Ahmad al-Zein
Sunni Muslim scholar
About Ahmad al-Zein
Lived 1933 – 2021 (aged 87–88).
Ahmad al-Zein (; 1933–2021) was a Sunni Muslim scholar who was also known as "Shaykh of the Levant". He was the head of the Union of Muslim Ulama of Lebanon.
Early life He was born in 1933 in the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon. Ahmad al-Zein was a graduate of Al-Azhar University in Egypt and was the religious judge of the Lebanese Sharia courts for 35 years and the Friday Imam of the Omri Kabir Mosque in Sidon. He was one of Lebanon's Sunni scholars, a member of The World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought.
Death He died on March 2, 2021, at the age of 88.
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Who was Ahmad al-Zein?
Sunni Muslim scholar (1933–2021)
When was Ahmad al-Zein born?
Ahmad al-Zein was born in 1933 in Lebanon, Sidon.
When did Ahmad al-Zein die?
Ahmad al-Zein died on 2 March 2021.
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