Hamza Abu Faris
Hamza Abu Faris حمزة أبوفارس | |
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Awqaf & Islamic Affairs Minister | |
Assumed office 22 November 2011 | |
President | Mustafa Abdul Jalil |
Prime Minister | Abdurrahim El-Keib |
Personal details | |
Born | Ph.D.) | 13 January 1946
Profession | Scholar |
Hamza Abu Faris (
Arabic: حمزة أبوفارس), is a Libyan scholar and politician who was born in Msallata on 13 January 1946.[1] He was named Awqaf & Islamic Affairs Minister on 22 November 2011 by Abdurrahim El-Keib.[2]
Education
Hamza Abu Faris was awarded a teaching certificate in
Arabic language and religion teaching from Tripoli in 1967. In 1971 he earned a secondary certificate in the Department of Literature and then advanced to study at the Teachers' College for Higher Education in Tripoli
.
Abu Faris obtained his bachelor's degree in
Literature
after studying at the Department of Languages.
He earned his master's degree from
Islamic Studies
under the supervision of Dr. Abd' al-Salaam Abu Naji in 1984.
In 2000 Hamza Abu Faris received his
Ph.D in Islamic Sciences, with an emphasis in comparative Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) from the University of Zaytuna in Tunisia
; his doctoral thesis was entitled "Judge Abdul Wahab al-Baghdadi and his approach to Exegesis of the Prophetic Message."
Religious Training
Hamza Abu Faris' relationship with
Qur'an
in 1982.
Specialties:
- Malikijurisprudence from (al Malik's) famous works
- Tawhid (principle of God's oneness)
- The science of Hadith (traditions concerning the life of the Prophet Mohamed)
- Quranic exegesis
- Muwatta (a foundational text in the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence)
- al-Zurqani's exegesis thereof
- Sahih al Bukhari (canonical Hadith compilation)
- Sahih Muslim (canonical Hadith compilation)
Special expertise in the fields of inheritance and jurisprudential knowledge.
Teaching career
Hamza Abu Faris taught at high school level for several years before teaching at the Faculty of Law at the
Al Fateh University
in Tripoli.
Other Activities
Served as co-researcher for the Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League in Mecca, and the European Council for Fatwa and Research.
Participated in a TV program called Islam and Lifestyles on local Libyan TV Channel, which was broadcast live on Fridays and Saturdays.
References
- ^ Abu Faris, Hamza. "Hamza Abu Faris' Official CV". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ "Libya's NTC unveils new government line-up". Reuters. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.