Muhammad Husayn al-Dhahabi explained

Muhammad Husayn al-Dhahabi (October 19, 1915[1] — July 7, 1977) was an Al-Azhar scholar and the former Egyptian Minister of Religious Endowments. He was a critic of the militant jihadist movement that had splintered from the mainstream Muslim Brotherhood. On July 3, 1977, he was kidnapped by the radical group Takfir wal-Hijra, who held him hostage and demanded the release of imprisoned members of their movement.[2] When their demand was not met, they executed al-Dhahabi.[3] Following his execution, the government of Anwar Sadat cracked down on militant Islamic organizations in Egypt.[4]

Notes and References

  1. معلومات عن محمد حسين الذهبي على موقع viaf.org". viaf.org. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2018-12-12
  2. Marc Sageman, Understanding Terror Networks (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004) p.29
  3. Gilles Kepel, Muslim Extremism in Egypt (University of California Press, 1986) p.96
  4. Web site: Dhahabi, Shaykh Muhammad Husayn. Oxford Islamic Studies Online. 24 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180624092929/http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e531. dead. June 24, 2018.