Hamza Roberto Piccardo
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Hamza Roberto Piccardo was a member of the Directive Council of UCOII
, the Union of Islamic Communities in Italy
, as well as spokesperson of the European Muslim Network. He is not currently serving any executive position in UCOII.
After the end of his military service
in 1974, Piccardo went to Africa and crossed the Sahara desert. He met Muslims there and learned about Islam. He converted to Islam
in 1975. In 1984 he started to pray and about five years later, he started fasting
.
He founded the publishing house Al Hikma in 1993 and published the first edition of the Quran in Italian, among other books.
UCOII
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, the Union of Islamic Communities in Italy
Italy
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, as well as spokesperson of the European Muslim Network. He is not currently serving any executive position in UCOII.
After the end of his military service
Military service
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in 1974, Piccardo went to Africa and crossed the Sahara desert. He met Muslims there and learned about Islam. He converted to Islam
Islam
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in 1975. In 1984 he started to pray and about five years later, he started fasting
Sawm
Sawm is an Arabic word for fasting regulated by Islamic jurisprudence. In the terminology of Islamic law, Sawm means to abstain from eating, drinking , having sex and anything against Islamic law...
.
He founded the publishing house Al Hikma in 1993 and published the first edition of the Quran in Italian, among other books.
External links
- An interview with Hamza Riccardo
- Online Quran Project An Italian translation of the Quran by Hamza Roberto Piccardo]