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

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]

Career

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

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.[citation needed]

When Abdullah ibn Humayd died in 1981, he overtook the role of giving Fatwa on the radio program Nur Ala Al-Darb.[citation needed]

Death

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

References

  1. ^ Lacroix, Stephane (2011). Awakening Islam. Harvard University Press. p. 203. ISBN 9780674049642.