Ali Gomaa

Dr.
Sheikh
Ali Gomaa
Dr. ; Sheikh Ali Gomaa
علي جمعة
	Gomaa in 2004
Grand Mufti of Egypt
	In office; 28 September 2003 – 11 February 2013
President	Hosni Mubarak; Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (Acting (law)); Mohamed Morsi
Preceded by	Ahmed el-Tayeb
Succeeded by	Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam
Personal details
Born	3 March 1952 (age 72); Beni Suef, Egypt
Alma mater	Al-Azhar University (B.A.) (M.A.) (P.H.D.); Ain Shams University (B.Com.); University of Liverpool (H.D.)
Occupation	Islamic scholar
Website	draligomaa.com
Personal
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Shafi'i
Creed	Ash'ari
Movement	Neo-Traditionalism; Modernism

Ali Gomaa^[3] (Arabic: علي جمعة, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈʕæli ˈɡomʕæ]) is an Egyptian Islamic scholar, jurist, and public figure who has taken a number of controversial political stances.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11] He specializes in Islamic Legal Theory. He follows the Shafi`i school of Islamic jurisprudence^[12] and the Ash'ari school of tenets of faith.^[13]^[14] Gomaa is a Sufi.^[15]

He served as the eighteenth Grand Mufti of Egypt (2003–2013) through Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah succeeding Ahmed el-Tayeb. He has, in the past, been considered a respected Islamic jurist, according to a 2008 U.S. News & World Report report^[16] and The National,^[17] and "a highly promoted champion of moderate Islam," according to The New Yorker.^[18] However, in recent years Western academic observers have described him as a supporter of authoritarian forms of government.

He was succeeded as Grand Mufti by Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam in February 2013.

^ Sedgwick, Mark. "The Modernity of Neo-Traditionalist Islam." Muslim Subjectivities in Global Modernity. Brill, 2020. 121-146.
^ Martin, Gianstefano C. The Dhimmi Narrative: A Comparison between the Historical and the Actual in the Context of Christian-Muslim Relations in Modern Egypt. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS, 2009. "Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of Egypt and a modernist prefers to focus on the spirit of the law..."
^ Ethar El-Katatney The People's Mufti Archived 18 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine Egypt Today October 2007.
^ Kirkpatrick, David D. (25 August 2013). "Egypt Military Enlists Religion to Quell Ranks". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ Fadel, Mohammad (1 January 2016). "Islamic Law and Constitution-Making: The Authoritarian Temptation and the Arab Spring". Osgoode Hall Law Journal. 53 (2): 472–507. ISSN 0030-6185.
^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Dorsey, James (21 June 2019). "Al-Azhar Struggles to Balance Politics and Tradition". LobeLog. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ "Ali Gumah: Sisi's most loyal Islamic scholar". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ Elmasry, Mohamad (27 June 2015). "Ali Gumah: Sisi's most loyal Islamic scholar". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ "Ali Gomaa: Kill them, they stink". Middle East Monitor. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ Asthana, N. C.; Nirmal, Anjali (2009). Urban Terrorism: Myths and Realities. Pointer Publishers. p. 117. ISBN 978-8171325986.
^ Maged, Amani (3 November 2011). "Salafis vs Sufis". Al-Ahram Weekly Online. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
^ el-Beheri, Ahmed (9 May 2010). "Azhar sheikh warns West against double standards". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
^ Islamopedia: "Ali Goma" Archived 8 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 20 January 2015
^ Jay Tolson (2 April 2008). "Finding the Voices of Moderate Islam". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
^ al-Hashemi, Bushra Alkaff; Rym Ghaza (February 2012). "Grand Mufti calls for dialogue about the internet". The National. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
^ "The Rebellion Within". The New Yorker. 2 June 2008.

[1] Sedgwick, Mark. "The Modernity of Neo-Traditionalist Islam." Muslim Subjectivities in Global Modernity. Brill, 2020. 121-146.

[2] Martin, Gianstefano C. The Dhimmi Narrative: A Comparison between the Historical and the Actual in the Context of Christian-Muslim Relations in Modern Egypt. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS, 2009. "Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of Egypt and a modernist prefers to focus on the spirit of the law..."

[3] Ethar El-Katatney The People's Mufti Archived 18 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine Egypt Today October 2007.

[:0-4] Kirkpatrick, David D. (25 August 2013). "Egypt Military Enlists Religion to Quell Ranks". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[:1-5] Fadel, Mohammad (1 January 2016). "Islamic Law and Constitution-Making: The Authoritarian Temptation and the Arab Spring". Osgoode Hall Law Journal. 53 (2): 472–507. ISSN 0030-6185.

[:2-6] Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:3-7] Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[8] Dorsey, James (21 June 2019). "Al-Azhar Struggles to Balance Politics and Tradition". LobeLog. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[9] "Ali Gumah: Sisi's most loyal Islamic scholar". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[10] Elmasry, Mohamad (27 June 2015). "Ali Gumah: Sisi's most loyal Islamic scholar". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[11] "Ali Gomaa: Kill them, they stink". Middle East Monitor. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[Pointer_Publishers-12] Asthana, N. C.; Nirmal, Anjali (2009). Urban Terrorism: Myths and Realities. Pointer Publishers. p. 117. ISBN 978-8171325986.

[Maged-13] Maged, Amani (3 November 2011). "Salafis vs Sufis". Al-Ahram Weekly Online. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

[el-Beheri-14] -Beheri, Ahmed (9 May 2010). "Azhar sheikh warns West against double standards". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

[15] Islamopedia: "Ali Goma" Archived 8 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 20 January 2015

[TolsonModerate-16] Jay Tolson (2 April 2008). "Finding the Voices of Moderate Islam". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2017.

[AliGomaa-17] -Hashemi, Bushra Alkaff; Rym Ghaza (February 2012). "Grand Mufti calls for dialogue about the internet". The National. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.

[RebellionWright-18] "The Rebellion Within". The New Yorker. 2 June 2008.

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