Draft:Muhammad Habash
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| Name | Muhammad Habash |
| Other Names | Dr. Muhammad Habash |
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| Birth Place | Damascus, Syria |
| Brith Date | 1962 CE |
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| Religion | Islam |
Muhammad Habash (born 1962 CE) is a researcher, thinker, and writer from Syria, a university professor, and a recipient of numerous awards from international Holy Quran competitions in various countries. His scholarly efforts are aimed at reconstructing Islamic thought.
Biography
Dr. Muhammad Habash was born in 1962 CE in Damascus and began his education there. He was influenced by Sheikh Ahmed Kuftaro and Sheikh Jawdat Said (promoter of non-violence thought) to review religious concepts and reconstruct Islamic thoughts.
Education
After studying at the School of Islamic Sciences Al-Da'wah wa al-Irshad, he obtained the following academic degrees:
- Obtained an excellent degree in Quran recitation from Muhammad Sukkar, the Sheikh of Reciters of the time, and from Dar al-Fatwa of Syria;
- Obtained a Sharia degree from Sharia University;
- Obtained three bachelor's degrees in Arabic and Islamic Sciences from the Universities of Damascus, Tripoli, and Beirut;
- Obtained a master's degree from the Quran University of Khartoum under the supervision of Scholar Wahbah al-Zuhayli;
- Obtained a PhD from the Quran University of Khartoum under the supervision of Scholar Muhammad Ali al-Imam;
- Obtained an honorary doctorate from the University of Craiova, Romania, for studies on religions and biography of the Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him and his progeny) in 2010 CE.
Activities
His efforts have been directed towards reconstructing Islamic thought. This has been pursued in the following forms:
- Founding the Islamic Studies Center Damascus (Al-Dirasat Al-Islamiyah) and pursuing the reconstruction of Islamic thought in this center;
- Founding the "Kitab al-Tanwir" Association;
- Being elected twice as President of the Sharia Scholars Commission;
- Being elected as Vice-President of the World Association for Islamic Moderation;
- Membership in the Board of Trustees of the Islamic University Islamabad;
- Membership in the Board of Trustees of the University of Algiers;
- Membership in the Union of Arab Writers;
- Winning the "Kutub al-Tajdid" Association award for writing "Al-Diplomasiyah Badal al-Harb" in 2017 CE;
- Working at the College of Humanities and College of Law, Abu Dhabi University in 2012 CE, as a professor and teaching in the field of "Al-Musaqat Al-Islamiyah";
- Teaching at universities including: University of Helsinki, Finland (1998 CE), Lund University, Sweden (2003 CE), University of Craiova, Romania (2009 CE), University of Oslo, Norway (2012 CE), and University of Rostock, Germany (2016 CE).
- Leading congregational prayers;
- Participating in numerous radio and television programmes;
- Writing 52 books in the field of Islamic intellectualism and numerous challenging articles.
Works
- Sirat Rasul Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) translated into English and Romanian;
- Al-Nabi al-Dimuqratiyah;
- Al-Muslimun wa Ulum al-Hadarah;
- Islam bila Unf;
- Five Prophets for the Sake of Humanity;
- Al-Mar'ah bayn al-Shari'ah wa al-Hayah;
- Al-Masarif wa al-Riba;
- Al-Mushtarak Akthar mimma Ta'taqid;
- Al-Mu'tamad fi Usul al-Fiqh;
- Al-Qira'at al-Mutawatirah wa Atharuha fi al-Hukm al-Shar'i;
- Al-Shamil fi al-Qira'at;
- Ashwaq Dagistan;
- Sharaf al-Kalmah wa Risalat al-I'lam al-Islami;
- Rawa'i Shi'r al-Hikmah;
- Minhaj al-Tajdid wa al-Islah;
- Alf Yawm fi Majlis al-Sha'b;
- Al-Islam wa al-Diplomasiyah;
- Islam bila Hurub;
- Al-Diplomasiyah Badal al-Harb;
- Al-Uqubat al-Jasadiyah wa Karamat al-Insan;
- Al-Jihad min Hurub al-Ghazw ila al-Jaysh al-Watani;
- Al-Mu'min wa al-Rabi'``;
- Jiran ala Kawkab Wahid;
- Fi Bayt Rasul Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny);
- Nizam al-Hukm fi al-Islam.
Awards
Dr. Habash has received valuable awards in international Holy Quran competitions in Iran, Libya, Saudi Arabia, the Holy Quran conference in Kuwait, the World Peace Organization in New York, the Islamic Council of Latin America, the North American Student Association, and the Saudi Arabia Culture and Art Festival.
See also
References
- See: Zabihullah Naimian, Trends in Syria, Publications of the Assembly for Approximation of Islamic Sects, Qom, 2023 CE.