Shawkiy Abu Khalil

Dr. Adelabu and his PhD Thesis With Abu-Khalil atBaramkeh Campus,Damascus

Shawkiy Abu Khalil(Arabic:شوقي أبو خليل,1941–2010) was a Syria-basedPalestinianauthor and researcher, who wrote works, most famous of which is his bookal-Islam fi Qafass al-'Itiham.

Shawqi Muhammad Abu Khalil was born in City ofBeisanin 1941. He completed his university studies at the Faculty of Arts, Department of History atDamascus Universityin 1965, then went toAzerbaijanto obtain a PhD in History from the Academy of Sciences.

Abu Khalil, forth from right, and Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Abdul-Latif Salih Al-Farfour with International Graduates including Nigerian researcherDr. Abdul-Fattah Adelabuin Damascus 1993

After his return, he worked as a history teacher in various secondary schools in theSyriangovernorates where he taught graduates including the British-NigerianMuslim scholarDr. Abdul-Fattah Adelabu,then he rose to administrative positions: Worked as a professor of Islamic civilization and orientalism at the Faculty of Islamic Preaching (Damascus Branch) at the Sheikh Ahmad Kaftaro Complex between (1986–1988). He taught history at the College of Islamic Call and the College of Sharia at Damascus University. Lecturer at the Faculty ofSharia,Damascus University, years (1988–1997).

He was appointed Secretary General of the University of Islamic and Arab Sciences - Damascus (1992–1997).

He was Editor-in-chief at Dar Al-Fikr since 1991 until the date of his death, which was the publishing house from which he released most of his recent books. He was also the head of the History and Civilization Division at the Al-Fateh Islamic Society Institute, and a professor of history there from 2000 up to his death.

He worked as managing editor at Dar Al Fikr in Damascus.