Umar Sulaiman Al-Ashqar

Umar Al-Ashqar
Born	1940 Nablus
Died	August 10, 2012 (aged 72)
Nationality	Jordanian
Ethnicity	Palestinian
Alma mater	University of Madinah Al-Azhar University

Dr. Umar Sulayman 'Abd-Allaah al-Ashqar (عمر بن سليمان الأشقر) was a professor in the Faculty of Islamic Law at the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan, who was born in 1940 and died on August 10, 2012. He is not to be confused with Dr. Muḥammad Sulaymān Ashqar.

Biography

Ashqar was a professor in the Faculty of Islamic Law at the University of Jordan. He was previously the Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law at Zarqa Private University, also in Jordan.

Ashqar was born in Nablus in 1940. His family later moved to Madina, Saudi Arabia and he attended the Islamic University of Madinah, where he completed his bachelor’s degree becoming one of the first graduates. He received his master’s and doctorate degrees from Al-Azhar University in Cairo and was a student of scholars such as Ibn Baz and Al-Albani. Ashqar was the author of numerous books on Islam, including the Islamic Creed Series. He died in August 2012.

Views

Ashqar was known for his support of the Muslim Brotherhood. He also claimed that it is obligatory for the Muslim world to support the Second Intifada.

Works

• Belief in Allah: In the Light of the Qur'an and Sunnah - (International Islamic Publishing House, 2nd English Edition, 2003, ISBN 9960-850-38-2; 480 pages)
• The World of the Noble Angels: In the Light of the Qur'an and Sunnah - (International Islamic Publishing House, English, 2002, ISBN 9960-672-75-1; 128 pages)
• The world of Jinns and Devils: In the Light of the Qur'an and Sunnah - (Co-author Jamaal Zarabozo, Al-Basheer Publications & Translations, English (July 1, 1998), ISBN 1-891540-02-5; 238 pages)
• The Messengers and the Messages: In the Light of the Qur'an and Sunnah - (International Islamic Publishing House, ISBN 9960-672-88-3; 358 pages)
• The Final Day (part 1): The Minor Resurrection (What happens after death): In the Light of the Qur'an and Sunnah - (International Islamic Publishing House, English, 2002, ISBN 9960-672-79-4; 360 pages)
• The Final Day (part 2): The Day of Resurrection: In the Light of the Qur'an and Sunnah - (International Islamic Publishing House, English, 2003, ISBN 9960672808; 406 pages)
• The Final Day (part 3): Paradise and Hell: In the Light of the Qur'an and Sunnah - (International Islamic Publishing House, English, 1999, ISBN 9960-850-60-9; 303 pages)
• Divine Will and Predestination: In the Light of the Qur'an and Sunnah - (International Islamic Publishing House, English, 2000, ISBN 9960-672-42-5; 166 pages)
• The Names and Attributes of Allah. According to the doctrine of Ahl us Sunnah wal Jama'ah - (Jami'at Ihyaa' Minhaaj al Sunnah; JIMAS (UK), ISBN 0953301923, 369 pages)