Ahmad Badr al-Din Hassun

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Ahmad Badr ad-Din Hassun (2016)

Ahmad Badr ad-Din Hassun (also Ahmad Bader Eddin Hassoun or Ahmed Badreddin Hassoun , Arabic أحمد بدر الدين حسون, DMG Aḥmad Badr ad-Dīn Ḥassūn , * 1949 in Aleppo ) has been the Grand Mufti of Syria since 2005 .

Life

Hassun has a degree in Arabic literature and a PhD in Islamic law with Shāfiʿite influences from al-Azhar University in Cairo.

Hassun taught in countless schools and preached in various mosques in Aleppo Province . Although Hassun did not belong to any political party, he was a member of the Syrian Parliament from 1990 to 1998 , where he was a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Advice. First he became 2nd Mufti and finally 1st Mufti of Aleppo. After the death of his predecessor Ahmad Kuftaru , Hassun was elected Grand Mufti of the Syrian Arab Republic by a spiritual body at his request and was constitutionally confirmed by the Syrian government (Decree 302 of 2005). Regardless of his function as Grand Mufti, he holds another very high office as chairman of the Fatwa Council.

Hassun originally represented positions that were perceived as liberal . He made his position clear in speeches at various international conferences, including in Europe and Russia.

He condemned honor killings as serious crimes that should be treated like any other murder. He is considered an opponent of the controversial Article 548 , which is used to legitimize honor killings. Because of this attitude, however, its acceptance by the population is limited. Some do not consider him a "true Muslim"; his views would only conform to those of the ruling party. Hassun also criticized kidnappings and suicide attacks in Iraq.

Hassun was one of the 138 signatories of the open letter a common word between us and you ( Engl. A Common Word Between Us and You ), the personalities of Islam to "leaders of Christian churches everywhere" (English. Leaders of Christian Churches, everywhere ... ) sent (October 13, 2007). He addressed the European Parliament in 2008 .

During the civil war in Syria , Hassun sided with President Bashar al-Assad . On October 10, 2011, his son Saria (22) was assassinated. In March 2013, he issued a religious decree calling on "all mothers and fathers in their homeland" to enlist their children in the Syrian armed forces to crush a conspiracy by foreign enemies, including traitorous Arabs, Zionists and Westerners.

literature

  • Safaa M. Afifi El-Sheikh: Western Churches in the Image of Contemporary Egyptian and Arab Religious Scholars: A Contribution to the Open Letter to Pope Benedict XVI. (Doctorate from HU zu Berlin) Dissertation to obtain the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2012 ( Online ; PDF; 1.8 MB) (see p. 133 ff .: Sheikh Dr. Badr al-Din Hassoun)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Hannelore Müller: Religions in the Middle East: Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag: 2009. S. 172.
  2. ↑ a b Nawar Shora: The Arab-American Handbook: A Guide to the Arab, Arab-American and Muslim Worlds. 2008. pp. 237f. ISBN 978-1-885942-14-2
  3. ↑ Hans-Georg Ziebertz: Gender in Islam and Christianity: theoretical and empirical studies. LIT publishing house. Münster: 2010. p. 25.
  4. ^ Katherine Zoepf: A Dishonorable Affair. The New York Times. Late Edition, September 23, 2007.
  5. ↑ acommonword.com: A common word between us and you (summarized short form) (PDF; 186 kB)
  6. ^ Son of Syria's grand mufti, professor killed in ambush near Ibla University. Al Arabiya, October 2, 2011, accessed October 5, 2013 .
  7. ^ Nir Rosen: A conversation with Grand Mufti Hassoun. Al Jazeera, October 3, 2011, accessed October 5, 2013 .
  8. ↑ Hania Mourtada and Rick Gladstone: Qaeda Group in Iraq Says It Killed Syrian Soldiers. The New York Times, March 11, 2013, accessed October 5, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Hassun, Ahmad Badr ad-Din
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hassoun, Ahmad Bader Eddin; Hassoun, Ahmed Badreddin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Syrian lawyer, Grand Mufti of Syria
DATE OF BIRTH 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Aleppo