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Abu Ishaq Al Heweny is one of the famous Islamic scientists in Egypt . His original name is Hegazy Mohamed Sherif. He was born in Kafr ash Shaykh on 1954.1
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Abu Ishaq Al Heweny ( ; born Hegazy Mohamed Sherif in Kafr ash Shaykh in 1954) is a famous Egyptian Islamic jurisprudent.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Abu Ishaq Al Heweny ( , born June 1956) is regarded as a Muslim scholar.Born in the village of Hewen in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate in Egypt .
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Abu Ishaq al-Heweny ( , born 10 June 1956 ) is regarded as a Salafi scholar. Born in the village of Hewen in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate in Egypt . He issued a fatwa against Hamed Abdel-Samad in 2013 for writing a book on islamofascism .In 2015, the Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments initiated a campaign to remove any books authored by Salafi scholars including Al Heweny from all mosques in Egypt."Refutations of the major scholars on Abu Ishāq Al-Huwainī, Al-Ma'ribī, Turāth, Maghrāwī, Muhammad Hassān, etc" . "معلومات عن أبي إسحق الحويني" . موضوع . Daily News Egypt: "Al-Nour Party seeks support of Salafi figures in parliamentary elections" November 7, 2015 Muslim Village: "Egypt bans Salafi books from mosques" by ABU HUDHAYFAH June 28, 2015 Bayat, Asef; Herrera, Linda (19 August 2010)."Hamed Abdel-Samad: "Meine Rettung war, das Land schnell zu verlassen" " (in German).
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Abu Ishaq al-Heweny ( , born 10 June 1956 ). was born in the village of Hewen in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate in Egypt . In 2015, the Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments initiated a campaign to remove any books authored by scholars like Al Heweny from all mosques in Egypt. "Refutations of the major scholars on Abu Ishāq Al-Huwainī, Al-Ma'ribī, Turāth, Maghrāwī, Muhammad Hassān, etc" . "معلومات عن أبي إسحق الحويني" . موضوع . Daily News Egypt: "Al-Nour Party seeks support of Salafi figures in parliamentary elections" November 7, 2015 Muslim Village: "Egypt bans Salafi books from mosques" by ABU HUDHAYFAH June 28, 2015 Bayat, Asef; Herrera, Linda (19 August 2010). "Hamed Abdel-Samad: "Meine Rettung war, das Land schnell zu verlassen" " (in German).
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Egyptian Islamic preacher (1956–2025) For other people named Abu Ishaq, see Abu Ishaq (disambiguation) .( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Hijazi Muhammad Yusuf Sharif ( Arabic : أبو إسحاق الحوينى ,10 June 1956 – 17 March 2025), better known by his nickname Abu Ishaq al-Houweny , was an Egyptian Islamic preacher and scholar.A prominent scholar in the field of Hadith sciences , he authored several books and appeared on several Islamic TV shows on several channels such as Al-Nas , Al-Rahma and Al-Hekma.
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one of the famous islamic scientists in egypt
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egyptian islamic preacher and scholar
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