Salah Abu al-Haj
Salah Abu al-Haj | |
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صلاح أبو الحاج | |
Salah Abu al-Haj in 2025 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Salah Muhammad Salim Abu al-Haj (1974-07-24) 24 July 1974 |
| Era | Modern |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic jurisprudence |
| Education | University of Baghdad |
| Occupation | |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Salah Muhammad Salim Abu al-Haj (Arabic: صلاح محمد سالم أبو الحاج, romanized: Ṣalāḥ Muḥammad Sālim ʾAbu al-Ḥāj; born 24 July 1974) is a Jordanian Islamic scholar and researcher. He is considered one of the leading scholars on Hanafi jurisprudence.
Biography
Salah Muhammad Salim Abu al-Haj was born on 24 July 1974 in Amman, Jordan. He earned a bachelor's degree from the College of Dawah and Fundamentals of Religion and obtained his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Baghdad in Baghdad, Iraq.[1] His teachers include Shaykh Abd al-Malik al-Sa'di.[1][2]
Abu al-Haj served as assistant professor at Al-Balqa Applied University from 2004 to 2010.[3] He later became Dean of Hanafi Jurisprudence at the World Islamic Science and Education University in Jordan and currently serves in the position.[3]
Books
Abu al-Haj is the author of at least over 30 works as of 2025.[4] Some of them include:
- al-Fiqh al-Muqāran[5]
- Is'ad al-Mufti[5]
- Al-Madkhal al-Mufassal ila al-Fiqh al-Hanafi[5]
- Removing the Confusion[6]
References
- ^ a b "What does it mean to be a Hanafi?". Karima Foundation. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ^ Elqabbany, Moustafa (2018-05-29). "Sheikh Abdul Malik Al-Saadi - The Muslim 500". Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ^ a b "An Evening with Dr Salah Abul Hāj - The virtues, importance and etiquettes of seeking sacred knowledge in the modern world". Saeed Institute. 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ^ "صلاح محمد أبو الحاج-Dr. Salah Mohammad Abu Al‑Hajj". www.irsad.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ^ a b c "Dr. Salah Abul Hajj Archives". Hadith Notes. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ^ "Removing the Confusion". Sunni Publications. Retrieved 2025-11-30.