A solemn farewell united Yemen divided by war and turmoil, as thousands mourned in the capital, Sanaa, the body of the Mufti of the Republic, Judge Muhammad bin Ismail Al-Omrani, who passed away at dawn today, Monday, at the age of 100.
Yemenis’ pages on social media have turned into a mourning pavilion, in an image that reflects the status of the urban judge for them, as he is the most famous religious and social figure who has distanced himself from the war and conflict that has erupted since mid-2014.
#Sana'a, the
funeral of the deceased of the #Arab and Islamic nation, Judge Mark #Muhammad_Ismail_Al-Omrani, may God have mercy on him, forgive him, and put him in his spacious gardens.
He was not spared the evil of the terrorist #Houthi gangs alive, as they burned his library, and their evil was not spared dead, so they prevented him from being buried in Khuzaymah according to his will.
Oh God, forgive him and have mercy on him and put him in heaven.
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— Issa Al-Shaflut (@gheth3331) July 12, 2021
Al-Qadi Al-Omrani’s obituary was not limited to Yemenis, but extended to the Islamic world, being one of the prominent figures of jurisprudence, religion and history. A statement by the International Union of Muslim Scholars said that the Islamic nation has lost one of its loyal scholars.
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Union mourns Judge mark, Mohammed bin Ismail , the
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— Muslim Scholars (@iumsonline) July 12, 2021
The late deceased was diligent and knowledgeable in hadith and jurisprudence on all sects, and as long as his fatwas were accepted by all, he was keen on issuing fatwas according to all sects;
The fact that the people of Yemen are cultivating according to the Sunni and Shiite sects, despite their differences.
🔴 #condolences
On the death of the mark of Yemen and its jurist Judge / Muhammad bin Ismail Al-Omrani (may God have mercy on him) https://t.co/rA4fHH6I0o https://t.co/uMOuw0zcjQ# The death of the mark_Al-Amrani # Al-Qadi_Al-Omrani # The death of Al-Qadi_Al-Omrani pic.twitter.com/RgKBg1lBvi
— Association of Muslim Scholars (@muslimsc) July 12, 2021
Its upbringing and asceticism
Al-Qadi Al-Omrani comes from a scholarly family that lived in Amran Governorate, north of the capital, Sana’a, and moved to the capital, Sana’a, during the rule of the Zaidi Imamate in northern Yemen.
Al-Omrani, born in late 1921, lived as an orphan since he was four years old, and grew up tolerant of all sects, despite the state of extremism at that time, which helped him to become a student at the hands of scholars and jurists who added to him various religious knowledge.
Abdel Razzaq, the son of Judge Al-Omrani in the author of “Sfinat Al-Omrani,” says that his father pushed him to forensic science since he was young, because his family and his first grandfather were a student at the hands of Imam Muhammad Al-Shawkani, one of the figures of jurisprudence and religion in Islamic history.
Al-Qadi Al-Omrani obtained his scientific licenses from scholars and jurists of different sects in Yemen and Iraq, and they described him - as his son Abdul Razzaq says - as ascetic, pious, pious, hafiz, prophet, auditor, investigator and historian.
Despite this, he was humble and hated the love of appearance and flattery, and he was keen to define himself as an ordinary man, and he said - as his son quoted him - "I am not a scholar to the extent that books and books are published for me, I am an ordinary man."
For those who do not know the urban judge to
you is his depth of humility, and his keenness on information.. and what is hidden from his condition is greater!
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— Tawfiq Al-Sayegh (@alsayg) July 12, 2021
Despite this, Al-Qadi Al-Omrani has many books: most notably the judicial system in Islam, complete literature, and jurisprudential research with legal evidence, in addition to unpublished jurisprudential research and letters.
Teaching and positions
Al-Qadi Al-Omrani began teaching when he reached the age of 21, as he began his scientific council in the Al-Falihi Mosque in the center of the old city of Sana’a in 1942, and he continued to study the mothers of books in Hadith and jurisprudence in the same mosque for 41 years, until he moved to his new residence in 1982.
