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Husni Adham Mahmoud Jarar was born in the town of Sanur in the Jenin Governorate in 1933. He is married and has four sons and four daughters. He studied primary school at Sanur School and secondary school at Jenin Secondary School. He obtained a teacher training diploma from Al-Salehiya School in Nablus in 1953, a BA in Arabic Language and Literature from Beirut Arab University in 1972, a general diploma in education and psychology from Qatar University in 1977, and a special diploma in education and psychology from the same university in 1982.
He completed three courses in library science in Doha between 1982 and 1986. He worked as a teacher since 1953, and taught at Al-Qala'at Preparatory School in Irbid, and Ramana and Sanour Schools in Jenin Governorate. He then became a teacher in Taif Schools in Saudi Arabia between 1957-1963, then moved to teach in Qatar, where he worked as a teacher at Omar bin Al-Khattab School in Doha between 1963-1965, then as an Arabic language teacher at the Religious Institute in Doha, and as its librarian between 1965-1993.
He also worked as a teacher of Arabic language and Islamic sciences at the Health Training Institute in Doha between 1983-1986, and taught Arabic to non-native speakers at Qatar University for seven semesters. He worked at Al-Basheer Publishing and Distribution House in Jordan between 1993-1998, where he was a consultant, publishing official, author, and editor-in-chief of Arwa Magazine, which was published by the house. He also founded Al-Zaytouna Publishing House.
He joined the Muslim Brotherhood since 1950, and participated in its advocacy, educational and social activities. He was a member of a number of scientific, literary and cultural institutions, associations and unions, such as: the International Islamic Literature Association, the Levant Writers Association, the International Union of Muslim Scholars, the Islamic Studies and Research Association in Amman, the Islamic Civilization and Culture Association in Amman, and the Palestinian Writers Union/Doha Branch.
He was a member of a number of charitable organizations, including: the Al-Khair Charitable Society in Amman (founding member), a delegate of the Jenin Zakat Committee outside Palestine, and a delegate of the Al-Ihsan and Al-Birr Charitable Society (Jenin) outside Palestine.
Jarar published intellectual, literary, educational and historical articles in a number of newspapers and magazines, including: Al-Mujtama’a (Kuwait), Al-Furqan (Al-Ribat), Al-Sabil (Jordan), Al-Liwa’ (Al-Liwa), Al-Dustour (Jordan), Al-Rai (Jordan), Al-Tarbiya (Al-Arab), Al-Rayah (Qatari), Al-Buraq (Austria), Shu’un Filastiniya (Palestinian Affairs), and Al-Muslimoon (Muslims).
He wrote eighty topics for the revised Palestinian Encyclopedia, and published sixty-two books, including: Poets of the Islamic Call in the Modern Era (10 parts, joint), Anthems of the Islamic Call (4 parts, joint), Brotherhood and Love in God (1984), Hajj Amin Al-Husseini.. Pioneer of Jihad and Hero of a Cause (1987), Sheikh Farhan Al-Sa’di - Sheikh Fariz Jarar - Sheikh Abdul Qader Al-Muzaffar (1988), Sheikh Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam.. Leader of a Movement and Martyr of a Cause (1989), Secrets of Napoleon’s Campaign on Egypt and the Levant (1990), Jabal Al-Nar.. History and Jihad (1990), Martyr Abdullah Azzam: A Man of Preaching and a School of Jihad (1990), The People of Palestine in the Face of British Conspiracy and Zionist Plot from 1917-1939 (1992), Contemporary Islamic Jihad: Its Jurisprudence, Movements, and Flags (1994), Dr. Mustafa al-Siba’i: Leader of a Generation and Pioneer of a Nation (1994), The Nakba of Palestine in 1947-1948 (1995), For the Sake of Palestine: Positions Throughout Islamic History (1998), Muhammad al-Mubarak: The Scholar, Thinker, and Preacher (1998), Contemporary Female Poets (2001), Jenin and the Camp: The Epic and the Legend (Joint, 2003), and The Martyr of Dawn and the Falcon of Palestine (2004).
Jarrar suffered from the occupation; he lived through the events of the Nakba and the battles of Jenin in 1948, and was only able to visit Palestine after the defeat of June 1967, three times, the first in 1969, and the second in 1995. The occupation arrested him during his third visit in 1999, and he was interrogated in the Zionist Petah Tikva interrogation center for several days until he was released. He died on December 3, 2016 in the city of Amman.
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