Ahmed Subhy Mansour
Egyptian activist (born 1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Ahmed Subhy Mansour?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
This article is about the Islamic scholar. For other people, see Ahmed Mansour (disambiguation).
Ahmed Subhy Mansour (Arabic: أحمد صبحي منصور; born March 1, 1949) is an Egyptian American activist and Quranist scholar dealing with Islamic history, culture, theology, and politics.[1] He founded a small Egyptian Quranist group that is neither Sunni nor Shia. In 1987, he was fired from Al-Azhar University after expressing his Quranist views. One of his fellow Islamic scholars at Al-Azhar University, Sheikh Jamal Tahir, took up the same Quran alone stance.[2] Mansour was exiled from Egypt, and lives in the United States as a political refugee.[3] In the United States, he established the Ahl-Alquran website.[4]
Quick Facts Sheikh Dr., Born ...
Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour | |
---|---|
Born | (1949-03-01) March 1, 1949 (age 75) |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Education | B.A (highest honors; 1973), M.A. (honors; 1975), Ph.D (highest honors; 1980) |
Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
Occupation(s) | Islamic scholar and cleric |
Known for | Islamic advocate for democracy and human rights. |
Title | Sheikh Dr. |
Board member of | International Quranic Center; Americans for Peace and Tolerance; Free Muslims Coalition |
Close