Mubarak Abdul-Aziz Al-Hassawi ... A Man Ahead Of His Time Mubarak Abdul-Aziz Al-Hassawi A Man Ahead Of His Time 1 1344-1426A.H. / 1925-2005 A.D Mubarak Abdul-Aziz Al-Hassawi A Man Ahead Of His Time 1344-1426A.H. / 1925-2005 A.D. Dialogues: Rida Alfili Review: Ali Abdul- Jabbar Al-Khashti General Supervision Fawzya Mubarak Al-Hassawi This publication was produced as: A book in English A book in Arabic An interview DVD, translated into English An audio CD of the integral Arabic text Not intended for sale All rights reserved First edition 2017 No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher The charitable Institution Tel.: 00965 90 001857 e-mail: [email protected] www.tabarak-mh.com Printing: Printing Group Binding: New Bsat for Book Binding [email protected] Tel: 00961 1 823720 [email protected] Tel: 00961 1 856888 Dedication To your spirit, father…who is still waking us up every day. To you… my teacher, my friend, my light, who guided me through the paths of life. To you… who lives in my tears and eyes. To your gentle heart …we miss its affection in the evenings. To every grain of sand that touched your chaste body. To the space where your wings are flying. To your name which echoes incessantly inside of me. To your picture, hanging on my eyelashes. To your aura which death will never abate. To your memory, which we want alive in every place your feet have ever treaded on. … This book, We put before all so that you may remain amidst your loved ones and your fellow countrymen. As for us, we say the closure sentence you used to repeat: “Praise be to Allah”. Your daughter… Fawzya His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Al-Sabah Prince of Kuwait Word of his Highness the Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Al-Sabah on the book about The late Mubarak Abdul-Aziz Al-Hassawi May Allah forgive him Mubarak Abdul-Aziz Al-Hassawi ... A Man Ahead Of His Time In my view, the late brother Mubarak Abdul- Aziz Al- Hassawi, may Allah forgive him, represented the model of the Kuwaiti national figure, characterized by competence, generosity, patriotic sense and loyalty to our beloved country. Who ever knew Abu Abdul- Aziz closely bears witness to the high morals, the civility and the immense humbleness that this national figure manifested towards every one. He is considered as one of the personalities who participated, with his fellow members of the Constituent Assembly, in drafting the Articles of the Constitution. In addition, during his sitting in Parliament in 1967, he took part in submitting a great number of proposals and draft laws aiming at serving his country, its progress and prosperity. Abu Abdul- Aziz, may Allah have mercy upon him, was very close to the beat of the Kuwaiti street, loved by the people, and known for his generosity, his bounty and his charity. Nevertheless, he was best known for his successful dealing with Allah, taking part in building numerous Islamic projects, such as mosques, housing for the poor and centres for learning the Holy Quran, and taking care of orphans both in and outside of Kuwait. And, as I learned from his children, he dedicated part of his fortune to be spent on these Islamic charity projects. We ask Allah, the Most High, the Almighty, that these 10
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