Ali Gomaa

Dr.
Sheikh
Ali Gomaa
علي جمعة
Gomaa in 2004
Grand Mufti of Egypt
In office
28 September 2003 – 11 February 2013
PresidentHosni Mubarak
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (Acting (law))
Mohamed Morsi
Preceded byAhmed el-Tayeb
Succeeded byShawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam
Personal details
Born (1952-03-03) 3 March 1952 (age 72)
Beni Suef, Egypt
Alma materAl-Azhar University (B.A.) (M.A.) (P.H.D.)
Ain Shams University (B.Com.)
University of Liverpool (H.D.)
OccupationIslamic scholar
Websitedraligomaa.com
Personal
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAsh'ari
MovementNeo-Traditionalism[1]
Modernism[2]

Ali Gomaa[3] (Arabic: علي جمعة, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈʕæli ˈɡomʕæ]) is an Egyptian Islamic scholar, jurist, and public figure who has taken a number of controversial political stances.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] He specializes in Islamic Legal Theory. He follows the Shafi`i school of Islamic jurisprudence[12] and the Ash'ari school of tenets of faith.[13][14] Gomaa is a Sufi.[15]

He served as the eighteenth Grand Mufti of Egypt (2003–2013) through Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah succeeding Ahmed el-Tayeb. He has, in the past, been considered a respected Islamic jurist, according to a 2008 U.S. News & World Report report[16] and The National,[17] and "a highly promoted champion of moderate Islam," according to The New Yorker.[18] However, in recent years Western academic observers have described him as a supporter of authoritarian forms of government.

He was succeeded as Grand Mufti by Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam in February 2013.

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  2. ^ Martin, Gianstefano C. The Dhimmi Narrative: A Comparison between the Historical and the Actual in the Context of Christian-Muslim Relations in Modern Egypt. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS, 2009. "Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of Egypt and a modernist prefers to focus on the spirit of the law..."
  3. ^ Ethar El-Katatney The People's Mufti Archived 18 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine Egypt Today October 2007.
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  8. ^ Dorsey, James (21 June 2019). "Al-Azhar Struggles to Balance Politics and Tradition". LobeLog. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Ali Gumah: Sisi's most loyal Islamic scholar". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. ^ Elmasry, Mohamad (27 June 2015). "Ali Gumah: Sisi's most loyal Islamic scholar". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Ali Gomaa: Kill them, they stink". Middle East Monitor. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  12. ^ Asthana, N. C.; Nirmal, Anjali (2009). Urban Terrorism: Myths and Realities. Pointer Publishers. p. 117. ISBN 978-8171325986.
  13. ^ Maged, Amani (3 November 2011). "Salafis vs Sufis". Al-Ahram Weekly Online. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  14. ^ el-Beheri, Ahmed (9 May 2010). "Azhar sheikh warns West against double standards". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  15. ^ Islamopedia: "Ali Goma" Archived 8 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 20 January 2015
  16. ^ Jay Tolson (2 April 2008). "Finding the Voices of Moderate Islam". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  17. ^ al-Hashemi, Bushra Alkaff; Rym Ghaza (February 2012). "Grand Mufti calls for dialogue about the internet". The National. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  18. ^ "The Rebellion Within". The New Yorker. 2 June 2008.