Mohamed Fadhel Ben Achour
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Mohamed Fadhel Ben Achour 🇹🇳

محمد الفاضل بن عاشور (Known as "Sheikh Fadhel")
Grand Mufti of Tunisia, Dean of the Zitouna Theological Faculty, Supreme Court Judge
Born Oct 16, 1909 🇹🇳 La Marsa, Tunisia
Passed Away Apr 20, 1970 Tunis, Tunisia
Lifespan 60 years old
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"Faith without social justice for the laborer is a hollow shell; religion came to elevate humanity, not to oppress it."

Archival Overview

Eminent Grand Mufti of Tunisia, theological reformer, and dean of the Zitouna University who championed modern education, defended trade union rights, and authored landmark works on modern Islamic thought.

Biographical Record

Son of monumental Quranic exegete Mohamed Tahar Ben Achour, Sheikh Mohamed Fadhel was educated at Sadiki and the Zitouna. Possessing immense legal erudition and progressive vision, he backed Farhat Hached in creating the UGTT labor union in 1946, bridging the working-class movement with Islamic reform.

Appointed Grand Mufti of the Republic in 1962 and Dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Theology, he authored Al-Haraka al-Adabiyya wa al-Fikriyya fi Tunis (Literary and Intellectual Movement in Tunisia), defending women's civil rights and promoting reasoned theological dialogue across the Muslim world.

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Final Resting Place

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Djellaz Cemetery (Ben Achour Vault)
Tunis, Tunisia
GPS: 36.7833, 10.1833
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