Abdullah al-Dahdouh

Abdullah Al-Dahdouh (1966 Tangier, Morocco –13 March 2012 Brussels, Belgium) was a Muslim scholar from Morocco. He established the Islamic Center of Imam Reza in Brussels, Belgium.[1][2]


Biography

Al-Dahdouh was born in Tangier, Morocco on 1966. Hailing from the Sunni family, after the Islamic Revolution, he decided to go to Qom in 1980 to continue his religious education in the Hawza of Qom.[3] Upon return to Belgium, he gathered a big following of Sunnis who became Shia Muslims.[2]

Death

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Al-Dahdouh was killed by a Salafi in the Islamic Center of Imam Reza in Brussels, Belgium in 13 March 2012. while preparing for the Maghrib prayer.[4][5][6][7][8]






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