Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh
Shaykh al-Islam Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh | |
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| Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia | |
| In office 1953–1969 | |
| Monarch | King Abdulaziz King Saud King Faisal |
| Succeeded by | Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz |
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| Born | 1890 Riyadh, Emirate of Jabal Shammar |
| Died | 3 December 1969 (aged 78–79) Riyadh |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Abd al-Latif ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Al ash-Sheikh Al Tamimi (1890–1969) was a Saudi Arabian religious scholar who was the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to his death in 1969. He is recognised as being amongst the forefront of Salafi theologians in history.
Background[]
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh was born in Riyadh in 1890 to the noted family of Saudi religious scholars, the Al ash-Sheikh, descendants of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.[1] His father was Sheikh Ibrahim ibn Abdul Latif Al As Sheikh, and his mother was Jawharah bint Abdul Aziz Al Hilali. He had a very religious upbringing. He memorized Quran in an early age. He lost his sight around the year 1328 AH, and he knew to read and write before losing sight.[2]
Rebellion of King Faisal[]
As Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia he gave a fatwa legitimising the armed rebellion of future King Faisal against his brother King Saud.[3]
Role as Grand Mufti[]
As Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1969,[4] he dominated Saudi religious policy in the 1950s and 1960s.[5][6] He died in 1969.[2]
Other roles[]
He served as president of the Constituent Council of the Muslim World League. He was one of the closest advisors of King Faisal having significant effects on the latter's role in the Arab world.[7]
Family[]
Muhammad was the father of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh,[6] Saudi minister of justice from 1975 to 1990[8][9] and Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh,[10] Saudi minister of justice from 1993 to 2009.[8]
He was the first cousin of King Faisal whose mother, Tarfa bin Abdullah, was from the Al Sheikh family.[11]
References[]
- ^ Muhammad Al Atawneh (2010). Wahhābī Islam Facing the Challenges of Modernity. Leiden, Boston: BRILL. p. 6. ISBN 978-90-04-18469-5.
- ^ Jump up to: a b David Dean Commins (2006). The Wahhabi mission and Saudi Arabia. p. 210. ISBN 1-84511-080-3.
- ^ Bligh, Alexander (1985). "The Saudi Religious Elite (Ulama) as Participant in the Political System of the Kingdom". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 17 (1): 37–50. doi:10.1017/S0020743800028750. ISSN 0020-7438. JSTOR 163308.
- ^ Meir Hatina (2008). Guardians of faith in modern times: ʻulamaʼ in the Middle East. p. 221. ISBN 978-90-04-16953-1.
- ^ Camron Michael Amin; Benjamin C. Fortna; Elizabeth Brown Frierson (2006). The modern Middle East: a sourcebook for history. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-19-926209-0. He was one of King Faisal's closest advisers and had decisively intervened in the dispute between Faisal and King Saud, which led to the latter's abdication.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Dore Gold (2004). Hatred's kingdom: how Saudi Arabia supports the new global terrorism. pp. 76, 80–81. ISBN 978-0-89526-061-1.
- ^ Nawaf E. Obaid (September 1999). "The Power of Saudi Arabia's Islamic Leaders". Middle East Quarterly. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Abdulrahman Yahya Baamir (2010). Shari'a Law in Commercial and Banking Arbitration. p. 29 (n. 87). ISBN 978-1-4094-0377-7.
- ^ David E. Long (1976). Saudi Arabia. p. 41. ISBN 0-8039-0660-9.; Who's who in Saudi Arabia 1983-1984, Volume 3. Jeddah: Tihama. 1984. p. 32.
- ^ "H.E Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh". Majlis ash-Shura, Government of Saudi Arabia. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ Nabil Mouline (2014). The Clerics of Islam. Religious Authority and Political Power in Saudi Arabia. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. p. 121. doi:10.12987/yale/9780300178906.001.0001. ISBN 9780300178906.
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