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Prophets in Barzakh
The Hadith of Isra' and Mi'raj
The Immense Merits of Al-Sham
The Vision of Allah
Al-Sayyid Muhammad ibn 'Alawi
al-Maliki
Al-Sayyid Muhammad ibn 'Alawi
al-Maliki, a contemporary Saudi Arabian scholar of Quranic interpretation,
Prophetic traditions, Islamic jurisprudence, tenets of faith and the
biography of the Prophet (s) is undoubtedly the most highly acclaimed and
respected scholar in Makkah.
A descendant of the Prophet
Muhammad (s), Muhammad ibn 'Alawi was born in 1947 to a family of the
Maliki traditional school of thought. His grandfather was Chief Judge of
Makkah, an Imam of the Holy Mosque and one of its greatest scholars.
Muhammad ibn 'Alawi's father was also an erudite scholar. He also studied
with other prominent scholars of Makkah including Shaykh Sayyid Ameen
Qutbi and Shaykh Hassan Masshat. At the age of 25 Muhammad ibn 'Alawi
received his PhD from Al-Azhar University of Egypt. He also received
license to teach and guide in the theological and spiritual sciences from
the Imam of Yemen, Shaykh Habib Ahmad Mashur al-Haddad, from Shaykh
Hasnayn Makhluf former Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shaykh al-Ghimari of Morocco,
Shaykh Diauddin Qadiri of Madinah and many others.
"undoubtedly the most highly acclaimed and
respected scholar in Makkah."
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In 1970, al-Sayyid Muhammad
ibn 'Alawi was appointed professor of Islamic studies at the Umm-ul-Qurra
university in Makkah and in 1971 succeeded his late father as teacher in
the Holy Mosque. Highly respected by the Saudi government, he was
nominated head judge at the international Quranic reading competition in
Makkah three times. He currently focuses on research and is the author of
nearly one hundred books.
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