# Tariq Abdelhaleem

Tariq Abdelhaleem (طارق عبد الحليم; born 1 September 1948) is an Egyptian Islamist cleric and scholar residing in Canada in Ontario's city of Mississauga and former head of the Dar al-Arqam Institution there. Tariq Abdelhaleem, along with Abu Qatada, Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, and Hani al-Sibai was praised by Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of Al-Qaeda. Although being used as a scholarly reference by the group, he has no direct affiliation. He was born on September 1, 1948, in the al-Jami' ul-Isma'ili area of Cairo. His father was a former head of Tax cassation and a lawyer named Abdul Hafeedh Ahmad from a family of Upper Egypt origins in Qena Governorate. His maternal great-grandfather - a native of the Beheira Governorate - was named Salim Al-Bishri who was a Shaykh al-Islām and grand imam of Al-Azhar University from 1899 - 1903 and then again from 1909 - 1917. His maternal grandfather was Abdul Azeez al Bishri, a memorizer of Hadith, and his mother was Zaynab Abdul Azeez Saleem al-Bishri.

## Ideology and causes

In an article in the Arab Times, Abdelhaleem was credited for helping refute the 9/11 Truth movement conspiracy film 911: In Plane Site.
Abdelhaleem declared liberals and secularists as "infidels" and called for them to be killed, in his hopes of accelerate a violent clash between Islamists and secularists and liberals. His work was published by jihadist fugitive Hani al-Siba'i who is wanted in Egypt. Hani al-Sibai wrote an article defending Tariq Abdelhaleem from criticism. Tariq Abdelhaleem issued a joint statement with Hani al-Siba'i condemning ISIS in 2014.
In the aftermath of the overthrow of the Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, Tariq Abdelhaleem posted a video of himself called a "message to the Mujahideen of Egypt" calling for violent jihad, and shedding of blood against Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, cursing Sisi, calling him "a Jew", and accusing Sisi of being pro-Christian, and of supporting the Coptic Pope.
In an article published in the 19th edition of the Turkistan Islamic Party's magazine "Islamic Turkistan" Tariq Abdelhaleem named Buddhists as the enemy of Turkistan.$^{:38}$ In the magazine, Abdelhaleem singled out the Persian Gulf, Jordan, the Levant, and Egypt as places of an internal enemy of Islam and the Caucasus, Chechnya, Afghanistan, and Turkistan as places of an occupying enemy of Islam.$^{:44}$

## Works

* الأعمال الكاملة (The Complete Works) - A compilation of the authors lifetime work gathered in 8 volumes including topics such as Islamic jurisprudence, principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, history, political Islam, history of the Egyptian revolution, history of contemporary Arab politics, etc.
* الجواب المفيد في حكم جاهل التوحيد (The Beneficial Answer Regarding Ingorance of Tawheed) - Arguably the authors most famous and influential book in which he details how ignorance affects the difference branches of faith. Known also for its introduction being written by the former Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Abdul-Aziz Ibn Baz.
* مفتاح الدخول إلى علم الأصول (The Key to the Science of the Principles of Jurisprudence) - An introductory book for beginners to the science of the principles of jurisprudence.
* حقيقة الإيمان (The Essence of Faith) - An outline of Islamic faith based on that of classical scholars.
* دفاع عن الشريعة (Defence of the Shariah) - A book supporting the Sharia and its merits.
* مقالات في السياسة والشريعة والحياة (Words Regarding Politics, Sharia, and Life)
* دراسات في الفرق (Sect Series) - A series of multiple books explaining the beliefs, creeds, and practices of various Islamic sects such as Sufism, Mu'tazilism, Ash'arism, and Maturidism.
* المصلحة في الشريعة الإسلامية (Public Interest in Islamic Sharia).
* فتوى شيخ الإسلام في من بدل شرائع الإسلام (The Judgment of Ibn Taymiyyah Regarding Those who alter the Law of God) - An analysis of what Ibn Taymiyyah has said regarding those who change Islamic guidelines.