Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (ISIS Head)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi

• Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi is the fifth Caliph (Head) of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a terrorist organization.

• After Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s call for Muslim scholars to join ISIS and fight against the U.S.A., Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi joined the terrorist organization. He later rose to become one of its top leaders. Before joining ISIS, he had been working as an Imam in a mosque.

• On 27 July 2023, Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi was appointed as the fifth Caliph (Head) of ISIS following the death of the fourth Caliph, Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, during clashes in Syria’s Idlib province. The announcement of al-Qurashi’s appointment was made through a 13-minute audio message released by the group’s new Spokesman, Abu Hodhayfa Al-Ansari, on behalf of ISIS’ Central Command media arm, Al-Furqan. ^[2]Global Security

• In his announcement, Abu Hodhayfa Al-Ansari revealed that ISIS’s Shura Council selected Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi as the fifth Caliph during their meeting. Al-Qurashi was praised as a wise and resourceful leader who had demonstrated his courage by fighting against the Crusaders. Al-Ansari urged all ISIS fighters to unquestioningly follow al-Qurashi’s commands as they move forward under his leadership. He said,
  

  He accepted the pledge and raised the flag to start the march immediately, overseeing his duties. Oh Soldiers of the Caliphate in all provinces, rush to pledge allegiance [to the Caliph]” ^[3]MEMRI