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Ahmad Rasim al-Nafis
Personal Information
Birth1952
Place of BirthEgypt
Scholarly Information
WorksNafahat min al-sira • al-Tariq ila madhhab Ahl al-Bayt • 'Ala khuta al-Husayn
Scholarly
Activities		Author
Socio-Political Activities
Socio-Political
Activities		Physician • Head of Hizb al-Tahrir al-Shi'a (Shi'a Liberation Party)


Aḥmad Rāsim al-Nafīs (Arabic: أحمد راسم النفیس) is a prominent Mustabsir (convert to Shi'a) in the Arab world and the head of Hizb al-Tahrir al-Shi'a (Shi'a Liberation Party) in Egypt. He was born in 1952 in Egypt and converted to Shi'a Islam in 1986 following extensive scientific, cultural, and political activities, influenced by Imam Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution of Iran.

Al-Nafis is a writer for the magazine al-Nida' and the author of over 30 works in religious and social fields. Among his prominent works are Nafahat min l-sira (Glimpses from the Biography), al-Tariq ila madhhab Ahl al-Bayt (The Path to the School of the Household), and 'Ala khuta l-Ḥusayn (In the Footsteps of al-Husayn (a)).

Position and Political, Scientific, and Cultural Personality

Ahmad Rasim al-Nafis is one of the well-known figures and a Mustabsir of the Arab world who converted to Shi'a Islam after passing through scientific, cultural, and political stages.[1] After announcing his conversion to Shi'a, al-Nafis faced opposition and intellectual accusations, and attempts were made to expel him from the university. Despite the pressures, he is the head of Hizb al-Tahrir al-Shi'a in Egypt and writes in response to various questions regarding the Shi'a and religious doubts.[2]

Al-Nafis is a specialist in internal medicine and a professor at Mansoura University. As an active writer in religious and cultural fields, he publishes the magazine al-Nida'. Among his works is the book Nafahat min l-sira, which presents a summary of the Sira of the Prophet (s) and the Imams (a) with an educational and gnostic approach.[3]

Biography

Ahmad Rasim al-Nafis was born in 1952 (1372 AH) in the city of Mansoura, Egypt. His father was a teacher, and his grandfather was a scholar of Al-Azhar who taught religious, jurisprudential, and literary sciences in the village. His interest in reading began in childhood; he became acquainted with the works of writers such as Taha Hussein and Abbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad, and his home environment was always filled with literary and poetic discussions.[4]

The book Abna' al-Rasul fi Karbala (The Sons of the Prophet in Karbala) by Khalid Muhammad Khalid is mentioned as a work that had a deep emotional impact on him and transformed his intellectual path.[5]

In 1968, al-Nafis also had an experience with religious reformist movements; at that time, a mosque operated by "al-Jam'iyya al-Shar'iyya" (The Legal Association) worked with the slogan of purifying Islam from innovations (Bid'a) and considered certain acts, such as reciting Salawat on the Prophet (s) and his Household after Adhan or visiting the graves of the righteous, as polytheism (Shirk). Al-Nafis was attracted to this movement for a while, but after some time, its intellectual activities ceased.[6]

Education and Student Activities

In 1970, Ahmad Rasim al-Nafis entered Mansoura Faculty of Medicine and quickly became active in the student environment.[7] His brother, who was active in artistic activities and the student union, encouraged him to engage in cultural activities. These activities introduced him to the intellectual and political atmosphere of Egypt in the 1970s, where the leftist and communist currents were active, and the religious current moved in a limited manner.[8]

He held the presidency of the student union for two consecutive years, and in the 1975 elections, he led the Islamic current against the leftist current and achieved victory.[9]

Intellectual Transformation and Tendency Towards Shi'a

Al-Nafis's intellectual transformation took shape under the influence of the Islamic Revolution of Iran and the resistance of the Iranian nation.[10] In c. 1975, and with the occurrence of the Islamic Revolution of Iran (1979), al-Nafis, influenced by the personality of Imam Khomeini, was upset that some in Egypt considered the Iranian nation to be of deviant belief or the Iranian revolution to be an American conspiracy. In an attempt to print a pamphlet in support of the Islamic Revolution, he faced opposition from some of his cultural colleagues and abandoned this action due to the lack of reliable sources.[11]

Familiarity with books such as Limadha akhtartu madhhab Ahl al-Bayt? (Why I Chose the School of the Household?) and al-Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq became the starting point for his serious reflections on the school of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) and led him to study Sunni sources and compare them with Shi'a teachings.[12] Al-Nafis converted to Shi'a Islam in 1986.[13]

