Background
Dr.Habash was born on 1 October 1962 in Damascus in a religious family where his father was an imam.
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Dr.Habash was born on 1 October 1962 in Damascus in a religious family where his father was an imam.
He obtained a license in "Sharia" from the University of Damascus and then continued his achievement, obtaining three degrees in BA in Arab and Islamic sciences from the universities of Damascus, Tripoli and Beirut. He also obtained a master’s degree and a Doctorate from the University of the Holy Qur’an in Khartoum under the supervision of Dr.Wahba Al-Zuhaili and Dr. Muhammad Ali Al-Imam in 1996 When he began teaching at the university of Damascus, the Islamic Dawah college and religion basics in Damascus.
He was a preacher and Imam for 30 years in Al-Zahraa mosque in Damascus, a founder and a director for Quranic schools in Syria, and an adviser of the Islamic research center. He was, twice, elected president of the association of sharia scholars in Damascus. Moreover his activities in writing and poetry.
In 1996, he began teaching at the university of Damascus, the Islamic Dawah college and religion basics in Damascus.
Dr. Muhammad Habash adopted the religious renewal, he has specialized in Islamic enlightenment and dialogue of religions, and so he adopted a number of issues about them, the most important ones are: rejecting the monopoly of salvation, renewing women's jurisprudence in Islam and reviving the sources of the absent Sharia, which means giving a greater role in the legislation to the mind at the expense of the text.
In addition to representing Syria at international conferences, he participates in political broadcasts on television and radio (Managed over 800 TV & Radio programs.). He has written more than twenty books, directs the Center for Islamic Studies in Damascus and leads Friday prayers at the First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Zahra mosque.
Elected as a chairman of Syrian Imams ORG (religious leaders)
2005-2008
(Elected as a chairman of Syrian Imams ORG (religious lead...)
Director of the Institutes of the Holy Quran in Syria 1990-2001
Represented Syria in over 180 international conferences
Khatib (Friday Speaker) of Zahraa Mosque in Damascus.1981-2011
(Khatib (Friday Speaker) of Zahraa Mosque in Damascus.1981...)
Member of Syrian parliament. 2003-2012
Elected to the Syrian Parliament, he is now an independent member and member of the administrative committee of parliament.
Married, and has five daughters.