Mohammad Abd al-Ghaffar al-Sharif
Mohammad Abd al-Ghaffar asch-Sharif ( Arabic محمد عبد الغفار الشريف, DMG Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Ġaffār aš-Šarīf ; * November 11, 1953 ) is an Islamic jurist from Kuwait . He is the general secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Kuwait. He is professor in the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies at Kuwait University .
In 2006 he was one of the signatories of an open letter from Islamic scholars to Pope Benedict XVI. after his Regensburg speech .
He 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" (Engl. "Leaders of Christian Churches, everywhere ... ") (October 13, 2007).
Web links
- dralsherif.net (homepage) - Arabic
References and footnotes
- ↑ dralsherif.net
- ↑ islam.de: Open letter to His Holiness Pope XVI. (PDF; 224 kB)
- ↑ acommonword.com: A common word between us and you (summarized short form) (PDF; 186 kB)
| Mohammad Abd al-Ghaffar asch-Sharif (alternative names of the lemma) |
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| Mu ʻammad 'Abd al-Ghaffār Sharīf; Mohammad Abd Al-Ghaffar Al-Sharif; Mohammed Abul Ghaffar Ash-Sharif; Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar Al-Sharif; Mohamed Abdul Ghaffar Al-Sharif; Muhammad 'Abd al-Ghaffar al-Sharif |
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| SURNAME | Sharif, Mohammad Abd al-Ghaffar asch- |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | محمد عبد الغفار الشريف (Arabic); Šarīf, Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Ġaffār aš- |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kuwaiti lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1953 |