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Muhammad Husayn al-Dhahabi (October 19, 1915 [1] — July 7, 1977) was an Al-Azhar scholar and the former Egyptian Minister of Religious Endowments. He was a critic of the militant jihadist movement that had splintered from the mainstream Muslim Brotherhood. On July 3, 1977, he was kidnapped by the radical group Takfir wal-Hijra, who held him hostage and demanded the release of imprisoned members of their movement.[2] When their demand was not met, they executed al-Dhahabi.[3] Following his execution, the government of Anwar Sadat cracked down on militant Islamic organizations in Egypt.[4]
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- ^ Marc Sageman, Understanding Terror Networks (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004) p.29
- ^ Gilles Kepel, Muslim Extremism in Egypt (University of California Press, 1986) p.96
- ^ "Dhahabi, Shaykh Muhammad Husayn". Oxford Islamic Studies Online. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.