Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi
leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from November 2022
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (Arabic: أبو الحسين الحسيني القرشي) was the fourth caliph[note 1] of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, starting from 30 November 2022. His position was announced by the ISIL spokesman Abu Omar al-Muhajir in an audio recording stating that the previous leader Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi was killed in battle.[3][4] He was killed on 3 August 2023.[5]
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi | |
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أبو الحسين الحسيني القرشي | |
| 4th Caliph of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | |
| Assumed office 30 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi |
| Succeeded by | Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 3 August 2023 Idlib Governorate, Syria |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Allegiance |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Battles/wars | War on Terror |
Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi replaced him as the next caliph of Daesh.[6]
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- ↑ 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. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ↑ Hamid, Shadi (2016-11-01). "What a caliphate really is—and how the Islamic State is not one". Brookings. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ↑ "Islamic State leader Abu Hasan al-Qurashi killed, names successor". Hindustan Times. 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- ↑ Kourdi, Eyad (2022-11-30). "ISIS acknowledges the death of its leader, announces his successor". CNN.
- ↑ "Islamic State confirms death of its leader, names replacement". Reuters. 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ↑ "ISIL confirms death of leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, names successor". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
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