Muhammad Abd al-Salam Faraj

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Muhammad Abd al-Salam Faraj was an Egyptian Islamist ideologue and militant whose writings helped inspire modern jihadist movements, including the assassination of President Anwar Sadat.

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instanceOf Egyptian Islamist
Islamist ideologue
Islamist militant
person
activeYears 1970s
early 1980s
causeOfDeath execution
contributedTo assassination of Anwar Sadat
convictedOf involvement in assassination of Anwar Sadat
countryOfCitizenship Egypt
dateOfBirth 1954
dateOfDeath 1982
education electrical engineering
era late 20th century
ethnicGroup Egyptians NERFINISHED
ideology Islamist extremism
Salafi-jihadism NERFINISHED
influenced Egyptian Islamic Jihad NERFINISHED
al-Qaeda NERFINISHED
modern jihadist movements
influencedBy Ibn Taymiyyah NERFINISHED
Sayyid Qutb NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
mannerOfDeath capital punishment
memberOf Egyptian Islamic Jihad NERFINISHED
movement Islamism NERFINISHED
Jihadism
notableEvent assassination of Anwar Sadat
notableIdea obligation of armed jihad against near enemy
priority of fighting apostate Muslim rulers
notableWork The Neglected Duty NERFINISHED
occupation Islamist activist
electrical engineer
writer
originalTitle al-Farīḍa al-ghāʾiba NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Egypt NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Egypt NERFINISHED
positionHeld leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad shura council
religion Sunni Islam
role ideologue of Egyptian Islamic Jihad
viewOnJihad considered jihad a neglected religious duty
viewOnPeaceTreaties opposed peace with Israel
viewOnRulers considered rulers who did not apply sharia as apostates
viewOnState rejected legitimacy of secular Egyptian state
wrote al-Farīḍa al-ghāʾiba NERFINISHED

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Egyptian Islamic Jihad notableLeader Muhammad Abd al-Salam Faraj