Omar al-Haddouchi

Omar al-Haddouchi (Arabic: عمر الحدوشي‎) is a Moroccan Islamic scholar who is among the leaders of the Salafi movement in Morocco.

Umar al Haddouchi
Other namesAbu Al Fadl
Personal
Born
Umar ibn Massoud al-Haddouchi

Al Hoceima
ReligionIslam
NationalityMoroccan
DenominationSalafi
MovementSalafi
Other namesAbu Al Fadl
Muslim leader

Education

Al-Haddouchi was born in Al Hoceima Morocco in 1970, and began studying and at a young age with various moroccan scholars, most notably Muhammad Abu Khubza[2] with whom he studied with for 8 years before traveling to Saudi Arabia to continue his studies.

History

He said during his trial, "We are preachers, not revolutionaries. It is not our job to judge others, which is a prerogative of the Sultan and his delegates".[3] At the same time, he has also been described as "the most hard-line Salafist" in this trend and is known as a supporter of al-Qaeda.[4]

2011 pardon

Al-Haddouchi was sentenced to thirty years in prison because of his connections to the perpetrators of 2003 Casablanca bombings, but was released from prison in 2011 after the Moroccan King Mohammed VI gave him a pardon in an Arab Spring initiative.[5]

2012

On Apr 15, 2012 he called for all Muslims living in France to leave and return to North Africa.[6]

On October 21, 2012, a leader of Ansar al-Sharia Morocco, Hassan Younsi, was arrested after leaving the home of Omar al-Haddouchi.[7]

References
  1. "Biography of Sheikh 'Umar ibn Mas'ud al-Hadoushi" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. "Een beknopte biografie van Sheikh Umar Ibn".
  3. Peter, Frank; Ortega, Rafael (30 September 2014). Islamic Movements of Europe. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781848858459 – via Google Books.
  4. "How Morocco plans to contain its Salafists". Al-Monitor. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. Vish Sakthivel (August 12, 2013). "Are Morocco's Political Salafists Committed to Peace?". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  6. "Morocco's Jihadist Leader, Omar al-Haddouchi 'All Muslims should leave France, the land of infidels, ASAP'". April 15, 2012. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  7. "Ansar al-Sharia International & the Politics of Self Sacrifice". SISMEC. 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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