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Unseated. Egypt under the de facto rule of Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab. 18 Hafs ibn al-Walid ibn Yusuf al-Hadrami: 27 April 727 16 May 727 Unseated. Egypt under the de facto rule of Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab. - Abd al-Malik ibn Rifa'a al-Fahmi (Second Term) 16 May 727 30 May 727 Died in office. Egypt under the de facto rule of Ubayd Allah ibn al ...
The post of Grand Imam of al-Azhar, or shaykh of al-Azhar, has been filled by a member of the ulema, the religious scholars, of Egypt. The position of Grand Imam is among the most prominent roles in Islam and is often considered to be the highest authority in Islamic jurisprudence. The Grand Imam of al-Azhar is the most prominent official ...
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar (Arabic: الإمام الأكبر), also known as Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar (Arabic: شيخ الأزهر الشريف), currently Ahmed el-Tayeb, is a prestigious and a prominent official title in Egypt and Islamic world. [1]
A caliph is the supreme religious and political leader of an Islamic state known as the caliphate. [1] [2] Caliphs (also known as 'Khalifas') led the Muslim Ummah as political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, [3] and widely-recognised caliphates have existed in various forms for most of Islamic history. [4]
The major source of information about the Muslim conquest of Egypt and the province's early Arab military generations, Ibn Abd al-Hakam (d. 871), [138] commends Amr for his leadership of the Egyptian conquest and as the upholder of the interests of Egypt's troops and their families against the central authorities in Medina and later Damascus. [137]
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leaders (12 P) G. Grand Muftis of Egypt (9 P) S. Egyptian Muslim scholars of Islam (1 C, 8 P) Egyptian Shia clerics (1 P)
The Sunnis and the group in Egypt considered him a brave hero and their representative. [8] [9] Judge Abu Uday el-Masry bin el-Emam became famous throughout the Islamic world and was known for his abundant knowledge and good reputation, which made Egypt a destination for Muslim scholars, especially religious scholars. [10] [11] [12]
Islamic religious leaders have traditionally been people who, as part of the clerisy, mosque, or government, performed a prominent role within their community or nation.. However, in the modern contexts of Muslim minorities in non-Muslim countries as well as secularised Muslim states like Turkey, and Bangladesh, the religious leadership may take a variety of non-formal sha