Works

Ahmad Rasim al-Nafis has authored over 30 books and articles in various Islamic fields.[14] Some of his prominent works are:

  • Al-Tariq ila madhhab Ahl al-Bayt (The Path to the School of the Household): A documented guide for becoming acquainted with the principles and teachings of Shi'a.
  • Ala khuta l-Husayn (In the Footsteps of al-Husayn, peace be upon him): An examination of the goals and path of the Uprising of Imam al-Husayn (a).
  • Nafahat min l-sira
  • Al-Tahkim, dirasa fi l-fiqh al-tarikhi li-l-umma al-islamiyya
  • Al-Jama'at al-diniyya - muhawalat istimsakh l-umma al-islamiyya
  • Min usus thaqafat l-'unf?
  • Sharh Du'a al-Sahar li-l-Imam al-Sajjad
  • Al-Imam Ali wa l-adala al-ijtima'iyya
  • Fiqh al-taghyiir bayn al-Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr wa Sayyid Qutb, dirasa muqarana
  • Al-Shahid al-Sadr wa dinamikiyyat al-sira' al-ijtima'i
  • Al-Imam al-Mahdi al-Muntazar wa khusum marhalat al-zuhur

[15]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Guzārish-i dīdār wa guft-u-gū-yi duktur Aḥmad Rāsim al-Nafīs bā sardabīr-i Maʿrifat", p. 118.
  2. ↑ Nūrmuḥammadī, Barrasī-yi ʿilal-i garāyish-i mustabṣirīn bi tashayyuʿ, p. 290.
  3. ↑ Nūrmuḥammadī, Barrasī-yi ʿilal-i garāyish-i mustabṣirīn bi tashayyuʿ, p. 290.
  4. ↑ Nafīs, al-Ṭarīq ilā madhhab Ahl al-Bayt, p. 1.
  5. ↑ Nūrmuḥammadī, Barrasī-yi ʿilal-i garāyish-i mustabṣirīn bi tashayyuʿ, p. 289.
  6. ↑ Nafīs, al-Ṭarīq ilā madhhab Ahl al-Bayt, p. 2.
  7. ↑ Nūrmuḥammadī, Barrasī-yi ʿilal-i garāyish-i mustabṣirīn bi tashayyuʿ, p. 290.
  8. ↑ Nafīs, al-Ṭarīq ilā madhhab Ahl al-Bayt, p. 2.
  9. ↑ Nūrmuḥammadī, Barrasī-yi ʿilal-i garāyish-i mustabṣirīn bi tashayyuʿ, p. 290.
  10. ↑ Nūrmuḥammadī, Barrasī-yi ʿilal-i garāyish-i mustabṣirīn bi tashayyuʿ, p. 292.
  11. ↑ Nafīs, al-Ṭarīq ilā madhhab Ahl al-Bayt, p. 2.
  12. ↑ Nafīs, al-Ṭarīq ilā madhhab Ahl al-Bayt, p. 6; Nūrmuḥammadī, Barrasī-yi ʿilal-i garāyish-i mustabṣirīn bi tashayyuʿ, p. 292.
  13. ↑ Tabrīziyān, Rahyābī bih madhhab-i Ahl-i Bayt, p. 252.
  14. ↑ "Guzārish-i dīdār wa guft-u-gū-yi duktur Aḥmad Rāsim al-Nafīs bā sardabīr-i Maʿrifat", p. 118.
  15. ↑ "Guzārish-i dīdār wa guft-u-gū-yi duktur Aḥmad Rāsim al-Nafīs bā sardabīr-i Maʿrifat", p. 118.

References

  • "Guzārish-i dīdār wa guft-u-gū-yi duktur Aḥmad Rāsim al-Nafīs bā sardabīr-i Maʿrifat". Source: Faṣlnāma-yi Maʿrifat, No. 49.
  • Nafīs, Aḥmad Rāsim al-. Al-Ṭarīq ilā madhhab Ahl al-Bayt. Beirut, al-Ghadīr, 1418 AH.
  • Nūrmuḥammadī, Mīr Muḥsin. Barrasī-yi ʿilal-i garāyish-i mustabṣirīn bi tashayyuʿ dar panjāh sāl-i akhīr (1340-1390 Sh). Qom, Dār al-Tahdhīb, 1394 Sh.
  • Tabrīziyān, ʿAlā. Rahyābī bih madhhab-i Ahl-i Bayt. n.p, n.p, 1395 Sh.
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