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Allal al-Fassi

علال الفاسي

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Fez

Moroccan scholar, jurist and politician (1910–1974), born at Fez and formed at the Qarawiyyin. A founder of the Moroccan national movement, he helped create the Moroccan Action Committee in 1934 and the Istiqlal Party, was exiled by France to Gabon for nine years (1937–1946), led the Istiqlal from 1960 until his death and served as minister of Islamic affairs (1961–1963). As a jurist he was known for his mastery of Maliki and comparative fiqh; his books include Self-Criticism (1952) and The Purposes of the Islamic Sharia and its Noble Qualities, and he helped codify the Mudawana personal-status code on a Maliki basis.

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Scholar · Politician · writer
Region
Maghreb
Identifiers
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The Colonial Era · The Contemporary Era · The Modern Era Contemporaries: Abd Allah ibn al-Siddiq al-Ghumari · Abdul Hai Arifi · Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani · Abdul Majid Daryabadi · Abdul Majid Sindhi

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Fez

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    sunni-maliki (documented)

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    Fez

    People and things also explored

    al-Qarawiyyin mosque· Ibn Battuta returns to Fez· The Malian giraffe embassy to Fez (762 AH)· The Marinid division between Fez and Marrakesh (776 AH)· Abd al-Hafid of Morocco· Bu Hasun al-Wattasi· Ahmad ibn Mubarak al-Lamti· Hassan I of Morocco

    Sources

    • Allal al-Fassi — English Wikipedia
    • Allal al-Fassi — French Wikipedia
    • Allal al-Fassi — Arabic Wikipedia
    • Allal al-Fassi — Wikidata
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    islam.museum contributors. “Allal al-Fassi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/allal-al-fassi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-31.

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