Draft:Tawfiq al-Bouti
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| Name | Muhammad Tawfiq al-Bouti |
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| Religion | Islam |
Tawfiq al-Bouti was a Muslim Sunni Shafi'i scholar. He is considered one of the religious and sectarian figures of Syria. He served for a time as the Imam of the Umayyad Mosque and Deputy of Damascus University. Teaching in Damascus schools is considered one of his activities.
Overview
Tawfiq al-Bouti, son of Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Bouti, was a Sunni Muslim cleric who was also known as the "Sheikh of Sham". He was killed in a bomb explosion on 21 March 2013, during the Syrian Civil War.
Father's Support for Bashar al-Assad
During the Syrian Civil War, Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Bouti publicly supported Bashar al-Assad, who belongs to the Alawite Shia minority. He considered armed uprising against the ruling regime forbidden (even if that regime is oppressive); and believed that this approach would lead to civil war and chaos. With the start of the revolution and unrest in Syria, Bouti's popularity gradually decreased among opposition groups; and Assad's opponents burned his books[1].
Assassination Rumor
This rumor occurred after Bashar al-Assad left Syria and the entry of armed groups into it. Opposing armed groups carried out widespread attacks against government positions in Aleppo and Idlib provinces of Syria on 27 November, corresponding to 7 Azar 1403 SH.
Analysis from the Muslim Brotherhood Studies Channel
With the fall of Assad's government, this concern arose that what will become of the fate of the pioneers of the fight against Takfir ideology in Sham. How much can one trust the amnesty letters issued by Tahrir al-Sham. In the midst of responding to this issue, news of the assassination of Muhammad Tawfiq Sa'id Ramadan al-Bouti, head of the Union of Scholars of the Levant, by terrorists made headlines. A figure who was at the forefront of conferences, congresses, and specialized scientific and research sessions in explaining and confronting extremist and Takfiri ideology. He was an anti-Wahhabi figure who recognized Wahhabism and extremism as tools of Imperialism for infiltration and weakening Islam. Muhammad Tawfiq al-Bouti, who considered the main perpetrators of his father's "Ramadan al-Bouti" martyrdom to be the America and Zionism, always thought about this issue that followers of religions and sects should be called together and the Islamic world should be united based on "La ilaha illa Allah wa Muhammad Rasulullah" in confrontation with Arrogance, Wahhabism, and Takfir. Now in such foggy and dusty weather, should we expect the martyrdom of other scholars of approximation and anti-Takfir of Sham.! What will become of the fate of figures such as; "Ahmad Badr al-Din Hassoun".![2].
See also
Footnotes
References
- Political leaning of Sheikh Tawfiq's father, Dibamag website, date of publication: 20 Azar 1403 SH, date of viewing: 21 Azar 1403 SH.