Abdesslam Yassine


Abdesslam Yassine was the leader of the Moroccan Islamist organisation Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane.

Biography

Yassine was born in Marrakesh on September 3rd 1928. He worked as a teacher and a school inspector for the Ministry of Education, and from 1965 on, was a member of one of the most famous Moroccan Sufi brotherhoods, the Boutchichiyya. Yassine reportedly fell out with the leadership of the brotherhood over its refusal to engage more directly in political matters, and founded his own organisation.
Yassine was jailed in a mental asylum for three years for publishing an open letter to King Hassan II denouncing his rule as un-Islamic. Following his release he was kept under house arrest for many years, before eventually being released in the early years of the rule of King Mohammed VI.
Yassine's many publications include L'Islam ou le Deluge, probably the best known of his works.
Yassine died on 13 December 2012. He was married to Khadija Al Malki who died in late March 2015 and is the father of Nadia Yassine who leads the women's branch of Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane.

Books

Originally written in Arabic

  1. Islam between the Appeal and the State, 1972
  2. Tomorrow Islam!, 1973
  3. Islam—or the Flood, 1974
  4. The Royal Century Missive in the Balance of Islam, 1980
  5. The Prophetic Method, 1982
  6. Islam and the Challenge of Marxism-Leninism, 1987
  7. Exemplary Men, 1988
  8. Introductions to the Method, 1989
  9. Islam and the Challenge of Secular Nationalism, 1989
  10. Reflections on Islamic Jurisprudence and History, 1990
  11. Spiritual Gems, 1992
  12. The Muslim Mind on Trial: Divine Revelation versus Secular Rationalism, 1994
  13. A Dialogue with Honorable Democrats, 1994
  14. Letter of Reminder, 1995
  15. On the Economy, 1995
  16. Letter to Students and to all Muslims, 1995
  17. Guide to Believing Women, 1996
  18. Shūra and Democracy, 1996
  19. Poetic Exhortations, 1996
  20. Dialogue of the Past and the Future, 1997
  21. Dialogue with an Amazighit Friend, 1997
  22. Spirituality V1, 1998
  23. How Shall We Renew Our Iman? How Do We Advise For God’s Sake And His Messenger?, 1998
  24. Al-Fitra And The Remedial Treatment Of Prophecy For Hearts, 1998
  25. Spirituality V2, 1999
  26. Hearts Sincerity, 1999
  27. Braving the Obstacles, 1999
  28. Justice: Islamists and Governance, 2000
  29. Bunches of Grapes, 2000
  30. The Scholarly Treatise, 2001
  31. Caliphate and Monarchy, 2001
  32. Exemplary Men of Uprising and Reform, 2001
  33. Day and Night Schedule of the Believer, 2002
  34. The Price, 2004
  35. God’s Custom, 2005
  36. Introductions to the future of Islam, 2005
  37. Day and Night Schedule of the Believer, 2007
  38. Leadership of the Umma, 2009
  39. Qur’ān and Prophecy, 2010
  40. The Muslim Community and its Bond, 2012

Originally written in French

  1. The Islamic Method of Revolution, 1980
  2. Toward a Dialog with our Westernized Elite, 1980
  3. Winning the Modern World for Islam, 1998
  4. Memorandum: To Him Who Is Concerned, 1999

Translated into English

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