Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan Al-Fawzan (

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: فوزان، عبد العزيز بن فوزان بن صالح) is an Islamic scholar and author in

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. He is also known as ''Abd al-Aziz b. Fawzan al-Fawzan'', ''Abd Al-Aziz Al-Fawzan''.

Background and education

He is a Saudi Professor of Islamic Law at

Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) (), commonly known as Al-Imam University (IMAMU) (Arabic: إمامو), is a public university in the sub-municipality of Shemal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1950 as an Islamic semin ...

and a member of the Teacher's Board, al-Imam University. In the past, he taught at the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America (IIASA). Al-Fawzan speaks frequently on Saudi TV, and has reportedly been highly critical of Christianity and the United States. In 2005, of Christians he has reportedly said, "Someone who denies Allah, worships Christ, son of Mary, and claims that God is one third of a trinity – so you like these things he says and does? Don’t you hate the faith of such a polytheist who says God is one third of a trinity, or who worships Christ, son of Mary?" He further commented that Muslims should have positive hatred, which is to feel compassion and mercy and to try to help people convert to Islam and submit to one god. In October 2008, on America and the

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, he said, "America is collapsing, according to the same scenario of the Russian collapse."

References

Living people Saudi Arabian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Saudi Arabian imams Saudi Arabian critics of Christianity Critics of Shia Islam Saudi Arabian Salafis Saudi Arabian scholars 21st-century Muslim scholars of Islam Alumni of the University of Wales Quran translators Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University alumni Academic staff of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University 21st-century translators 1964 births {{Asia-translator-stub