Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (Arabic: أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ الْحُسَيْنِيُّ الْقُرَشِيُّ) was the fourth caliph[note 1] of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, starting from 30 November 2022. His position was announced by the ISIL spokesman Abu Omar al-Muhajir in an audio recording stating that the previous leader Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi was killed in battle.[3][4] He was killed on 3 August 2023.[5]
↑ISIL describes itself as a caliphate and its leader as a caliph, but this is disputed by multiple Muslim scholars and authors.[1][2]
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↑Yusuf al-Qaradawi stated: "[The] declaration issued by the Islamic State is void under sharia and has dangerous consequences for the Sunnis in Iraq and for the revolt in Syria", adding that the title of caliph can "only be given by the entire Muslim nation", not by a single group. Strange, Hannah (5 July 2014). "Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi addresses Muslims in Mosul". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
