Muhammad Husayn al-Dhahabi (October 19, 1915معلومات عن محمد حسين الذهبي على موقع viaf.org". viaf.org. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2018-12-12 — July 7, 1977) was an Al-Azhar scholar and the former Egyptian Minister of Religious Endowments. He was a critic of the militant jihadist movement that had splintered from the mainstream Muslim Brotherhood. On July 3, 1977, he was kidnapped by the radical group Takfir wal-Hijra, who held him hostage and demanded the release of imprisoned members of their movement.Marc Sageman, Understanding Terror Networks (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004) p.29 When their demand was not met, they executed al-Dhahabi.Gilles Kepel, Muslim Extremism in Egypt (University of California Press, 1986) p.96 Following his execution, the government of Anwar Sadat cracked down on militant Islamic organizations in Egypt.
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