Newsletter No. 19
Winter 2020
In Memoriam Shaykh Mohammad Mukhtar al-Sallami The passing away of the erudite Shaykh Mohammad Mukhtar al-Sallami, on Monday 19 August 2019, was a great loss - to the Muslim nation in general, and Tunisia in particular - of an eminent scholar, endowed with patience, vision, and foresight; one who dedicated all his life to serving Islam and Muslims. The late Shaykh Mohammad Mukhtar al-Sallami was born in Sfax, in 1925. He memorised the Noble Qur’ān in primary school, then gained the qualification certificate from Ez-Zitouna University, followed by award of scholar certification (al-‘ālimiyyah) from the Uṣūl al-Dīn (Islamic legal theory) Faculty at the same university. After graduation, he was employed as a teacher at Ez-Zitouna University, subsequently joining the Higher Institute for Uṣūl al-Dīn as a teacher of Qur’ānic studies, jurisprudence (fiqh), and legislative principles. In addition, he worked as Chief Inspector for Secondary Education.
1. Madkhal ilā maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah 2. Naẓariyyat al-maqāṣid ‘inda al-Imām al-Shāṭibī 3. Naẓariyyat al-taqrīb wa al-taghlīb wa taṭbīqātuhā fī al-‘ulūm al-Islāmiyyah
The deceased was a member of the Founding Board for the Centre for the Study of the Philosophy of Islamic Law at Al-Furqān Islamic Heritage Foundation. He was also member of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy in Jeddah, and was considered one of its most influential persons. He was appointed President of the International Shariah Board for Zakat. He also held the position of Mufti of the Republic for 14 years, between 1984 and 1998, during which time he headed the Higher Islamic Council, between 1989 and 1993.
4. Huqūq al-insān miḥwar maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah, wa alijtihād wa al-tajdīd 5. Al-Ta‘līm al-Zaytūnī wa wasā’il iṣlāḥih 6. Al-Usrah wa al-mujtama‘ We ask Allāh, Most Exalted, to accept the deceased in His Manifest Mercy and Pardon, and grant him generous reward and abode in the Gardens of Paradise.
During his life journey, the erudite scholar AlSallami received several prizes and medals, including Grand Cordon of the Order of the Tunisian Republic, Prize of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, and Prize of the Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences. Shaykh Mohammad Mukhtar al-Sallami authored many works, exceeding twenty books, among these: 25
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