In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
And call not those who are slain in the way of Allah “dead.” Nay, they are living, only ye perceive not. (Al-Baqarah, 2:154)
Peace and prayers be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers,
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, the Institute’s staff, members and administration; in addition to the Board of Trustees of The King Abdullah II Waqf for the Integral Chair for the Study of Imam al-Razi’s Work at the King Hussein bin Talal Mosque and the Board of Trustees of the King Abdullah II Waqf for the Integral Chair for the Study of Imam al-Ghazali’s Work in the Holy al-Aqsa Mosque, mourn with immense sadness the death of the great scholar and martyr Professor Dr. Muhammad Sa’eed Ramadan al-Buti, Senior Fellow of the Royal Academy of the Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, and Member of the Board of Trustees of The King Abdullah II Waqf for the Integral Chair for the Study of Imam al-Razi’s Work and Member of the Board of Trustees of the King Abdullah II Waqf for the Integral Chair for the Study of Imam al-Ghazali’s Work. Al-Sheikh al-Buti died alongside a group of his students in the Iman Mosque in Damascus on Thursday, 9th of Jumada al-Aakhira 1434 AH, 21st March, 2013 CE.
... We are Allah’s and unto Him we are returning. (Al-Baqarah, 2:156)