Abdesslam Yassine

Abdesslam Yassine (; 1928 – December 13, 2012) was the leader of the Moroccan Islamist organisation Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane (Justice and Spirituality).

Biography Abdesslam Yassine was born in Marrakesh on 3 September 1928. He worked as a teacher and a school inspector for the Ministry of Education, and from 1965 on, was a member of one of the most famous Moroccan Sufi brotherhoods, the Budshishiyya. Yassine reportedly fell out with the leadership of the brotherhood over its refusal to engage more directly in political matters, and founded his own organisation.

Yassine was jailed in a mental asylum for three years for publishing an open letter to King Hassan II denouncing his rule as un-Islamic. Following his release he was kept under house arrest for many years, before eventually being released in the early years of the rule of King Mohammed VI.

Yassine's many publications include L'Islam ou le Deluge (Islam or the Flood), probably the best known of his works.

Yassine died on 13 December 2012. and is the father of Nadia Yassine who leads the women's branch of Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane.

Books Originally written in Arabic Islam between the Appeal and the State, 1972 Tomorrow Islam!, 1973 Islam—or the Flood (An Open Letter to the Late King of Morocco), 1974 The Royal Century Missive in the Balance of Islam, 1980 The Prophetic Method [al-Minhāj an-Nabawi], 1982 Islam and the Challenge of Marxism-Leninism, 1987 Exemplary Men (1st in the series Al-Ihssān), 1988 Introductions to the Method, 1989 Islam and the Challenge of Secular Nationalism, 1989 Reflections on Islamic Jurisprudence and History, 1990 Spiritual Gems (A Collection of Poems), 1992 The Muslim Mind on Trial: Divine Revelation versus Secular Rationalism, 1994 A Dialogue with Honorable Democrats, 1994 Letter of Reminder (1st in the series Rasa’il Al-Ihsān), 1995 On the Economy, 1995 Letter to Students and to all Muslims (2nd in the series Rassa’il Al-Ihssân), 1995 Guide to Believing Women, 1996 Shūra and Democracy, 1996 Poetic Exhortations (3rd in the series Rasa’il Al- Ihsān), 1996 Dialogue of the Past and the Future, 1997 Dialogue with an Amazighit Friend, 1997 Spirituality [Al-Ihssān] V1, 1998 How Shall We Renew Our Iman? How Do We Advise For God’s Sake And His Messenger? (1st in the series “The Prophetic Method Discourses”), 1998 Al-Fitra And The Remedial Treatment Of Prophecy For Hearts (2nd in the series “The Prophetic Method Discourses”), 1998 Spirituality [Al-Ihssān] V2, 1999 Hearts Sincerity (3rd in the series “The Prophetic Method Discourses”), 1999 Braving the Obstacles (4th in the series “The Prophetic Method Discourses”), 1999 Justice: Islamists and Governance, 2000 Bunches of Grapes (A Collection of Poems), 2000 The Scholarly Treatise, 2001 Caliphate and Monarchy, 2001 Exemplary Men of Uprising and Reform, 2001 Day and Night Schedule of the Believer, 2002 The Price (5th in the series “The Prophetic Method Discourses”), 2004 God’s Custom, 2005 Introductions to the future of Islam, 2005 Day and Night Schedule of the Believer (a book in Arabic and English), 2007 Leadership of the Umma, 2009 Qur’ān and Prophecy, 2010 The Muslim Community and its Bond, 2012

Originally written in French The Islamic Method of Revolution, 1980 Toward a Dialog with our Westernized Elite, 1980 Winning the Modern World for Islam, 1998 Memorandum: To Him Who Is Concerned (an open letter in French to the country's new king, Mohamed VI), 1999

Translated into English Memorandum: To Him Who Is Concerned (Translation of an open letter in French to the country’s new king, Mohamed VI), 1999 Winning the Modern World for Islam, 2000 The MuslimMind on Trial: Divine Revelation versus SecularRationalism, 2003 Day and Night Schedule of the Believer (A book in Arabic and English), 2007 The Last Testament of Imam Abdessalam Yassine 2013