Umar Al-Ashqar | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1940 |
Died | 10 August 2012 | (aged 71–72)
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Nationality | Jordanian |
Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
Umar Sulaiman Al-Ashqar ( Arabic: عمر بن سليمان الاشقر; 1940 – 10 August 2012) [1] was a Salafi [2] [3] Muslim Brotherhood scholar [4] who served as a professor in the Faculty of Islamic Law at the University of Jordan and was also the Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law at al-Zarqa’ University, also in Jordan. He authored a number of books on Islam, including the Islamic Creed Series.[ citation needed]
He wrote a book about marriage.