Omar Pasigan

Sheikh Omar Pasigan was a Muslim Filipino Islamic scholar who served as the Grand Mufti of Central Mindanao.[1][2]

Shiekh
Omar Pasigan
Personal
Died(2018-11-20)November 20, 2018
ReligionIslam
NationalityFilipino
Muslim leader
PostGrand Mufti of Central Mindanao

Pasigan is one of the founders of the Moro National Liberation Front, and later the breakaway group – the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.[3]

As grand mufti, he had issued multiple fatwa. In 2004, he clarified that Islam is not against family planning. The edict prohibits abortion but allows all forms of contraception that are permitted under sharia.[1][4] In 2010, declaring smoking and promoting cigarettes as haram.[5]

A graduate of the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Pasigan established the Mahad al-Ulum al-Islamia, the largest madrasa in Cotabato City.[6]

He died on November 20, 2018.[7]

References
  1. "Islam fatwah on RH, key in helping poor Muslims". Philippine Information Agency. March 12, 2004. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  2. "The Growing Influence of Salafism in Muslim Mindanao" (PDF). IPAC Report (61): 10. January 8, 2010.
  3. A History of Struggle For Peace of The Bangsamoro: Shaping The Future Bangsamoro Museum of Peoples’ History (PDF). The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. p. 10. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  4. "Councilor supports reproductive health clinic". SunStar. January 12, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  5. "Filipino Muslims forbidden to smoke, trade cigarettes". ABS-CBN News. June 23, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  6. McKenna, Thomas M. (1998). "Unarmed Struggle". Muslim Rulers and Rebels: Everyday Politics and Armed Separatism in the Southern Philippines. University Of California Press. p. 199. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  7. Hamid, Abdul (November 21, 2018). "Bangsamoro mourns the demise of Former Mufti Omar Pasigan". Luwaran. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
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