Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan Al-Fawzan

Not to be confused with Saleh Al-Fawzan.

Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan Al-Fawzan (Arabic: فوزان، عبد العزيز بن فوزان بن صالح) is an Islamic scholar and author in Saudi Arabia. He is also known as Abd al-Aziz b. Fawzan al-Fawzan and Abd Al-Aziz Al-Fawzan.

Background and education

He is a Saudi Professor of Islamic Law at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University[1] and a member of the Teacher’s Board, al-Imam University. In the past, he taught at the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America (IIASA).[2]

Al-Fawzan speaks frequently on Saudi TV, and has reportedly been highly critical of Christianity and the United States.[3] Of Christians he has reportedly said, "Someone who denies Allah, worships Christ, son of Mary, and claims that God is one third of a trinity – so you like these things he says and does? Don’t you hate the faith of such a polytheist who says God is one third of a trinity, or who worships Christ, son of Mary?"

Al-Fawzan, however, further commented that Muslims should have positive hatred, which is to feel compassion and mercy and to try to help people convert to Islam and submit to one god.[3] Of America and the 2008 economic crisis, he said, "America is collapsing, according to the same scenario of the Russian collapse." [4]

Controversies

Fawzan controversially claimed that the 2004 Tsunami was God's punishment for allowing resorts where "especially at Christmas, fornication and sexual perversion of all kinds are rampant."[5]

References

  1. ↑ Al-Imam University website
  2. ↑ Saudi Cleric Who Taught in U.S. On Al-Majd TV memri.org, October 29, 2008
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Saudi Professor of Islamic Law Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan Al-Fawzan Calls for "Positive Hatred" of Christians memritv.org, December 16, 2005
  4. ↑ Saudi Cleric Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan Al-Fawzan: Allah Be Praised, America Is Collapsing; If the Skulls of America's Victims Were Placed One on Top of the Other, the Pile Would Be Higher than the WTC memritv.org, October 7, 2008
  5. ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/04/AR2006090401107_3.html

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