Hamza Abu Faris ( ar, حمزة أبوفارس), is a

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...

n scholar and politician who was born in Msallata on 13 January 1946. He was named Awqaf & Islamic Affairs Minister on 22 November 2011 by

Abdurrahim El-Keib Abdurrahim Abdulhafiz El-Keib, PhD, ( ar, عبد الرحيم عبد الحفيظ الكيب; also transcribed ''Abdel Rahim AlKeeb,'' ''Abdul Raheem Al-Keeb,'' etc.; 2 March 1950 – 21 April 2020) was a Libyan politician, professor of electric ...

Education

Hamza Abu Faris was awarded a teaching certificate in

Arabic language Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

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

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and

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after studying at the Department of Languages. He earned his master's degree from Al Fateh University in

Islamic Studies Islamic studies refers to the academic study of Islam, and generally to academic multidisciplinary "studies" programs—programs similar to others that focus on the history, texts and theologies of other religious traditions, such as Easter ...

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 ''Fiqh'' (; ar, فقه ) is Islamic jurisprudence. Muhammad-> Companions-> Followers-> Fiqh. The commands and prohibitions chosen by God were revealed through the agency of the Prophet in both the Quran and the Sunnah (words, deeds, and e ...

(Islamic jurisprudence) from the University of Zaytuna in

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; 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 Shariaa sciences (knowledge and training in Islamic legal traditions) begins, at the hands of a local village Shaikh; he completed memorizing the

Qur'an The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , si ...

in 1982. Specialties: *

Maliki The ( ar, مَالِكِي) school is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. It was founded by Malik ibn Anas in the 8th century. The Maliki school of jurisprudence relies on the Quran and hadiths as prima ...

jurisprudence from (al Malik's) famous works *

Tawhid Tawhid ( ar, , ', meaning "unification of God in Islam (Allāh)"; also romanized as ''Tawheed'', ''Tawhid'', ''Tauheed'' or ''Tevhid'') is the indivisible oneness concept of monotheism in Islam. Tawhid is the religion's central and single m ...

(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

University of Benghazi University of Benghazi ( ar, جامعة بنغازي), Formally known as Garyounis University, it is a public university in Benghazi, Libya, the country's second-largest city as well as one of the most prestigious. institutes of higher educatio ...

and later at the Faculty of Law of Nasser University of Tarhuna. Abu Faris was later appointed to the Faculty of Law at Al Fateh University in Tripoli.

Other Activities

Served as co-researcher for the Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League in

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, and the

European Council for Fatwa and Research The European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR) is a Dublin-based private foundation, founded in London on 29–30 March 1997 on the initiative of the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe. The council is a largely self-selected body, co ...

. Participated in a TV program called Islam and Lifestyles on local Libyan TV Channel, which was broadcast live on Fridays and Saturdays.

References

External links

Hamza Abu Faris Personal Website (AR)

Hamza Abu Faris CV (AR)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abu Faris, Hamza Government ministers of Libya Libyan scholars Living people Members of the National Transitional Council Members of the Interim Government of Libya 1946 births University of Libya alumni University of Tripoli alumni University of Ez-Zitouna alumni Academic staff of the University of Benghazi Academic staff of the University of Tripoli