Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi

Amir al-Mu'minin
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
أبي الحسن الهاشمي القرشي‎
3rd Caliph of the Islamic State
Reign
4 February 2022[1] – 15 October 2022[2]
Preceded byAbu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
Succeeded byAbu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi[3]
Emir of Diwan al-Amn[4]
In office
2016-17 – c. 2019
Preceded byAbu Nasir Al-Mosuli[4]
Succeeded byNot known
Governor of Wilayat Al-Sham[4]
In office
2016[4]–2019[4]
Personal details
Born
Nour Karim Al-Mutni Al-Obaidi Al-Rifai[4][5]

Unknown date
Rawa, Iraq
Died15 October 2022[2]
Jasim, Syria[6]
Cause of deathSuicide
ReligionSunni Islam
Nickname(s)Sayf al-Baghdad ('Sword of Baghdad')[7]
"Carrier of Banner of Jihad and Khilafah"[8]
"Commander of Battalions of Mujahidin"[9]
Military career
Allegiance
Battles / warsWar on Terror

Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (Arabic: أبو الحسن الهاشمي القرشي, romanized: Abū al-Ḥasan al-Hāshimī al-Qurashī), probably born Nour Karim al-Mutni Al-Obaidi Al-Rifai ([نور بن عبد الكريم المطني العُبيدي الرِّفاعي ] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |3= (help);[4][5] died 15 October 2022[2]), was an Iraqi[10] militant and the third caliph[a] of the Islamic State. He was named as caliph on 10 March 2022, in an audio message by the new spokesperson of IS, Abu Umar al-Muhajir, whose announcement came more than a month after the death of his predecessor Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.[14][15] The message said that Abu al-Hassan was given a pledge of allegiance in response to the will of the former caliph.[16] The Turkish government claimed that he was arrested in Istanbul on 26 May 2022.[17] Later, Islamic State sources denied news reports of his arrest in the 347th issue of their weekly newsletter Al-Naba.[18]

In November 2022, Islamic State spokesman Abu Umar al-Muhajir announced that Abu al-Hasan had been killed in combat. After confirmation by the Islamic State and the United States Central Command of his death in Syria, Abu Umar announced Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi as Abu al-Hasan's successor.

  1. ^ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (18 March 2022). "'On the Path of the First Rightly-Guided Ones' – Islamic State Editorial on the New Caliph and Allegiance Pledge". Aymenn's Monstrous Publications. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Mroue, Bassem (1 December 2022). "Syrian rebels didn't know jihadist they killed was Islamic State leader". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Islamic State leader Abu Hasan al-Qurashi killed, names successor". Hindustan Times. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (3 October 2023). "A Brief Biography of Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi: The Islamic State's Third Caliph". Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b Charles Lister [@Charles_Lister] (1 December 2022). "More info on deceased #ISIS leader Abu al-Hassan, via @WaelEssam77: [...]" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Jihadi Casualty Database". International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. ^ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (1 December 2022). "The Killing of the Islamic State's Leader in Deraa Province: Analysis and Resources for Context". Aymenn's Monstrous Publications. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. ^ He was referred to by this title by prominent Islamic State media group "Bayda al-Muwahidin"
  9. ^ This is one of titles given to every Islamic State caliph by their supporters and use among their publications along with titles like Amir al-Momineen and Caliph of Muslims
  10. ^ "ماذا يجري في منطقة جاسم؟ ثوار منطقة جاسم بريف درعا يؤكدون في بيان مرئي مقتل".
  11. ^ Yusuf al-Qaradawi stated: "[The] declaration issued by the Islamic State is void under sharia and has dangerous consequences for the Sunnis in Iraq and for the revolt in Syria", adding that the title of caliph can "only be given by the entire Muslim nation", not by a single group. Strange, Hannah (5 July 2014). "Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi addresses Muslims in Mosul". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  12. ^ Bunzel, Cole (27 November 2019). "Caliph Incognito: The Ridicule of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi". jihadica.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  13. ^ Hamid, Shadi (1 November 2016). "What a caliphate really is—and how the Islamic State is not one". Brookings. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Islamic State names new leader, confirms death of predecessor". Beirut: France 24. Agence France-Presse. 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  15. ^ Hubbard, Ben (10 March 2022). "ISIS Names a New Leader, but Says Little About Him". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Islamic state confirms death of its leader, names new chief". Reuters. 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  17. ^ Kozok, Firat (26 May 2022). "Turkey Has Detained Islamic State's New Leader, Officials Say". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  18. ^ Zelin, Aaron Y. (14 July 2022). "New issue of The Islamic State's newsletter: 'al-Nabā' #347". jihadology.net. Retrieved 9 September 2022.


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