Abu Muhammad al-Tahawi

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Abd al-Qadir Shahada, known as Abu Muhammad al-Tahawi, is a Jordanian Islamic scholar who is among the leaders of the Salafi movement in Jordan.

Biography[edit]

He is from Irbid.

He was arrested on April 15, 2011, during the 2011–12 Jordanian protests, during which he had attended a protest in Zarqa. He was later released.[1]

On 30 October 2012, he told the BBC that "jihad in Syria is obligatory for any able Muslim in order to help his brothers there."[2]

While in prison in September 2013, Tahawi criticized the Jordanian legal system. In a letter, he told the Al-Nour Party in Egypt to not “trade God’s law for the law of the world."[1]

Shortly after Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi was released from prison in June 2014[3] he sharply criticized the Islamic State. Abu Muhammad al-Tahawi expressed neutral position on dispute between Nusra Front and Islamic State. [4]

But on September 30, 2014, while they were both imprisoned, he and Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi issued a statement calling on Abu Qatada to cease his criticism of the Islamic State.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sowell, Kirk H. "Jordanian Salafism and the Jihad in Syria - by Kirk H. Sowell".
  2. ^ al-Shishani, Murad Batal (30 October 2012). "Jordan's jihadists drawn to Syria conflict" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Jordan releases anti-ISIL Salafi leader".
  4. ^ "The Islamic State and Amman: Jordanian Salafis Debate Will Determine the Future Events in the Kingdom - Middle East Briefing". Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  5. ^ "أبو قتادة بعد وصفه البغدادي بـ"الضال": المقدسي والطحاوي يطالبانه بإلتزام" الصمت" وحملة سلفية لعزله ومخيم البقعة يعتبره"غير مرحب به"".