Gamal al-Banna

Who was Gamal al-Banna?

Gamal al-Banna was an Egyptian author, and trade unionist. He was the youngest brother of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. Unlike his brother, however, Gamal al-Banna is a liberal scholar and well known for his criticism of Islamic traditional narratives rejecting 635 Hadiths of Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim which he finds contradictory to Qur'an and its message of justice, freedom, and tolerance.

Gamal al-Banna was also the great-uncle of the well-known Swiss Muslim Tariq Ramadan.