Ahmad ibn Umar al-Hazimi
Ahmad ibn Umar al-Hazimi | |
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أحمد بن عمر الحازمي | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Umm al-Qura University (BA) |
| Known for | Takfir al-'Adhir |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanbali |
| Creed | Athari |
| Movement | Salafism Hazimism |
| Muslim leader | |
Ahmad ibn Umar al-Hazimi (Arabic: أحمد بن عمر الحازمي, romanized: Aḥmad ibn ʿUmar al-Ḥāzimī) is a Saudi scholar whose interpretation of takfir (excommunication) gave rise to the eponymous Hazimi branch of Wahhabism. A relatively unknown figure until he publicised his teachings in Tunisia after the 2011 revolution, some followers of al-Hazimi's views briefly wielded considerable power within the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). He was arrested and imprisoned by Saudi authorities in 2015 due to his extremist ideology.