Ahmed Youssef Abu Halabiya

Personal Info

Country of residence: Palestine

Gender: Male

Born in: 1952

Information

First: Personal information

Full name: Ahmed Youssef Ahmed Abu Halabiya
Academic degree: Professor Specialization: The Noble Hadith and its Sciences
Place and date of birth: Gaza - Palestine on 5/27/1952 AD
Marital status: Married. Number of children: 4 boys + 4 girls

Occupation

1- Deputy in the Palestinian Legislative Council and rapporteur of the Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Committee
2- President of the Al-Quds International Foundation in Palestine

Work location and address: Palestinian Legislative Council - Gaza - Palestine
Residence address: Al-Manara neighborhood - Yarmouk Street - Gaza City - Palestine
Telefax: 0097082855015
Mobile number: 00970599607830 / 00970599607830
Email: hahmad1952@gmail.com

Second: Academic qualifications

1- Higher degree (Bachelor’s): from the College of Sharia at the Islamic University of Medina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1498 AH/1978 AD with a general grade of excellent with first class honors.
2- Master’s degree: from the Department of the Qur’an and Sunnah, College of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in 1420 AH, 1982 AD, with an overall grade of very good.
3- Doctorate: from the Department of Sunnah and its Sciences, College of Fundamentals of Religion, Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1409 AH 1989 AD, with an overall grade of excellent with first class honors.

Third: Scientific theses

1- Master’s stage: Narrations of the great companion Jarir bin Abdullah Al-Bajli in the six books, Muwatta’ Malik, and Musnad of Imam Ahmad.
2- Doctorate stage: Hadith and hadith scholars in the Levant in the eras of the Companions and Successors.

Fourth: Academic career progression

All academic career progression degrees at the Islamic University of Gaza are as follows:

- On scholarship for the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion from the beginning of the academic year 1979/1980 to 6/18/1982 AD for the master’s degree.
- Lecturer at the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion in Gaza from 6/19/1982 AD to 11/5/1986 AD.
- On scholarship from the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion for the doctoral level from 11/6/1986 to 12/25/1989 AD.
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Noble Hadith and its Sciences at the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion from 12/26/1989 AD to 9/30/1996 AD.
- Associate Professor in the Department of Noble Hadith and its Sciences at the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion from 10/1/1996 AD to 11/30/2001 AD.
- Professor in the Department of Noble Hadith and its Sciences at the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion from 12/1/2001 AD to date.
- Supervising master’s and doctoral students in the field of Hadith and its sciences at the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion at the Islamic University of Gaza, the Department of Islamic Studies at Al-Aqsa University in Gaza, and Al-Jinan University in Tripoli, Lebanon.
- Participating in discussion committees for male and female master’s and doctoral students and supervising male and female students in the specialty of the Noble Hadith and its sciences and in the Islamic faith at the Islamic University, Al-Aqsa University in Gaza, Al-Jinan University and the University of Tripoli in the city of Tripoli, Lebanon.
- Participation in multiple academic and administrative committees at the Islamic University of Gaza

Fifth: Administrative career progression

All administrative career progression degrees mentioned in this section are at the Islamic University of Gaza as follows:
- Assistant Dean of Student Affairs from 9/4/1982 to 2/22/1984.
- Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion from 2/25/1984 AD to 11/5/1986 AD.
- Chairman of the Interim Presidential Council from 8/1/1985 to 9/7/1985, and from 7/29/1986 to 11/5/1986.
- Acting President of the Islamic University and Acting Dean of the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion from 1/7/1989 AD to 7/4/1992 AD.
- Acting Dean of the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion from 9/13/1993 AD to 8/20/1999 AD.
- Dean of Graduate Studies, first session from 8/21/1999 to 8/4/2001.
A second session from 8/16/2003 to 8/15/2005

Sixth: Political career progression

- Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council from 1/25/2006 to date.
- Rapporteur of the Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Committee in the Palestinian Legislative Council, and a member of the Legal Committee in the Council from 1/4/2006 AD to date, and Chairman of the Legal Committee for the years 2010 and 2011 AD.
- Head of the Foreign Relations Commission of the Change and Reform Bloc in the Palestinian Legislative Council in the years 2011-2017.

