Muhammad Surur bin Nayif Zayn al-'Abidin (Arabic:محمد سرور بن نايف زين العابدين; 1938 – 11 November 2016)[1] was a former member of theSyrian Muslim Brotherhood.[2] He is credited with establishing theSalafi Islamist movement known asSururism (or Sururi), which combines "the organisational methods and political worldview of theMuslim Brotherhood with the theological puritanism ofWahhabism".[3] This movement is noted for advancing a politicized version ofWahhabism in Saudi Arabia. Surur called for non-violent criticism of Muslim rulers but opposed efforts to overthrow regimes in Muslim countries, viewing such actions asfitna (civil strife and chaos).[4] In 1984, he authored the widely readanti-Shia bookWa Ja'a Dawr al-Majus (Arabic:وجاء دور المجوس,lit. 'The Era of the Magians Has Come').[5] This book posits theIranian Revolution as a strategy forShiite domination of the Middle East.[6] His writings influencedAbu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader ofAl-Qaeda in Iraq.[7]
He was born in theHawran region.[8] In the mid-1960s, while still affiliated with the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood, Surur began to express criticism of the group, such as its acceptance of members from theSufi Brotherhood.[1] These disagreements led to his relocation toSaudi Arabia in 1965.[9] After being expelled from Saudi Arabia in 1974 on charges of subversive activity[10] he moved toKuwait. There, he established the Dar al-Arqam publishing house.[11] In 1984, Suror settled in the United Kingdom, where he established the Center for Islamic Studies.[12] In 2004, he relocated toJordan and then to Qatar where he resided until his death.[13]
^abHaykel, Bernard; Hegghammer, Thomas; Lacroix, Stéphane, eds. (31 Jan 2015).Saudi Arabia in Transition: Insights on Social, Political, Economic and Religious Change. Cambridge University Press. p. 171.ISBN9781316194195.
^Moghadam, Assaf; Fishman, Brian, eds. (10 May 2011).Fault Lines in Global Jihad: Organizational, Strategic, and Ideological Fissures. Taylor & Francis. p. 187.ISBN9781136710582.
^Joas Wagemakers (11 Jun 2012).A Quietist Jihadi: The Ideology and Influence of Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi. Cambridge University Press. pp. 34, 77.ISBN9781139510899.
^Moghadam, Assaf; Fishman, Brian, eds. (10 May 2011).Fault Lines in Global Jihad: Organizational, Strategic, and Ideological Fissures. Taylor & Francis. pp. 187–8.ISBN9781136710582.
^Khatib, Lina; Lust, Ellen, eds. (16 Apr 2014).Taking to the Streets: The Transformation of Arab Activism (illustrated, reprint ed.). JHU Press. p. 318.ISBN9781421413112.
^Jerrold D. Green; Frederic M. Wehrey; Charles Wolf (2009).Understanding Iran. Rand Corporation. p. 121.ISBN9780833045584.
^Stephane Lacroix; George Holoch (2011).Awakening Islam (illustrated ed.). Harvard University Press. p. 69.ISBN9780674049642.
^John Calvert (22 Nov 2009).Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism. Oxford University Press. p. 276.ISBN9780199326877.
^Stephane Lacroix; George Holoch (2011).Awakening Islam (illustrated ed.). Harvard University Press. p. 70.ISBN9780674049642.
^Stephane Lacroix; George Holoch (2011).Awakening Islam (illustrated ed.). Harvard University Press. p. 293.ISBN9780674049642.
^Stephane Lacroix; George Holoch (2011).Awakening Islam (illustrated ed.). Harvard University Press. p. 154.ISBN9780674049642.
^Haykel, Bernard; Hegghammer, Thomas; Lacroix, Stéphane, eds. (31 Jan 2015).Saudi Arabia in Transition: Insights on Social, Political, Economic and Religious Change. Cambridge University Press. pp. 171–2.ISBN9781316194195.
^Joas Wagemakers (11 Jun 2012).A Quietist Jihadi: The Ideology and Influence of Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi. Cambridge University Press. pp. 77, 239.ISBN9781139510899.
^Robert G. Rabil (26 Sep 2014).Salafism in Lebanon: From Apoliticism to Transnational Jihadism. Georgetown University Press. p. 55.ISBN9781626161177.
^Stephane Lacroix; George Holoch (2011).Awakening Islam (illustrated ed.). Harvard University Press. p. 331.ISBN9780674049642.
Stephane Lacroix; George Holoch (2011).Awakening Islam (illustrated ed.). Harvard University Press. p. 315.ISBN9780674049642.