Muhammad Abu-Zur (Muḥammad Abū Zawr) (محمد أبو زور) was a professor of Hadith and the Fundamentals of Islam at the Islamic University. He earned his master’s degree from the University of Jordan in 1993. His thesis, entitled, Al-Qushayri’s Approach in the Book Laṭā’if al-Ishārāt (The Subtleties of Signs)provides an analysis of the method of interpretation of the Qurʾan – referred to as allegorical interpretation — adopted by Abū al-Qāsim ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Qushayrī (d. 465H/1072CE), a pivotal figure in the development of Sufism.
Professor Abu-Zur was killed, along with many members of his family, on 6 December 2023 (or 7 or 8 December) when the Israeli military launched an attack on al-Zaytun neighborhood in the southern portion of Gaza City and his house was bombed. During that attack, at least 55 people were killed and dozens were injured. Muhammad Abu-Zur was 64 years old. He was married and had several children.