According to Al-Omrani, during that period he stopped teaching for only 6 years, when the 1962 revolution broke out against the rule of the Imamate in northern Yemen, the declaration of the Republic of Yemen, and the ensuing civil war until mid 1968.
May God have mercy on the scholar of Yemen, Sheikh Muhammad Ismail Al-Amrani, and place him in the highest paradise # Al-Amrani_in_dhim_Allah pic.twitter.com/cyFaFiC8gp
- Dr.
Abdullah Al-Odah (@aalodah) July 12, 2021
Since 1983, Al-Omrani has continued his teaching mission, as he remained a lieutenant of his scientific council at Al-Zubayri Mosque in Sana’a for 29 years, until he suffered a stroke in 2011, after which he was forced to stop giving lessons, according to what was stated on his official Facebook page.
Al-Omrani also taught Sharia sciences for two years at the College of Sharia and Law at Sana’a University, the largest (governmental) university in Yemen, but he had to leave it because of his busyness. He also studied comparative jurisprudence at Al-Iman University (private) for 20 years.
May God have mercy on the judge of Yemen #Al-Amrani, who bid farewell to us today.
I taught with him at Al-Iman University in Sana'a, and he was an example to the world of knowledge, humility and humility.
The students asked him one day about the difference between the old and the modern studies, and he said: “We studied in the mosque, and you study at the university, and the male is not the same as the female.”
— Muhammad Al-Mukhtar Al-Shanqiti (@mshinqiti) July 12, 2021
A delegation of Al-Qadi Al-Omrani students came from several Yemeni cities and different sects, in addition to students from other countries.
What distinguished Al-Omrani in his lessons or the fatwas that he delivered on television and radio programs was that he mixed jurisprudential hadith and fatwas with stories, honorable banter, literary blinking and facilitation in jurisprudential matters, and he was keen on simplicity in jurisprudence issues.
Al-Omrani was appointed to several positions, most notably a member of the Supreme Court and head of the Grievances Office at the Presidency of the Republic. He rejected the decision to appoint him as governor of Sana’a following the announcement of the September 26, 1962 revolution, in addition to his rejection of other decisions in various positions, on the grounds that they distracted him from teaching.
Yemen bids farewell to its sheikh, the scholar, judge Muhammad bin Ismail Al-Omrani
— Ahmed Al-Sabahi (@AHMED_ALSABAI) July 12, 2021
His last positions
Al-Omrani was keen to avoid delving into the division in Yemen, and to express his opinion or positions during the war, and according to what is reported about him, he was once asked about the reason for entering Paradise, and he responded by saying, “Do not help anyone,” meaning do not oppress or oppress anyone.
With the Houthi group taking control of the capital, Sanaa, and their coup against the Yemeni government, Al-Amrani was dismissed from his position, the Mufti of the Republic, and the Houthis appointed a loyalist in his place.
According to Houthi opponents, Houthi leaders - including the former head of the Supreme Political Council (the highest ruling authority in Houthi-controlled areas) Saleh al-Sammad, who was killed in an air raid of the coalition - deliberately insulted al-Amrani.
Judge Muhammad bin Ismail Al-Omrani passed away today, at the age of one hundred years.
And the judge, the scholar Muhammad Al-Amrani, is the most famous contemporary scholar of Yemen and the owner of the moderate approach.
He held the position of Mufti of the Republic of Yemen until the Houthis came and appointed one of their gang members as their Mufti.
May the God have mercy on him and placed him into his havens.
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— Abdulaziz Altwaijri A. Altwaijri (@AOAltwaijri) July 12, 2021
The de facto authorities in the Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa, did not participate in the funeral of Al-Omrani, and the Houthi version of Saba News Agency contented itself with publishing my condolences to the leader, Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, and the Ministry of Awqaf in the unrecognized Houthi government.