Draft:Mohammad Rateb Al-Nabulsi
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| Name | Mohammad Rateb Al-Nabulsi |
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| Birth Place | Syria |
| Brith Date | 1938 (CE) |
| Death Place | Amman, Jordan |
| Death Date | 2016 (CE) |
| Religion | Islam |
Mohammad Rateb Al-Nabulsi was a Sunni scholar, professor of Islamic studies, and Syrian preacher who was born in 1938 (CE) in Damascus. His father was among the scholars of Damascus and taught in the mosques of this city. Mohammad Rateb Al-Nabulsi's face is familiar to many; as he had recurring visual programmes on more than 20 television and satellite networks. During many of his speeches, he warned against the intellectual deviations of the Wahhabism creed. Participating in ceremonies celebrating the birth of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) (Mawlid al-Nabi) and delivering sermons therein are among his frequent behaviours. Also, on the Al-Nabulsi Encyclopedia website, he challenged and rejected some beliefs of Wahhabis. He was the president of the Quran Miracle Association in Syria.
Biography
Mohammad Rateb Al-Nabulsi was born in 1939 (CE)Template:Efn in a family of scholars in Syria. His father was a scholar and taught lessons and delivered sermons in the mosques of Damascus; he possessed a large library which his son Mohammad has now inherited.
Education
He completed his elementary and secondary stages in schools in Damascus, after which he went to the Teacher Training Institute and graduated in 1956 (CE). He then went to the Faculty of Arts at Damascus University and began studying Arabic, until he graduated successfully in 1964 (CE). In 1999 (CE), he succeeded in obtaining a PhD in Education from the University of Dublin. He has taught courses on creed, Arabic literature, and Islamic education at Al-Azhar, Damascus, and Tripoli universities. He has ascended the pulpit and delivered sermons in many mosques in Damascus, especially the Great Mosque of Sheikh Abdul Ghani Al-Nabulsi, and has held recurring scientific sessions and lessons on Islamic beliefs, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Sirah, Arabic, Principles, and methods of invitation. He studied Arabic literature at the Faculty of Arts at Damascus University and graduated in 1964 (CE) with a Bachelor's degree.
He then joined the Faculty of Education at Damascus University and in 1966 (CE) obtained a diploma in educational preparation. He then studied literature at the Lebanon branch of Lyon University and obtained a Master's degree.
His thesis was printed with the approval and budget of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Syria. He then obtained a PhD in Education from the University of Dublin in England in 1999 (CE). His thesis at this level was about "Raising Children in Islam". After teaching at high school, he began teaching at the university and was employed as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Education at Damascus University. He worked at this faculty from 1969 (CE) to 1999 (CE). Afterwards, as a professor of Scientific Miracle in the Quran and Sunnah, he taught Islamic creed at the Faculty of Sharia and Usul al-Din at Al-Azhar University, Fath al-Islami branch in Damascus, at the Al-Azhar University in the Abi al-Nur Complex, and taught educational principles at the Islamic University of Tripoli. Various lessons and lectures by him have been used on radios and satellite networks in many Arab countries and some Western countries. A very important point is that during many of his lectures, he criticised the views of Wahhabism.
Activities
- He was a founding member of the "Anti-Smoking and Harmful Materials Association" in Syria.
- He was responsible for the presidency of the "Children's Rights Association" in Syria.
- He was the president of the Quran Miracle Association in Syria.
Works
He also has a brilliant record in the field of authorship and many works have been published by him so far, including the following:
- From the Etiquette of Life;
- Views on Islam;
- Reflections on Islam;
- The Migration;
- The Night Journey and Ascension;
- Allah is Greater;
- Illuminating Words and Fruitful Meetings with Al-Shaarawi;
- Encyclopedia of the Beautiful Names, in three volumes;
- Encyclopedia of Scientific Miracle in the Quran and Sunnah, in two volumes;
- Glimmers in Islam;
- Components of Obligation;
- Response to the Pope;
- Messages from Light;
- God's Call to the Believers;
- The Method of the Repentant;
- Al-Nabulsi Interpretation: Pondering the Verses of God in the Universe, the Self, and Life;
- Spring of Faith.
Death
He finally passed away in Aban 1395 SH (October 2016 (CE)), at the age of 77, after a period of struggle with illness in Amman, the capital of Jordan.
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References
- See: Zabihullah Naimian, Syria Currents, Islamic Schools of Thought Approximation Complex Publication, Qom 1402 SH (2023 (CE)).