Abdullaah al-Ghudayyan

Abdullah ibn Abdur-Rahman al-Ghudayyan (1926 – 1 June 2010) was a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar, a leading proponent of the Salafi form of Islam and a member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars. His ancestry was of the tribe of Banu Anbar.[1]

Abdullah ibn Abdur-Rahman al-Ghudayyan
Personal
Born1926
Al Zulfi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Died1 June 2010(2010-06-01) (aged 84)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
ReligionIslam
EthnicityArab
RegionMiddle East
DenominationSalafi
Main interest(s)Sharia, Fiqh, Hadith
OccupationMember of Council of Senior Scholars
Member of the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas

Career

In 1971 he was appointed as a member of the Council of Senior Scholars (Saudi Arabia).[2]

In addition to his work with the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta in 1975 he began giving lessons to students at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University within the Faculty of Sharia and Faculty of Fiqh.[2]

When Abdullah ibn Humayd died in 1981, he overtook the role of giving Fatwa on the radio program Nur Ala Al-Darb,[3] which has been described as "one of the oldest and most famous programs broadcast on the Quran radio channel, where a number of major scholars answer questions and give fatwas."[4]

Students

Abdullah al-Ghudayyan had a number of notable students, including:[2][5]

Death

Abdullah ibn Abdur-Rahman al-Ghudayyan died on Tuesday 1 June 2010.[2]

References
  1. Lacroix, Stephane (2011). Awakening Islam. Harvard University Press. p. 203. ISBN 9780674049642.
  2. السكران, راشد (February 6, 2010). "وفاة الشيخ عبد الله الغديان عضو هيئة كبار العلماء وإدارة البحوث العلمية والإفتاء". الرياض. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. السهيمي, سعد (June 3, 2010). "شمعة علم تنطفئ .. الغديان يودّع الدنيا مخلفا ثروة فقهية هائلة". الاقتصادية. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  4. The Muslim 500: The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims, 2020. The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center. 2019. p. 117. ISBN 9789957635442.
  5. "عن الشيخ". Godian.af.org.sa. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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