Draft:Hassan al-Tal
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| Name | Hassan al-Tal |
| Other Names | Hassan bin Irshid bin Ali al-Tal |
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| Death Date | 20 January |
| Religion | Islam |
| Works | Khārij al-Zamān al-Radīʿ... al-Shuhūd
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Hassan al-Tall, a Jordanian thinker, was active in the fields of journalism, politics, law, culture, and education, and was a thinker concerned with the unity of Muslims. He was known for his writings and his prominent participation in conferences and seminars around the world, and on 20 January 2001 AD, in Tehran, while participating in an international Islamic conference, the "Conference to Commemorate the Martyrdom of the Thinker Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr", he passed away.
Biography
Hassan bin Irshad bin Ali al-Tal was born in 1933 AD, in the city of Irbid, Jordan.
Education
He completed his secondary education at Ibrahimieh College in Jerusalem and graduated in 1954 AD from the Arabic Language and Islamic Law department at the Teacher Training College in Amman.
Responsibilities
From 1955 AD to 1962 AD, al-Tal worked in the education sector and then moved to the Jordan Ministry of Information, where he served as the Director of Religious Programs at Jordan Television. He also held the position of Cultural Attaché at the Jordanian Embassy in Damascus.
Media Activities
He began his political and media activities through interaction with prominent media and political figures such as "Muhammad Saad al-Din Khalifa" and "Abdul Hamid Yasine". These figures influenced his joining the ranks of the Muslim Brotherhood and his work in journalism.
- Participation in establishing the Islamic Awakening Society and the Urwat al-Wuthqa Association in 1965 AD and the Islamic Front in 1968 AD;
- Publishing the weekly newspaper Al-Liwa and publishing articles in it and the Jordanian newspaper Al-Dustour.
Views
He believed that the only solution to Arab and Islamic failures is a return to religion and adherence to its intellectual and behavioral principles upon which the social and intellectual structure of Islam is built. He believed that Islamic revival requires wise leadership and a sound intellectual, jurisprudential, and political reference. It is quoted from him that: "We need Islamic reform movements that put the ruling regimes in the Islamic World and Arab world in a difficult position and say: We can succeed and you cannot". He believed that "intellectual invasion" eradicates Muslims, spreads differences among them, and deprives them of their patriotism. He was distinguished by his boldness in addressing topics, his ability to understand different opinions, and his capacity to build a bridge of communication between diverse intellectual and political currents. He called for unity among Muslims of all sects and tendencies. He supported the cause of Islamic expansion and reforms and admired the Islamic thinker "Hassan al-Turabi" and his role in guiding the "Islamic Revival". Throughout all this, the cause of Palestine was his main concern, which he considered the mother of all Islamic issues. His profession as a journalist allowed him to visit many countries of the world, interact with their people, thinkers, and politicians, and participate in conferences and seminars.
Works
- Khārij al-Zamān al-Radīʿ... al-Shuhūd;
- al-Talawwuth al-Fikrī;
- al-Hazīmah... Asbāb wa Tabrīrāt;
- Qaḍīyat Rajul;
- al-Ziʿāmah al-Mumayyizah;
- al-Mukhābarāt al-Markazīyah wa Tadbīr al-Samāʾ.
Death
Finally, Hassan al-Tal passed away on 20 January 2001, in Tehran, while participating in an international Islamic conference, the "Conference to Commemorate the Martyrdom of the Thinker Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr". His body was transferred to Jordan and buried in the city of Irbid[1].
See Also
Notes
Sources
- Hassan al-Tal.. The Thinker Concerned with the Unity of Muslims, Al Jazeera Network Website, news entry date: 5 September 2016 AD, news access date: 21 November 2025.