An Ethiopian-born scholar who made hijrah to Saudi Arabia to seek knowledge, later becoming a prominent teacher of ‘aqeedah at the Islaamic University of Madeenah.
Category: 15th Century
‘Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
A senior Muhaddith and teacher at the Prophet’s Masjid in Madeenah, known for his decades spent transmitting and teaching hadeeth sciences.
Hammaad ibn Muhammad al-Ansaaree
A West African-born Muhaddith who settled in Madeenah, renowned for his encyclopaedic knowledge of hadeeth and its sciences.
Muhammad Naasiruddeen al-Albaanee
A self-taught master of hadeeth sciences, who began his path to scholarship through his father’s trade of watch repair before becoming one of the foremost Muhadditheen of his era.
‘Abdullaah Ibn Humayd
Former Chief Justice of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars, who memorised the Qur’aan despite losing his sight in infancy.
Ahmad an-Najmee
The Mufti of the district of Jaazaan, and a noted Muhaddith and Faqeeh raised by parents who dedicated him wholly to seeking knowledge.
Ibn ‘Uthaymeen – What the papers said
How Saudi newspapers reported the death of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen.
Saalih Ibn Fowzaan al-Fowzaan
A member of the Council of Senior Scholars and the Permanent Committee, and one of the most prolific contemporary teachers of ‘aqeedah and fiqh.
‘Abdul-‘Azeez ibn Baaz
Former Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars, renowned for his rulings, teaching, and decades of service to Islaamic knowledge.
Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen
A leading scholar of Qaseem known for his uniquely clear style of explanation, and one of the most widely-read teachers of fiqh and ‘aqeedah in modern times.