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==Timeline==
==Timeline==
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| data-sort-value="1986-05-26" | May 26, 1986 || Ismail al-Faruqi attends iftar with Muslim Students Association || Returned home around 11:00 PM.
| data-sort-value="1986-05-26" | May 26, 1986  
| Ismail al-Faruqi attends iftar with Muslim Students Association  
| Returned home around 11:00 PM.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZmE3DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA213 Charles D. Fletcher, ''Muslim-Christian Engagement in the Twentieth Century''], I.B. Tauris, 2015, p. 213.</ref>
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| data-sort-value="1986-05-27" | May 27, 1986 || Attack on the Faruqi home || Ismail and Lois killed; daughter Anmar el-Zein survives multiple stab wounds.
| data-sort-value="1986-05-27" | May 27, 1986  
| Attack on the Faruqi home  
| Ismail and Lois killed; daughter Anmar el-Zein survives multiple stab wounds.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/28/us/around-the-nation-islamic-scholar-and-wife-slain-in-pennsylvania.html "AROUND THE NATION; Islamic Scholar and Wife Slain in Pennsylvania"], ''The New York Times'', May 28, 1986.</ref>
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| data-sort-value="1986-05-28" | May 28, 1986 || FBI joins investigation || News of the murder reported in major U.S. outlets.
| data-sort-value="1986-05-28" | May 28, 1986  
| FBI joins investigation  
| News of the murder reported in major U.S. outlets.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-28-mn-7921-story.html "FBI Joins Probe Into Murder of Islamic Scholar, Wife"], ''Los Angeles Times'', May 28, 1986.</ref>
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| data-sort-value="1986-05-30" | May 30, 1986 || Funeral prayers at Masjid Muhammad || Over 4,000 mourners, including dignitaries, attend.
| data-sort-value="1986-05-30" | May 30, 1986  
| Funeral prayers at Masjid Muhammad  
| Over 4,000 mourners, including dignitaries, attend.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151222083514/http://articles.philly.com/1986-05-31/news/26052072_1_islamic-spirit-mosque-islamic-society "4,000 Mourners Pray For The Soul Of Slain Islamic Scholar And Wife"], ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', May 31, 1986.</ref>
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| data-sort-value="1986-07-30" | July 30, 1986 || UPI reports vendetta speculation || Motive theories begin to circulate in the media.
| data-sort-value="1986-07-30" | July 30, 1986  
| UPI reports vendetta speculation  
| Motive theories begin to circulate in the media.<ref>[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/07/30/Faruqi-murders-may-have-been-vendetta/7258523080000/ "Faruqi murders may have been vendetta"], UPI Archives, July 30, 1986.</ref>
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| data-sort-value="1986-08-20" | August 20–21, 1986 || Political assassination theories || Regional papers report on possible Zionist threats.
| data-sort-value="1986-08-20" | August 20–21, 1986  
| Political assassination theories  
| Regional papers report on possible Zionist threats.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19860820&id=MNRHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vo4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5815,1095948 "Assassination motive behind al-Faruqi killings"], ''New Straits Times'', August 20, 1986.</ref>
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| data-sort-value="1987-01-17" | January 17, 1987 || Joseph Louis Young arrested || Identified through fingerprint match on glove at crime scene.
| data-sort-value="1987-01-17" | January 17, 1987  
| Joseph Louis Young arrested  
| Identified through fingerprint match on glove at crime scene.<ref>[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/01/17/Fingerprint-led-to-arrest-of-Al-Faruqi-murder-suspect/8414537858000/ "Fingerprint led to arrest of al-Faruqi murder suspect"], UPI Archives, January 17, 1987.</ref>
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| data-sort-value="1987-07-10" | July 10, 1987 || Young found guilty || Convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and other charges.
| data-sort-value="1987-07-10" | July 10, 1987  
| Young found guilty  
| Convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and other charges.<ref>[https://scholar.google.ca/scholar_case?q=%22joseph+louis+young%22&case=17132565065529275883 ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Louis Young (aka Yusuf Ali)''], 536 Pa. 57 (1993).</ref>
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| data-sort-value="1987-07-11" | July 11, 1987 || Young sentenced to death || Jury imposes death penalty.
| data-sort-value="1987-07-11" | July 11, 1987  
| Young sentenced to death  
| Jury imposes death penalty.<ref>[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/07/11/A-jury-Friday-sentenced-Joseph-Young-to-death-in/4558552974400/ "A jury Friday sentenced Joseph Young to death in..."], UPI Archives, July 11, 1987.</ref>
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| data-sort-value="1990" | 1990 || Pennsylvania Supreme Court remands case || Original sentencing overturned; resentencing ordered.
| data-sort-value="1990" | 1990  
| Pennsylvania Supreme Court remands case  
| Original sentencing overturned; resentencing ordered.<ref>[https://scholar.google.ca/scholar_case?case=10119225811044383950 ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Louis Young, a/k/a Yusuf Ali''], 524 Pa. 373 (1990).</ref>
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| data-sort-value="1993" | 1993 || Death sentence reaffirmed || Jury again returns death sentence following resentencing.
