Ahmad al-Zein

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Ahmad al-Zein
احمد الزین
TitleShaykh
Personal
Born1933
Died2 March 2021[1]
ReligionIslam
EraModern
RegionLebanon
DenominationSunni
MovementUnion 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[edit]

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[edit]

He died on March 2, 2021, at the age of 88.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "شیخ «احمد الزین» رییس جمعیت علمای مسلمان لبنان درگذشت". Mehr News Agency.
  2. ^ "شیخ «احمد الزین» رییس جمعیت علمای مسلمان لبنان درگذشت". Mehr News Agency.
  3. ^ a b c "One of major supporters of Islamic Resistance in Lebanon passes away". abna24.
  4. ^ "چهره خبری؛ شیخ احمد الزین، عالمی مجاهد در دفاع از مقاومت". IRIB.
  5. ^ "Senior Lebanese Cleric Passes Away". IQNA.