Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi

Islamic State leader from 2022 to 2023

Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (Arabic: أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ الْحُسَيْنِيُّ الْقُرَشِيُّ) 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
أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ الْحُسَيْنِيُّ الْقُرَشِيُّ
4th Caliph of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Assumed office
30 November 2022
Preceded byAbu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
Succeeded byAbu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
Personal details
Died3 August 2023
Idlib Governorate, Syria
ReligionSunni Islam
Allegiance Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles/warsWar on Terror

Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi replaced him as the next caliph of Daesh.[6]

  1. ISIL describes itself as a caliphate and its leader as a caliph, but this is disputed by multiple Muslim scholars and authors.[1][2]

References

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  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. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. Hamid, Shadi (2016-11-01). "What a caliphate really is—and how the Islamic State is not one". Brookings. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  3. "Islamic State leader Abu Hasan al-Qurashi killed, names successor". Hindustan Times. 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  4. Kourdi, Eyad (2022-11-30). "ISIS acknowledges the death of its leader, announces his successor". CNN.
  5. "Islamic State confirms death of its leader, names replacement". Reuters. 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  6. "ISIL confirms death of leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, names successor". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-03-19.