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Muhammad Zarqtuni was born in 1927 in Casablanca, Morocco. He was a renowned Moroccan scholar and theologian, and was considered one of the most influential Islamic scholars of the 20th century. He was a prolific writer, having authored over 50 books and numerous articles on Islamic law, theology, and philosophy. Zarqtuni was educated in traditional Islamic studies, and received his doctorate in Islamic law from the University of Al-Azhar in Cairo, Egypt. He was a professor of Islamic law at the University of Rabat in Morocco, and was a visiting professor at the University of Michigan in the United States. Zarqtuni was a strong advocate of Islamic reform, and was a vocal critic of the traditional Islamic legal system. He argued for the need to modernize Islamic law and to make it more accessible to the general public. He was also a proponent of the use of reason and logic in Islamic jurisprudence. Zarqtuni died in 2004 at the age of 77. He is remembered as one of the most influential Islamic scholars of the 20th century, and his works continue to be studied and discussed by Islamic scholars today.

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Born 1927
Birthday 1927
Birthplace Casablanca, Morocco
Date of death (1954-06-19)1954-06-19 Casablanca, Morocco
Died Place Casablanca, Morocco
Nationality Morocco

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1954

Muhammad Zarqtuni (Arabic: مُحَمَّدُ الزَرْقْطُوْنِي, French: Mohammed Zerktouni) (1927-June 18, 1954) was a Moroccan nationalist born in Casablanca, Morocco. He was active in the Moroccan Nationalist Movement and is considered a symbol of Moroccan resistance to French colonialism.

He escaped the shots fired at him after the operation, but was captured by the forces of the French Protectorate shortly thereafter. On June 18, 1954, while imprisoned, he committed suicide by swallowing a cyanide tablet. Possessing critical and sensitive information, Zarqtuni did not want to risk giving up any secrets under torture that might betray his country. He is widely regarded as a national hero in Morocco, and as an icon of the resistance movement. One of Casablanca's main thoroughfares, Boulevard Zerqtouni , is named after him.

1953

In response to the French government's colonial abuses generally, and its ousting of Sultan Muhammad V and forcing him into exile on August 20, 1953 (Eid al-Adha) specifically, Muhammad Zarqtuni attacked Casablanca's Central Market (Marché Central) on December 24, 1953 (Christmas Eve). Targeting French interests, he planted a bomb in the market at 10:00 am, and the explosion caused the death of 19 people.

1948

Passionate about soccer, Zarqtuni played for the Mawludiat Bou Tawiil Club (نادي مولودية بوطويل) in 1948 and recruited the youth of the medina. He was made the manager of a championship tournament for clubs representing different neighborhoods in Casablanca. Certain athletic organizations, such as the Free Soccer League, which organized the neighborhood championship, had nationalist leanings. From this league, many notable nationalists, such as Abdeslam Bennani (fr), Abderrahman el-Youssoufi, Abderrahman Belmejdoub (fr), and others rose up.

1936

Muhammad Zarqtuni married Saadia Alami, also a nationalist and resistance fighter. She was born in Fes in 1936.

1927

Muhammad Zarqtuni was born in the Medina of Casablanca in 1927. His mother was Khudooj Bint Reis of Fes father was the muqqadim of the Hamdushiya Zawiya, where Muhammad Zarqtuni learned to read and write. He soon enrolled at the Abdellaoui School, a school for learning hadith within the network of schools independent of the French system, administered by Moroccan nationalists in the early 1940s.