Biography:Ahmad al-Zein
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Short description: Sunni Muslim scholar (1933–2021)
Ahmad al-Zein احمد الزین | |
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| 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 | |
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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. https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5160776.
- ↑ "شیخ «احمد الزین» رییس جمعیت علمای مسلمان لبنان درگذشت". Mehr News Agency. https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5160776.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "One of major supporters of Islamic Resistance in Lebanon passes away". abna24. https://en.abna24.com/news//one-of-major-supporters-of-islamic-resistance-in-lebanon-passes-away_1120215.html.
- ↑ "چهره خبری؛ شیخ احمد الزین، عالمی مجاهد در دفاع از مقاومت". IRIB. https://www.iribnews.ir/00Cl72.
- ↑ "Senior Lebanese Cleric Passes Away". IQNA. https://iqna.ir/en/news/3474147.
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