Ahmad von Denffer

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Ahmad von Denffer (2009)

Ahmad von Denffer (born May 10, 1949 in Mönchengladbach ) is a German publicist, translator and Muslim religious functionary. He comes from a German-Baltic family.

Life

From 1972 to 1978 he studied Islamic studies and ethnology at the University of Mainz . From 1978 to 1984 he was a research fellow at the Islamic Foundation in Leicester (England), which is closely related to the Islamist Pakistani Jamaat-e-Islami and the teachings of Maududi . It was directed by Khurram Murad , with whom von Denffer later wrote joint books. In 1984 he became a consultant for German-language affairs at the Islamic Center in Munich , headed by Mahdi Akef , who later became the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood . Von Denffer is editor of the magazine "Al-Islam".

In 1984 he became a founding member of the International Islamic Charitable Foundation in Kuwait. 1986 to 1988 and from 1993 to 2011 he was chairman of “muslime hilft eV”, since 1995 trustee of “Muslim Aid International” in London. In 1989 von Denffer published a translation of Al-Qaradawi's book “Permitted and Forbidden in Islam” and in 1996 a German translation of the Koran and numerous other books. On June 4, 2005 he was elected to the Shura Council of the Islamic Center in Munich.

criticism

Von Denffer sees differences between Islamic law and the respective secular-local legal system and tries, if possible, to convert the German legal system into an Islamic one. For example, he criticized the Central Council of Muslims in Germany (ZMD), in which he himself represents the Islamic Center in Munich, for the “ Islamic Charter ” published in 2002 for its “clear opportunism”. There can be "no question" of the fact that Muslims in the diaspora are fundamentally obliged to adhere to the local legal system:

“Of course, everyone who lives in Germany recognizes the fact that they live here in a secular democracy as a reality. But that doesn't mean, as the ZMD claims here, that this fact and reality is recognized as being welcomed or even worth striving for. On the contrary, this insight is an incentive for Muslims to do their best to transform this society into an Islamic one. "

Likewise, in a contribution for the Islamic Community in Germany on the question of the compatibility of German law with Sharia law, he stated "an incompatibility in various areas" that "can hardly be resolved", especially in the "area of ​​the role of women".

Von Denffer thinks that he could very well imagine an Islamic parallel society - which he would rather call a subculture - and cites Canada as a practical example and orientation, where there have been initiatives for the introduction of Islamic marriage and divorce law through mediation. "If the majority of the people in this society decide to [read: Sharia], then one should accept that and give them the opportunity to shape their society according to [the principles of Islamic law]".

Von Denffer considers the freedom of religious practice in the Islamic countries, in contrast to Germany, to be unrestricted. In response to al-Qaradawi's characterization of Palestinian “martyr operations” as “one of the most laudable forms of worship”, he commented “that every person must form his or her own opinion in this regard”.

With such views, von Denffer attracted the attention of the southern German constitutional protection authorities critically. The separation of state and religion , religious freedom and the principle of equality are called into question by him. Denffer also blames his contacts with sub-organizations of the Muslim Brotherhood .

Works

  • Islam for Children , 1977 (German-language religious book for children)
  • Christians in the Qur'an and Sunna Islamic Foundation, Leicester, 1979
  • Ulum al Qur'an - An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'an. islamicbulletin.org (PDF) Islamic Foundation, Leicester 1981.
  • The Hamdi Hartmann Locomotive - The story of the Islamic Hejaz Railway told for children. 1987.
  • Islam here and today - contributions from the 1st - 12th meeting of German-speaking Muslims 1976–1981. 3rd improved edition 1991 ( 1412 ).
  • Islam and Politics , lecture Dec. 21, 1990 at the invitation of the Islamic Student Association in Zurich.
  • ABC of the Al-Islam magazine - index of keywords 1958–1992 (= series of publications by the Islamic Center in Munich. No. 21).
  • Islam and the Environment (= series of publications by the Islamic Center in Munich, No. 8). 2nd edition 1993.
  • Small dictionary of Islam. 2nd edition HdI, 1994 (1415).
  • War and Peace in Islam (= series of publications by the Islamic Center in Munich, No. 26). 1995 Summary ( Memento of October 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  • The Koran, the holy scripture of Islam in German translation - with short explanations according to the commentators of Jalalain, Tabari and other excellent interpreters of the Koran - 4th edition 1996 - Bilingual edition - XLIV.
    • The Koran, the holy scripture of Islam in German translation - with short explanations according to the commentators of Jalalain, Tabari and other excellent interpreters of the Koran - 9th improved edition 2003 - monolingual edition - XVIV.
  • Allah's Messenger said - 870 hadiths - selection and translation by Ahmad von Denffer, Eva and Omar El-Shabassy and Amin Waltter - new edition 1998.
  • A day with the Prophet [ace] - 200 hadiths translated from the Arabic by Ahmad von Denffer - new edition 1998.
  • Daʿwa in the time of the Prophet - the call to Islam of the Prophet Muhammad (sws) and his companions (= series of publications of the IZ Munich. No. 32). Munich 2001.
  • Pilgrimage to Mecca - the most important things about ´Umra and Hagg (= series of publications by the Islamic Center Munich. No. 15). 2002.
  • The Muslim family in local society - Ahmed von Denffer, Fatima Nassar, Malika Douallal and S. Ibrahim Rüschoff - series of publications by the Islamic Center in Munich. No. 38. Munich 2003.
  • About the good nature - Ahmed von Denffer and Rüschtü Aslandur (= series of publications of the Islamic Center Munich. No. 37). Munich 2003.
  • About Islamic behavior - Ahmed von Denffer, Abu Bakr Al-Jaza'iri, Harith Al Muhasibi and Khurram Murad (= series of publications by the Islamic Center in Munich, No. 36). Munich 2003.
  • Islam Knigge - advice on dealing with Muslims in Germany (= series of publications by the Islamic Center in Munich, No. 33). Munich 2003.
  • Islam and Jesus (= series of publications of the Islamic Center Munich. No. 18). 3rd edition 2005.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ian Johnson: The Beach Head: How a Mosque for Ex-Nazis Became Center of Radical Islam. In: The Wall Street Journal , July 12, 2005.
  2. ^ Website of the "International Islamic Charitable Foundation" in Kuwait ( Memento from August 6, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī: What is permitted and prohibited in Islam . SKD-Bavaria-Verl., Munich 1989, ISBN 3-926575-12-3 (Arabic: Al-halal wa-l-haram fi-l-islam . Translated by Ahmad von Denffer). English version: The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam ( Memento of November 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Ahmad von Denffer (translator): The Koran . 5th edition. Islamic Center, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-89263-786-5 .
  5. ↑ Ahmad von Denffer: Critical Comments on the “Islamic Charter” . In: Al-Islam No. 2/2002.
  6. ↑ Ahmad von Denffer: Does German law forbid Muslims to live according to Sharia law? ( Memento of December 17, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) Article for the IGD .
  7. ↑ Platz für den Islamic Law (PDF; 57 kB), interview in Die Gazette magazine number 2, June 2004 with A. von Denffer
  8. ↑ Freedom of religion from an Islamic point of view .
  9. ↑ A. v. Denffer in Al-Islam 1/2003
  10. ^ Protection of the Constitution of Baden-Württemberg: Information event of the "Muslim University Group" Mannheim ( Memento from June 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Denffer, Ahmad von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German scholar of Islam
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Mönchengladbach