{"id":59015,"date":"2026-02-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2026\/02\/11\/prominent-academic-dr-ahmed-hassan-al-farouqi-passes-away-during-scientific-participation-in-medina\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T00:00:00","slug":"prominent-academic-dr-ahmed-hassan-al-farouqi-passes-away-during-scientific-participation-in-medina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2026\/02\/11\/prominent-academic-dr-ahmed-hassan-al-farouqi-passes-away-during-scientific-participation-in-medina\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent Academic Dr. Ahmed Hassan Al-Farouqi Passes Away During Scientific Participation in Medina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000\">Prominent Academic<br \/>\nDr. Ahmed Hassan Al-Farouqi Passes Away During Scientific Participation in<br \/>\nMedina<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">In a sudden and tragic moment, <b>Professor<br \/>\nDr. Ahmed Hassan Al-Farouqi<\/b>, Head of the Islamic Economics Department at<br \/>\nDamascus University, passed away on Monday, February 9, while participating in<br \/>\nthe Fourth Meeting of <b>Sharia Authorities in Medina<\/b>, <b>Saudi Arabia<\/b>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">While delivering his speech on<br \/>\nbehalf of the participants, Dr. Al-Farouqi suffered a sudden heart attack,<br \/>\ncausing him to stop speaking abruptly in front of the audience. Efforts by<br \/>\nattendees to provide immediate assistance were in vain, and he passed away at<br \/>\nthe conference venue before he could be transferred to a hospital.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The incident left attendees in<br \/>\nshock, especially as Dr. Al-Farouqi was actively engaged in a scientific<br \/>\ndiscussion at the time. News of his passing quickly spread across academic and<br \/>\nreligious circles, reflecting his prominent status and significant contributions<br \/>\nto the field of Islamic economics.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Academic and Spiritual Tribute<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">His funeral prayer was held at<br \/>\nthe Prophet\u2019s Mosque, and he was buried in Al-Baqi Cemetery, in a scene that<br \/>\nreflected the respect and esteem of the attendees for the late scholar, who was<br \/>\nconsidered one of the leading academics in Islamic economics in the Arab world.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Distinguished Academic Career<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Born in Al-Hasakah, northeastern<br \/>\nSyria, Dr. Ahmed Hassan Al-Farouqi served as the Head of the Islamic Economics<br \/>\nDepartment at Damascus University, where he contributed to preparing and<br \/>\nmentoring a new generation of researchers and students in this specialized<br \/>\nfield that integrates modern economic sciences with Islamic jurisprudence.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Throughout his career, he<br \/>\nfocused on the practical aspects of Islamic economics, particularly financial<br \/>\nand monetary transactions in accordance with Islamic law, and was a consistent<br \/>\npresence at specialized scientific seminars and conferences.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Among his most notable works is<br \/>\nthe book \u201cBanknotes in Islamic Economics\u201d, in which he addressed contemporary<br \/>\nmonetary and financial issues from both a jurisprudential and economic<br \/>\nperspective, making it a key reference for researchers and scholars in the<br \/>\nfield.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">(Source: News Outlets)<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:1.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; 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