious scholar, Head of the Islamic Action Front in Lebanon, and former Secretary-General of the Islamic Group in Lebanon.

Biography

He was born in Tripoli, Lebanon, and his family is of Turkish origin. His father was Muhammad Inayah and his mother was named Aisha. He married Mona Haddad, with whom he had four daughters and one son. He held a PhD in Islamic Studies and Arabic. He founded a private Islamic university with his wife named Al-Jinan University in Tripoli. His wife was known for her intellectual and defensive efforts and was among the few female members of the movement.

Activities

He was engaged in Islamic work in Lebanon since the 1950s and was among the first generation of founders of the Islamic movement in Lebanon, which entered the leadership of this movement in the 1950s influenced by the efforts of Syrian Muslim Brotherhood. Between 1962 and 1992 CE, he became the Secretary-General of the Islamic Group, the Muslim Brotherhood branch in Lebanon. He was elected as a Member of Parliament and, while maintaining membership in the Islamic Group, founded the Islamic Action Front. He took political initiative to exit the power crisis between the Government of Lebanon headed by Fouad Siniora and his allies, and the opposition, led by Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, Michel Aoun, and Nabih Berri. On Friday, 8 December 2006, he managed the gathering of opponents in Riad al-Solh Square, Beirut, and led the worshippers and sermons of Friday prayer. His writings tend towards the works of Sayyid Qutb, although his political performance is moderate. He was respected by Islamic, Lebanese, and international political circles in general and was among the figures seeking rapprochement between Sunni and Shia, such that some sources have recorded his positions in this regard, including his leadership of prayers in both Shia and Sunni contexts.

Works

Numerous books have been published by him, most of which have been translated into some of the world's languages, and more than 35 books have been published by him, the most prominent of which are:

1. Problems of the Call and the Caller;
2. How Do We Call to Islam?;
3. Towards a Single Global Islamic Movement;
4. The Movement Encyclopedia (2 parts);
5. What Does My Affiliation to Islam Mean?;
6. Movements and Schools in the Scale of Islam;
7. Comprehensiveness in the Life of the Call and Callers;
8. Towards an Islamic Awakening at the Level of the Era;
9. Islamic Change Methodologies During the 20th Century;
10. Islam: An Idea, a Movement, and a Revolution;
11. Youth and Change;
12. Those Who Fall on the Path of the Call;
13. ABCs of the Movement Concept for Islamic Work;
14. Thorny Fruits from the Field of Islamic Experiences;
15. If Only My People Knew.

Death

He was finally transferred to Hotel Dieu Hospital due to severe illness and passed away there on Saturday, 20 Jumada al-Thani 1430 AH (14 February 2009 CE), at 4:45 AM at the age of 76.

References

• See: Arabic Wikipedia; Article Fathi Muhammad Yakan.