| data-sort-value="1993" | 1993  
| Death sentence reaffirmed  
| Jury again returns death sentence following resentencing.<ref>[https://scholar.google.ca/scholar_case?q=%22joseph+louis+young%22&case=17132565065529275883 ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Louis Young (aka Yusuf Ali)''], 536 Pa. 57 (1993).</ref>
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| data-sort-value="1996-03" | March 1996 || Young dies in prison || Dies of natural causes before execution.
| data-sort-value="1996-03" | March 1996  
| Young dies in prison  
| Dies of natural causes before execution.<ref>[http://pointdebasculecanada.ca/inside-the-capitol-joseph-louis-young-dies-of-natural-causes-on-death-row/ "Inside the Capitol: Joseph Louis Young dies of natural causes on death row"], ''The Patriot News'', March 11, 1996.</ref>
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| data-sort-value="2008" | 2008 || IIUM conference revelation || Al-Faruqi’s father’s supplication for his son to become a martyr is disclosed.
| data-sort-value="2008" | 2008  
| IIUM conference revelation  
| Al-Faruqi’s father’s supplication for his son to become a martyr is disclosed.<ref>[https://doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v31i2.1052 M. Badri, "Psychological reflections on Ismail al-Faruqi's life and contributions"], ''The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences'', vol. 31, no. 2 (2014): 145–152.</ref>
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| data-sort-value="2011" | 2011 || Faruqi home listed for sale || Media revisits murder due to house's violent history.
| data-sort-value="2011" | 2011  
| Faruqi home listed for sale  
| Media revisits murder due to house's violent history.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Health/houses-stigmatized-murders-ghosts-give-buyers-jitters/story?id=14820155 "Creepy! Philly Family Tries to Sell House Where Couple Was Slashed to Death"], ABC News, October 27, 2011.</ref>
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 10:07, 15 April 2025

Timeline

Date Event Details
May 26, 1986 Ismail al-Faruqi attends iftar with Muslim Students Association Returned home around 11:00 PM.[1]
May 27, 1986 Attack on the Faruqi home Ismail and Lois killed; daughter Anmar el-Zein survives multiple stab wounds.[2]
May 28, 1986 FBI joins investigation News of the murder reported in major U.S. outlets.[3]
May 30, 1986 Funeral prayers at Masjid Muhammad Over 4,000 mourners, including dignitaries, attend.[4]
July 30, 1986 UPI reports vendetta speculation Motive theories begin to circulate in the media.[5]
August 20–21, 1986 Political assassination theories Regional papers report on possible Zionist threats.[6]
January 17, 1987 Joseph Louis Young arrested Identified through fingerprint match on glove at crime scene.[7]
July 10, 1987 Young found guilty Convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and other charges.[8]
July 11, 1987 Young sentenced to death Jury imposes death penalty.[9]
1990 Pennsylvania Supreme Court remands case Original sentencing overturned; resentencing ordered.[10]
1993 Death sentence reaffirmed Jury again returns death sentence following resentencing.[11]
March 1996 Young dies in prison Dies of natural causes before execution.[12]
2008 IIUM conference revelation Al-Faruqi’s father’s supplication for his son to become a martyr is disclosed.[13]
2011 Faruqi home listed for sale Media revisits murder due to house's violent history.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Charles D. Fletcher, Muslim-Christian Engagement in the Twentieth Century, I.B. Tauris, 2015, p. 213.
  2. ↑ "AROUND THE NATION; Islamic Scholar and Wife Slain in Pennsylvania", The New York Times, May 28, 1986.
  3. ↑ "FBI Joins Probe Into Murder of Islamic Scholar, Wife", Los Angeles Times, May 28, 1986.
  4. ↑ "4,000 Mourners Pray For The Soul Of Slain Islamic Scholar And Wife", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 31, 1986.
  5. ↑ "Faruqi murders may have been vendetta", UPI Archives, July 30, 1986.
  6. ↑ "Assassination motive behind al-Faruqi killings", New Straits Times, August 20, 1986.
  7. ↑ "Fingerprint led to arrest of al-Faruqi murder suspect", UPI Archives, January 17, 1987.
  8. ↑ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Louis Young (aka Yusuf Ali), 536 Pa. 57 (1993).
  9. ↑ "A jury Friday sentenced Joseph Young to death in...", UPI Archives, July 11, 1987.
  10. ↑ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Louis Young, a/k/a Yusuf Ali, 524 Pa. 373 (1990).
  11. ↑ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Louis Young (aka Yusuf Ali), 536 Pa. 57 (1993).
  12. ↑ "Inside the Capitol: Joseph Louis Young dies of natural causes on death row", The Patriot News, March 11, 1996.
  13. ↑ M. Badri, "Psychological reflections on Ismail al-Faruqi's life and contributions", The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, vol. 31, no. 2 (2014): 145–152.
  14. ↑ "Creepy! Philly Family Tries to Sell House Where Couple Was Slashed to Death", ABC News, October 27, 2011.
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