Draft:Hamed Al-Zaqam
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| Name | Hamed Al-Zaqam |
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| Birth Place | Egypt |
| Death Place | Egypt |
| Religion | Islam |
Hamed Badr Al-Sayed Al-Zaqam was a member of the first generation of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood movement. In the 1925 CE elections, he became one of the 28 candidates of the Brotherhood for the Nabroh district.
Collaboration with the Muslim Brotherhood
In 1950 CE, Sheikh Hamed joined the Muslim Brotherhood movement to carry the banner of the call as a soldier of the movement. Regarding the story of his joining the group, he says:
«The very extensive activity of the Muslim Brotherhood was remarkable, and the blessings and fruits of this activity encompassed everyone. The brother-in-law of Mohyeldin Fares invited me to attend a weekly session, and the organizer of these weekly sessions was Salah Al-Sharbini. He was active, tireless ... , after speaking with me, [he] was the reason for my joining the group. Professor Mohamed Al-Adawy and Sheikh Mahmoud Abou Ria and many others who influenced me were among the instructors of this weekly session. After entering the group, my lifestyle changed completely, for example, before we became acquainted with the Brotherhood, even if they gave us twenty pounds, we could not go out at night. The air was dark, and except for a few lamps in front of some houses that the homeowners had installed, there was no street lighting. But after becoming acquainted with the Brotherhood, the matter was completely different; we would go out in the darkness before the Fajr prayer to wake people up for prayer. After the Fajr prayer in congregation, we held a session. Then we performed very simple military exercises, and after that, each brother would return to his home».
Brotherhood Gathering
This group endured many calamities, the most prominent of which was the arrest of 54 people in connection with the Manshia incident. He says: I was not arrested with the 54 people, but due to the conditions the Brotherhood was in, Hajj Abdel Fattah took the initiative to rally us. I knew him through trade; he was a grain merchant like me, he often came to my house to visit me, so our relationship was very strong and good, and he was intent on gathering the Brotherhood congregation; thus, the Brotherhood gathered again and an established organization and strong structure was formed, but the continuation of this situation was impossible. So soon the year 1965 CE arrived, and brought a great calamity and a hard disaster for the people.
Death
He passed away in 2011 CE. That afternoon, Mohamed Mahdi Akef led the Funeral prayer and he was buried in his birthplace, in Behout village, Nabroh center, part of Dakahlia in the Egypt.
References
- See: Entry for Hamed Al-Zaqam in Ikhwan Wiki; ikhwanwiki.com..