Seventh: Participations and memberships in committees, institutions and community councils:

- Head of the Al-Quds International Foundation branch in Gaza - Palestine from 1/17/2007 to date.
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the College of Islamic Dawa, affiliated with the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, from the beginning of the academic year 2008 AD to date.
- President of the Jerusalem Society for Research and Islamic Studies from 11/8/1998 AD until 1/1/2006 AD.
- Vice President of the Association of Palestinian Scholars in the Gaza Governorates in the period between 2001 AD and 2005 AD.
- Member of the Supreme Council for Fatwa in Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories from the beginning of 1996 AD until 1/8/2006 AD.
- Member of the committee for preparing the Palestinian Personal Status Law in the governorates of Palestine in the period between 1998 and 2000 AD.
- Member of the Palestinian Constitution Preparation Committee from the beginning of 1999 to date.
- Membership in the Board of Directors of the Palestinian Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled in the Gaza Strip in the period between 1997 and 1999 AD.
- Religious advisor to the Mabarat al-Rahma Charitable Society in the Gaza Strip from the beginning of 1997 to date.
- Advisor to the Palestinian Association for Legal Sciences in the Gaza Strip in the period between 1998-2001 AD.
- Part-time preacher in the Endowment Mosques from the beginning of April 1996 to date.

Seventh: Published scientific research

1- The frequent occurrence of the hadith: “Fast when you see it and break your fast when you see it,” published in the magazine of the Islamic University of Gaza.
2- Proving the frequency of the hadith: “The month has twenty-nine days,” published in the magazine of the Islamic University of Gaza.
3- Proof of the frequency of the hadith: “There will be temptations like the parts of a dark night in which a man becomes a believer and an unbeliever in the evening,” published in the magazine of the Islamic University of Gaza.
4- Proof of the frequency of hadiths: “Urging people to live in the Levant,” published in Annals magazine at Al-Azhar University in Gaza.
5- The Fundamentals of Hadith according to Imam Abu Hanifa, published in the Journal of the Islamic University of Gaza.
6- The Fundamentals of Hadith according to Imam Malik bin Anas Al-Asbahi, published in the Journal of the Islamic University of Gaza.
7- The Fundamentals of Hadith according to Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, published in the Journal of the Islamic University of Gaza.
8- “The Hadiths sent in Sahih Muslim,” published in the Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Assiut University, Arab Republic of Egypt.
9- Hadiths on the virtues of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa, published in the Journal of Islamic Research at the University of Stirling in Britain.

Eighth: Published scientific books

1- Al-Mayassar fi Ulum al-Hadith, shared with another author, a book prescribed for first-level male and female students at the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion at the Islamic University of Gaza (a college requirement).
2- Al-Kashshaf Al-Mubin on the Methods of Hadith scholars, a book required for fourth-level male and female students at the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion at the Islamic University of Gaza (a college requirement).
3- Studies in the Noble Hadith, a book required for fourth-level male and female students at the Islamic University of Gaza (university requirement).
4- The Virtues of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque. The origin of this book is a research published in the Journal of Islamic Research at the University of Stirling in Britain (which was mentioned as number 9 in published scientific research), printed more than once.
5- Highlights on Hajj and Umrah - shared with another author - one of the publications of the Islamic Society in Gaza, printed more than once.
6- Rulings on fasting, published by the Islamic University of Gaza, printed more than once.
7- Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa are in danger! So what are you doing?

Ninth: Scientific conferences and forums

Participated in these conferences with working papers and research as follows:
1- The first women’s conference entitled (Women in Islam) was held by the Islamic National Salvation Party in Gaza in 1998 AD.
2- The Second Women’s Conference entitled (Palestinian Women in the Blessed Intifada) was held by the Islamic National Salvation Party in 2001 AD.
3- The Women’s Conference in Palestine entitled (Women in Islam) was held by the Gaza Mental Health Program in 2002 AD.
4- The first conference of Palestinian scholars in the Gaza governorates to discuss the draft Palestinian Penal Code in June 2003.

Tenth: Seminars and study days

1- The seventh Jerusalem Day symposium was held by the Al-Quds Committee in Amman, Jordan, in 1996 AD, where participation took place in research on the virtues of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the director of one of the sessions of this symposium.
2- The first symposium on Jerusalem Day was held by An-Najah National University in Nablus - Palestine in 1997 AD, in which a working paper on Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque was participated.
3- Participation in the Religion Program in the United States of America, seconded by the Islamic University, for a period of three weeks from 2/15/1998 AD to 3/7/1998 AD, through a tour of five states in America to learn about the religious centers of different religions.
4- The first intellectual forum for preachers and preachers in the Gaza governorates in 1998 AD was held by the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, where a working paper on public speaking, the importance of sermons, its conditions, and controls for its success was participated.
5- The first study day entitled (Investment in Islamic Banks in Palestine) was held by the Jerusalem Society for Research and Islamic Studies in 1999 AD, in my capacity as president of this society.
6- The first intellectual forum for Muslims and Christians in Palestine was held by the National and Political Guidance Commission in the Palestinian Security Forces in 2001 AD. Participation included a working paper entitled (The Role of Muslims in Protecting Christian Sanctities in Palestine).
7- The Second Intellectual Forum for Muslims and Christians in Palestine was held by the National and Political Guidance Commission in the Palestinian Security Forces in 2002 AD, and participants participated in a working paper entitled (The Tolerance of Islam and Muslims in Dealing with Non-Muslims).

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