Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Buti
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Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Buti (born 1929) born in Jilka, Turkey
is a prominent Syrian professor and Islamic scholar specializing in Islamic theology
and Islamic law
. He has authored of numerous books, some of which have been translated to English.
Completed his legal secondary study in the Institute of Islamic Guidance in Damascus, and joined the faculty of religion at Al-Azhar University. He acquired 'The International' Certificate there in 1955. Next year, he joined the faculty of Arabic at Al-Azhar, too and acquired education Diploma at the end of the same year.
Appointed as Dean in the Faculty of Religion at Damascus University in 1960, and deputed to Al-Azhar University to attain doctorate in the roots of the Islamic law. He could acquire the relevant certificate in 1965.
Appointed as instructor in the college of law of Damascus University in 1965, as a deputy of the college later on and as its dean then as a the chief of the Department of tenets and religions at Damascus University.
Participated, and is still participating, in many global conferences and symposia, and is, in addition, a member in the royal society of the Islamic Civilization Researches in Amman, and member in the higher board of Oxford academy.
Speaks Turkish and Kurdish well, and fair in English.
Wrote no less than forty books on the sciences of religion, literature, philosophy and sociology, the problems of civilization and others.
He lectures frequently in the mosques of Damascus and other Syrian cities, to a numerous audience.
He participates to a wide number of international conferences and symposiums dealing with varied branches of the Islamic culture in several Arab, Islamic, European and American countries.
At present, he is a member of the Royal Society of the Islamic Civilization Researches in Amman, Jordan.
He is also a member of the High Council of the Oxford Academy in England.
He writes in several newspapers and journals on Islamic topics, and entertains a dialogue with readers via his column
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
is a prominent Syrian professor and Islamic scholar specializing in Islamic theology
Islamic theology
Islamic theology is a branch of Islamic studies regarding the beliefs associated with the Islamic faith. Any religious belief system, or creed, can be considered an example of aqidah. However, this term has taken a significant technical usage in Islamic history and theology, denoting those...
and Islamic law
Sharia
Sharia law, is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of sharia to...
. He has authored of numerous books, some of which have been translated to English.
Biography
Born in 1929 in the village of Jilka, which belongs to the island of "Butan", i.e. Ibn 'Umar, situating inside the Turkish boundaries, north of Iraq. He immigrated to Damascus with his late father, Mulla Ramadan when he was four years old.Completed his legal secondary study in the Institute of Islamic Guidance in Damascus, and joined the faculty of religion at Al-Azhar University. He acquired 'The International' Certificate there in 1955. Next year, he joined the faculty of Arabic at Al-Azhar, too and acquired education Diploma at the end of the same year.
Appointed as Dean in the Faculty of Religion at Damascus University in 1960, and deputed to Al-Azhar University to attain doctorate in the roots of the Islamic law. He could acquire the relevant certificate in 1965.
Appointed as instructor in the college of law of Damascus University in 1965, as a deputy of the college later on and as its dean then as a the chief of the Department of tenets and religions at Damascus University.
Participated, and is still participating, in many global conferences and symposia, and is, in addition, a member in the royal society of the Islamic Civilization Researches in Amman, and member in the higher board of Oxford academy.
Speaks Turkish and Kurdish well, and fair in English.
Wrote no less than forty books on the sciences of religion, literature, philosophy and sociology, the problems of civilization and others.
Activities
Dr. M. Sa'id Ramadan Al-Buti is the Head of the Beliefs and Religions Department in the Faculty of Islamic Law, Damascus UniversityHe lectures frequently in the mosques of Damascus and other Syrian cities, to a numerous audience.
He participates to a wide number of international conferences and symposiums dealing with varied branches of the Islamic culture in several Arab, Islamic, European and American countries.
At present, he is a member of the Royal Society of the Islamic Civilization Researches in Amman, Jordan.
He is also a member of the High Council of the Oxford Academy in England.
He writes in several newspapers and journals on Islamic topics, and entertains a dialogue with readers via his column
Works
Dr. Buti has written numerous extremely detailed works mostly about Islamic law and theology. Among them are:- Kubra al-Yaqiniyyat al-Kawniyya - a theology textbook
- Al-Madah’ib al-Tawhidiyah wa Falasafaat al-Mu’asira - a theology textbook
- Fiqh al-Sirah - a biography of the Prophet Muhammad
- Al-Jihad fi al-Islam - legal perspectives on Jihad
- Dawabit al-Maslaha - a text on legal methodology