Ibrahim Muhammad Sarsiq
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Ibrahim Muhammad Sarsiq was an Islamic scholar, educator, and writer who taught at the Islamic University of Madinah .
Academic Career and Public Activities
Sarsiq served as a faculty lecturer at the Islamic University of Madinah, teaching in both the College of the Holy Quran and Islamic Studies and the College of Hadith and Islamic Studies . He was actively engaged in the university's academic and organizational affairs; he served on the Media Committee for the International Conference for Guiding Islamic Da'wah and Preparing Da'is, for which he prepared research examining communism and its impact on Islamic advocacy . He also delivered public university lectures, including an address on Islamic psychology in 1398 AH (1978 CE) .
Beyond his university duties, Sarsiq engaged in journalism and media writing. He wrote for the Saudi daily newspaper al-Madina, serving as its representative to report on major Islamic gatherings, such as the Darul Uloom Deoband centenary in India in 1400 AH (1980 CE) . His journalistic contributions drew praise from contemporary literary figures, including Ali al-Tantawi, who acknowledged Sarsiq's articles in his memoirs .
Scholarly Contributions
Sarsiq published essays and specialized treatises on legal and intellectual issues. In his treatise al-Adilla wal-Barahin ala Hurmat al-Tadkhin (Evidences and Proofs for the Prohibition of Smoking), he argued for the categorical legal prohibition of tobacco use in Islamic jurisprudence, combining scriptural texts with medical and financial considerations regarding harm to life and property . He also engaged in contemporary ideological critique through works such as Taha Husayn: Hayatuhu wa Adabuhu fi Mizan al-Islam (Taha Husayn: His Life and Literature in the Balance of Islam), which examined the intellectual legacy and public standing of Taha Husayn from a traditional Islamic perspective, reviewing a biographical critique by Anwar al-Jundi .
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al-Adilla wal-Barahin ala Hurmat al-Tadkhin (Evidences and Proofs for the Prohibition of Smoking) is an Islamic legal and medical treatise that argues for the categorical prohibition (tahrim) of tobacco consumption in Islamic law. The work builds its case by synthesizing scriptural texts, the rulings of prominent jurists, and contemporary medical and scientific findings.
Taha Husayn: Hayatuhu wa Adabuhu fi Mizan al-Islam (Taha Husayn: His Life and Literature in the Balance of Islam) is a critical study examining and evaluating the life, thought, and literary career of Taha Husayn from an Islamic viewpoint, centered around a critical review of Anwar al-Jundi's biographical critique.