Dr. Ahmad Mahmoud Karima (Arabic: أحمد محمود كريمة), professor of Islamic law and comparative jurisprudence at Al-Azhar University, is best known for his religious moderation and condemnations of radicalism, and for his intense criticism of the Salafi-Wahhabi movement, and the Muslim Brotherhood group.[2][3][4][5]
Ahmad Mahmoud Karima أحمد محمود كريمة | |
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 Ahmad Karima interviewed by Zaman News on 30 July 2017 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 2 June 1951 |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Main interest(s) | Aqidah, Tawhid, Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Usul al-Fiqh, Usul al-Din, Islamic studies |
| Notable work(s) | Al-Salafiyya bayna al-Aseel wa al-Dakheel |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Creed | Ash'ari[1] |
| Muslim leader | |
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He declared after the 2016 international conference on Sunni Islam in Grozny that "If the world is looking forward to uprooting terrorism, it has to stand up against Wahhabism because they are the root of all sedition and conflict."[6][7]
Books
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Karima". elwahabiya.com.
- ^ "بالفيديو أحمد كريمة: باحب أغاني فيروز وأم كلثوم.. والغناء كان مسموحًا به في عهد النبي" (in Arabic). Masrawy.
- ^ "The Moderation of Islam by Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Karima". The World Association for al-Azhar Graduates.
- ^ "Brotherhood and Salafis behind criticism of Iran visit: Ahmed Karima". Daily News Egypt.
- ^ "History of Salafi movement stained with Muslim blood". Taghrib news Agency (TNA).
- ^ Terence Ward (2018). The Wahhabi Code: How the Saudis Spread Extremism Globally. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781628729726.
- ^ "New Book Traces Roots of Saudi-Funded Extremism". The Markaz, Arts Center for the Greater Middle East.
- ^ "New Release: Correcting concepts about Salafism". Ahram Online.
- ^ "Gama'at Al-Ikhwan: The true identity of the Muslim Brotherhood". Ahram Online.
