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Jamil Suleiman Jalal (1934–2024) was known as the Mutawwif (guide for pilgrims) of kings and presidents for over seventy years. He guided the Founding King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, and was considered one of the influential figures of Makkah al-Mukarramah in his time. He met numerous kings and presidents and accompanied them during their circumambulation of the Kaaba. His name became closely associated with the supplications of circumambulation and the call to prayer Takbeers in the ...

Shaikh Saleh Bin Fawzan al-Fawzan (born in 1935) is a prominent religious scholar in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . He is a member of the Council of Senior Scholars . He has been a member of the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta since 1992 at the rank of excellent and a member of the Islamic Fiqh Council, affiliated with the Muslim World League, in Makkah al-Mukarramah. He responds to questions on ' Nur ‘Ala al-Darb ' program and supervises several academic theses d...

Saleh Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Humaid (born in 1950) is an Imam , preacher, and teacher at the Grand Mosque , in Makkah al-Mukarramah . He has been a member of the Council of Senior Scholars since 2001. He is also an adviser to the Royal Court . In addition to serving as a preacher, Mufti , and teacher at the Grand Mosque, he was appointed Imam of the Mosque in 1984 and a member of the Shura Council in 1993. Saleh Bin Humaid is a prominent Islamic figures in the Islamic world. He was award...

Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah Al al-Sheikh (born in 1943) is the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars , and the chairman of the General Presidency of Islamic Research and Ifta , where he assumes the rank of minister. He is the third Grand Mufti of the Kingdom, following Muhammad Bin Ibrahim Al al-Sheikh and Abdulaziz Bin Baz. Beginnings and life of Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh was born on November 30, 1943, in Makkah al-Mukarramah ...

Abdullah Bin Mohammed al-Mutlaq is an advisor to the Royal Court . He is a member of the Council of Senior Scholars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a popular figure on social and conventional media outlets. Publications of Abdullah al-Mutlaq Abdullah al-Mutlaq obtained a PhD in comparative law from the High Judicial Institute at Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University. His efforts cover knowledge sharing and publications in the field of Islamic Fiqh . His publications include 'Facilit...

Bandar Bin Abdulaziz Bin Siraj Bin Abdulmalik Baleelah (born in 1975) is an imam and teacher at the Grand Mosque , a member of the Council of Senior Scholars , and an assistant professor at Taif University . The life of Bandar Baleelah Bandar Baleelah was born in Makkah al-Mukarramah , where he completed his education and graduated from Umm al-Qura University , earning a bachelor's degree in 1996, followed by a master's degree in 2001 from the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies. In...

Salih Bin Mohammed al-Luhaidan (1932-2022) was a Saudi scholar and judge. He served as the President of the Supreme Judicial Council and was a member of the Council of Senior Scholars from its establishment in 1970 until his death. Life of Salih al-Luhaidan He was born in al-Bukayriyyah Governorate in Qassim Province . After completing his basic education in its three stages, he joined the College of Sharia in the capital, Riyadh , to pursue his university studies. He earned a bachelor's d...

During the Saudi era, several imams and preachers have served at the ‏ Grand Mosque ‏ in ‏Makkah al-Mukarramah ‏, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from 1924 to 2021, whether for a single obligatory prayer, Taraweeh , or Qiyam , as imams or preachers, regular or deputy. Their names are arranged by date of birth for the living and by date of death for the deceased. Ibrahim Bin Khalaf Al Arif Abdullah Bin Ahmed Mirdad Abdullah Bin Mohammed al-Zawawi Omar Bin Mohammed al-Kurdi Amin Bin Mohammed Mir...

Abdulrahman Bin Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah al-Sudais (born in 1962) is the Honorable President of Religious Affairs at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque, and he is one of the preachers (Khatib) of the Two Holy Mosques. He was also the ‘khatib’ on the pulpit of Namirah Mosque in Arafat. Life of Abdulrahman al-Sudais Abdulrahman al-Sudais was born in the city of Riyadh, where he lived and completed his education. He memorized the Quran at the age of twelve and graduated from the Coll...