Ahmad al-Zein
Ahmad al-Zein احمد الزین | |
|---|---|
| Title | Shaykh |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1933 |
| Died | 2 March 2021[1] |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Modern |
| Region | Lebanon |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Movement | Union of Muslim Ulama |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced | |
Ahmad al-Zein (Arabic: احمد الزین) was a notable Sunni Muslim scholar who was also known as "Shaykh of the Levant". He was the head of the Union of Muslim Ulama of Lebanon.[3]
Early life[]
He was born in 1933 in the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon.[4] Ahmad al-Zein was a graduate of Al-Azhar University in Egypt and was the religious judge of the Lebanese Sharia courts for 35 years and the Friday Imam of the Omri Kabir Mosque in Sidon.[5] He was one of Lebanon's leading Sunni scholars, a member of The World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought.[3]
Death[]
He died on March 2, 2021, at the age of 88.[3]
References[]
- ^ "شیخ «احمد الزین» رییس جمعیت علمای مسلمان لبنان درگذشت". Mehr News Agency.
- ^ "شیخ «احمد الزین» رییس جمعیت علمای مسلمان لبنان درگذشت". Mehr News Agency.
- ^ a b c "One of major supporters of Islamic Resistance in Lebanon passes away". abna24.
- ^ "چهره خبری؛ شیخ احمد الزین، عالمی مجاهد در دفاع از مقاومت". IRIB.
- ^ "Senior Lebanese Cleric Passes Away". IQNA.
Categories:
- 1933 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Sidon
- Al-Azhar University alumni
- Islam and politics
- Islamism
- Islamic philosophers
- Muslim reformers
- 20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam