Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi

Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
أبو حفص الهاشمي القريشي
	Textual representation of Abu Hafs Al-Hashimi Al-Qureshi by Islamic State media groups.
5th Caliph of the Islamic State
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 August 2023
Preceded by	Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi
Personal details
Born	Unknown date
Religion	Islam
Military career
Allegiance	Islamic State;
Battles/wars	War on Terror War against the Islamic State;

Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (Arabic: أبو حفص الهاشمي القرشي) is a militant and the fifth and current caliph^[a] of the Islamic State. He was named as caliph on 3 August 2023, in an audio message by the spokesperson of IS, Abu Huthaifa al-Ansari, whose announcement came four months after the death of his predecessor Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi.

Life

On 3 August 2023, Abu Hafs took over leadership following the death of his predecessor, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi. He was announced as caliph by Islamic State's official spokesmen Abu Hudhaifah al-Ansari, in an audio message broadcast by Al-Furqan Media foundation (Islamic State's primary media).^[4]^[5]

Notes

^ The Islamic State describes itself as a caliphate and its leader as a caliph, but this is not accepted by the vast majority of Muslims, and is disputed by multiple Muslim scholars and authors.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Yusuf al-Qaradawi stated: "[The] declaration issued by the Islamic State is void under sharia and has dangerous consequences for the Sunnis in Iraq and for the revolt in Syria", adding that the title of caliph can "only be given by the entire Muslim nation", not by a single group. Strange, Hannah (5 July 2014). "Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi addresses Muslims in Mosul". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
^ Bunzel, Cole. "Caliph Incognito: The Ridicule of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi". jihadica.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ Hamid, Shadi (1 November 2016). "What a caliphate really is—and how the Islamic State is not one". Brookings. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
^ "ISIL confirms death of leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, names successor". Al Jazeera. 3 August 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ "Islamic State confirms death of its leader, names replacement". Reuters. 3 August 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

External links

Media related to Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi at Wikimedia Commons

Sunni Islam titles
Preceded by Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi	5th Caliph of the Islamic State 2023–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

[4] The Islamic State describes itself as a caliphate and its leader as a caliph, but this is not accepted by the vast majority of Muslims, and is disputed by multiple Muslim scholars and authors.^[1]^[2]^[3]

[1] Yusuf al-Qaradawi stated: "[The] declaration issued by the Islamic State is void under sharia and has dangerous consequences for the Sunnis in Iraq and for the revolt in Syria", adding that the title of caliph can "only be given by the entire Muslim nation", not by a single group. Strange, Hannah (5 July 2014). "Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi addresses Muslims in Mosul". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

[:8-2] Bunzel, Cole. "Caliph Incognito: The Ridicule of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi". jihadica.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[3] Hamid, Shadi (1 November 2016). "What a caliphate really is—and how the Islamic State is not one". Brookings. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

[5] "ISIL confirms death of leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, names successor". Al Jazeera. 3 August 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[6] "Islamic State confirms death of its leader, names replacement". Reuters. 3 August 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

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