Abu Hafs

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Abu Hafs may refer to:

  • Abu Hafs Omar al-Nasafi, a Muslim scholar of 11th/12th century
  • Mohammed Atef (Abu Hafs al-Masri), past military chief of al-Qaeda
  • Abu Hafs Umar ibn Shuayb al-Iqritishi, early 9th-century Andalusian pirate and founder of the Emirate of Crete
  • Abu Hafs ibn Amr (died ca. 928/931), last Arab emir of Malatya
  • Abu Hafs al-Urduni, Jordanian Mujahid who fought in Chechnya
  • Mahfouz Ould al-Walid (Abu Hafs al-Mauritani), Islamic religious scholar associated with the Taliban and al-Qaeda. He opposed the September 11 attacks and has since distanced himself from al-Qaeda.
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