Mohammad Abdol Fattah Heliqawi is a contemporary Arab researcher and thinker from Jordan. He is deeply engaged in the study of Islamic thought and the complex relationship between religion, politics, and Islamic history. His work also explores the role of intellectuals in the Arab world.
He has authored several intellectual and historical works, including:
The Civilizational Project for the Salvation of Jerusalem;
“Indeed, I Perceived a Fire”: Studies in Contemporary Arab Thought;
Alif Lam Mim: Signposts on the Path of Renewal and Moderation;
Arab Intellectuals: A Study of Cases and Ideas;
Hope Against Defeat: Questions of Citizenship and National Identity in Arab Society – Jordan as a Case Study.
Heliqawi is the recipient of several prestigious Arab and international awards, most notably:
• The Palestine Cultural Award – Edward Said Award for Arab Enlightenment Thought and the Critique of Orientalist Discourse (2025).
• The Strategic Thought Award in the field of Social and Cultural Sciences in the Islamic World (2018).
• The Award for Best Academic Study on the Holy City of Jerusalem, University of Jordan, as part of the “Jerusalem Capital of Arab Culture” project (2009).
His writings are distinguished by their critical and analytical depth, focusing on deconstructing authoritarian intellectual structures and opening new horizons for understanding Islam as a project of freedom and human dignity.
His recent work, The Stolen Islam (الإسلام المسروق), published in Arabic by KHAYAT in 2025, continues this intellectual trajectory, presenting a bold critique of courtly literature and Islamic political thought throughout history, while calling for the restoration of Islam as a humane and civilizational message.