Muhammad al-Yaqoubi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Muhammad al-Yaqoubi
Occupation	Faqih
Date Of Birth	May 7, 1963(1963-05-07)
Age	61
Birthplace	Damascus
Country	Syria
Birth City	Damascus Governorate
Horoscope	Taurus

Muhammad al-Yaqoubi Biography

Muhammad al-Yaqoubi is one of the most popular and richest Faqih who was born on May 7, 1963 in Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria. Muhammad Abul Huda al-Yaqoubi, Arabic: mHmd; born 7 May 1963), is a Syrian Islamic scholar. He is also a religious leader. He is a strong opponent to both Bashar al Assad and Abu Bakr al–Baghdadi.

He joined the University of Gothenburg’s PhD program in Linguistics in 1991. He was a teacher and researcher in Arabic literature in Sweden. He was made mufti by the Swedish Islamic Society in 1999. Al-Yaqoubi can speak English, Arabic, and Swedish fluently. The sacred knowledge organisation also states that he has trained hundreds of scholars, preachers, and imams.

On 21 June 2010, al-Yaqoubi declared on Takbeer TV’s programme Sunni Talk that the Mujaddid of the Indian subcontinent was Ahmed Raza Khan, and said that a follower of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah can be identified by his love of Khan, and that those outside of that those outside the Ahlus Sunnah are identified by their attacks on him.

On 22 January 2010, al-Yaqoubi refuted the comments made by Mufti of Syria Ahmad Bader Hassoun on 19 January 2010 about the Prophet Muhammad. Al-Ya’qoubi explained the necessity to obey the Messenger in every command including the news about the Qur’an and the names of the prophets. Al-Ya’qoubi asserted, “we know that Moses and Jesus are prophets only because our Prophet Muhammad told us so. Had he told us otherwise, we would have had to believe him…believing in Moses and Jesus does not imply the validity of Judaism and Christianity of today.” He also asked Mufti Hassoun to resign his job out of embarrassment and to protect the dignity of Islam and the integrity of the Islamic scholars of Syria. The following day al-Yaqoubi was dismissed as Friday public speaker of al-Hasan Masjid in Abu Rummaneh, Damascus by the government. Six months later he was re-instated.

Al-Yaqoubi obtained a degree in Arabic Literature from the University of Damascus’ Faculty of Islamic Law in 1987. The Beirut Arab University was where he studied philosophy for two more years.

Muhammad al-Yaqoubi Net Worth

Muhammad al-Yaqoubi is one of the richest Faqih from Syria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Muhammad al-Yaqoubi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Al-Yaqoubi’s dad, Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi died in 1985. Al-Yaqoubi’s father, Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi, died in a car crash in 2006. He wrote an online eulogy in which he said that Farizah used to pray 100 rakas of salah every day.

Al-Yaqoubi was a Syrian citizen, born in Damascus. His family is made up of Islamic scholars whose roots can be traced back to Morocco. He has been a teacher of Islamic sciences for many centuries. His father, Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi (d. 85), was a scholar. His paternal grandfather, Ismail al-Yaqoubi, was a scholar and Sufi master. His maternal uncle, Arabi al-Yaqoubi, was his father’s maternal uncle (d. 1965), while Sharif al-Yaqoubi was his paternal uncle (d. 1943). Three of al-Yaqoubi’s predecessors held the position of Maliki Imam in the Grand Umayyad Mosque at Damascus.

In the mid-2000s, al-Yaqoubi returned to Syria and began preaching been teaching the Islamic sciences such as Aqidah (Islamic theology), Tafsir (Qur’anic exegesis), Hadith (Prophetic tradition), Tasawwuf (Sciences of the heart), Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), Usul (origins and fundamentals), Mustalah (hadith terminology), and Nahw (Arabic grammar).

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Who is Muhammad al-Yaqoubi Dating?

According to our records, Muhammad al-Yaqoubi married to Mariam Obeid , Al-Hajjah Farizah Aal Rabbat. As of December 1, 2023, Muhammad al-Yaqoubi’s is not dating anyone.

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Since the start of the Syrian uprising, al-Yaqoubi has campaigned internationally to provide humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees. In December 2012, he led a convoy for the delivery of “vast quantities of food, baby food and blankets” to displaced Syrians in Turkey.

Facts & Trivia

Muhammad Ranked on the list of most popular Faqih. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Syria. Muhammad al-Yaqoubi celebrates birthday on May 7 of every year.

Al-Yaqoubi had been a critic of Mohamed Said Ramadan Al-Bouti’s stance of supporting the Syrian government. However, after Al-Bouti’s assassination on 21 March 2013, al-Yaqoubi claimed that Al-Bouti was a martyr and that he had been privately readying to defect from the Syrian government.