Abdul Salam Al Haras


Abdul Salam Al Haras was a Moroccan researcher, investigator, philosopher, translator, and preacher, whose body of work was divided equally between articles, investigations, and translation. He is considered one of the pioneers of Islamic work in Morocco.

Life and education

He was born in the city of Chefchaouen in northern Morocco in the year 1349 AH/1930 AD.
He studied primary and secondary school in his city, then at Al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, then at the Sharia College in Beirut, Lebanon.
He also lived for a period in Cairo and Damascus, during which he met Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi and other great reformers in the Arab and Islamic world. He was one of the students of the Algerian thinker Malik bin Nabi, and contributed to the dissemination of his ideas and visions, and advised Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shaheen to translate his books for their importance.

Positions

He was a professor at Mohammed V University, and then at the University of Sidi Mohammed bin Abdullah in Fez from 1964 to 1997. He was also a visiting professor and lecturer at universities, including: the Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain, where he lectured on the topic of reform men “Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, and Muhammad Abdouh, Malik bin Nabi”, the University of Madrid, the Faculty of Arts in Spain, the Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University and others.
He participated in more than thirty conferences and symposia in the Arab world, Africa and Europe. He also supervised more than fifty doctorates and masters in Andalusian literature, Islamic thought and Islamic studies.

Memberships

Works

His works varied between investigations of heritage anecdotes, and writings, studies and research on various topics. He was also fluent in the Spanish language, and translated several poems, pieces and literary research from it.

Books

Investigations

  • Durar Al-Shamt in Al-Sibt, written by Ibn Al-Abar Al-Bishi Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Abi Bakr,. Karimadis Press, Tetouan
  • Riyadh Flowers in Ayyad News, by Ahmed Al-Maqri Al-Telmisani, investigation. Rabat, the joint committee for the dissemination of the Islamic heritage between the government of the Kingdom of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates
  • Diwan Ibn al-Abar, investigation. Tunisian House, Tunisia and also published by the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in Morocco in 1999
  • The link of the connection, by Ibn Al-Zubair Al-Gharnati, investigation. Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in Morocco
  • Supplementation of the book Al-Salaah, by Ibn Al-Abar Al-Andalusi, investigation. Dar Al-Fikr for printing, Lebanon

Translations

Death

Abdul Salam Al Haras died on Friday, February 20, 2015, in Fez.