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Hassan Dabbagh, alias Abu al-Husain, is the leader and Imam of a Salafi community in Leipzig, called the "al-Rahman mosque".

Biography
Dabbagh was born in 1972 in Syria and allegedly studied engineering there. In 1992, he moved to Leipzig in Germany to study medicine, but never finished. His wife, Umm Abdallah, is from Qamishly in Syria. Both currently hold German citizenship. Dabbagh started a small prayer circle in Leipzig, which in 1998 evolved into the al-Rahman mosque community. Dabbagh never studied Sharia law in an accredited Islamic institution or participated in informal study circles with renowned Salafi scholars. His credentials are based on a crash course in Saudi Arabia and private studies. The origin of his doctor title is not clear. and end of 2014 an investigation for abuse of titles was initiated in Germany.

In early 2000, Dabbagh became known for his da'wa-efforts in Germany, which he arranged together with the German Bonn-based Salafi Mohammad Benhsain, alias Abu Jamal. They offered workshops and lectures in a number of German cities entitled "Learn Islam", which served as an introduction into the basics of Salafi Islam.

Dabbagh is under surveillance by the German Office for the Protection of the Constitution. .

Teachings
Dabbagh, his wife and his followers are pioneers of online Salafi teaching in German language. They first founded a homepage for their mosque and then developed other websites such as. They present translations of texts from Salafi scholars, mainly from Saudi Wahhabi interpretation of Salafism and texts from their own community.