Umar Sulaiman Al-Ashqar

Umar Al-Ashqar
Personal
Born1940
Died10 August 2012(2012-08-10) (aged 71–72)
ReligionSalafi Islam
NationalityJordanian Jordan
Alma materAl-Azhar University

Umar Sulaiman Al-Ashqar (Arabic: عمر بن سليمان الاشقر; 1940 – 10 August 2012)[1] was a Muslim Brotherhood scholar[2] who served as a professor in the Faculty of Islamic Law at the University of Jordan and was also the Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law at al-Zarqa’ University, also in Jordan. He authored a number of books on Islam, including the Islamic Creed Series.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Umar Sulaiman Al-Ashqar's obituary (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Ovamir Anjum1 Salafis and Democracy: Doctrine and Context p. 21