Bakr abu zayd biography definition

Bakr Abu Zayd

20th and 21st-century Saudi Arabian cleric

Bakr Abu Zayd

Born()1 January

Dawadmi, Najd, Saudi Arabia.

Died5 February () (aged&#;64)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Resting placeAl Diriyah Cemetery, Diriyah
RegionMiddle East
Main interest(s)Sharia, Fiqh, Hadith
OccupationPresident of International Islamic Fiqh Academy ()
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanbali
CreedAthari

Bakr Abu Zayd (Arabic: بكر بن عبد الله أبو زيد&#;[ar]) (born~ – 5 February )[1] from the tribe of Banu Zayd of Quda'a, was a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar, a leading proponent of the Salafi form of Islam and a member of both the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars and the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas.[2] He was a student of Muhammad Ash-Shanqeeti.

Bakr abu zayd biography definition wikipedia In addition to his regular studies, he attended the learning circles of many Shaykhs in Riyadh, Makkah, and Al-Madinah. Al-Hisab Al-Falaky 7. Contents move to sidebar hide. The Shaykh has approximately 66 publications to his name, ranging from Hadith, Fiqh , Arabic, and others, with the number consistently rising due to his ongoing efforts.

From to , he served as the President of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy.

Education

Bakr attended Saudi public schools until the second year of elementary school, and then in he moved to Riyadh where he continued his elementary studies. Later, he joined the Educational Institute, and graduated from the Faculty of Shari`ah at Imam University as an associate with first class honors in In , he studied at the High Judicial Institute of Saudi Arabia as an associate, where he achieved a master's degree.

He later received his Doctorate in from the same institute.

Bakr abu zayd biography definition An-Nazha'ir , which comprises of four treaties in one volume:. At-Ta'min 9. Retrieved 5 December Dawadmi , Najd , Saudi Arabia.

Career

In , he moved to Madinah, where he worked as a librarian in the General Library of the Islamic University of Madinah. In , he was selected as a judge in the Legal system of Saudi Arabia, whereby a Saudi Royal Decree was issued to appoint him. He continued in this post until when a decree was issued by the Council of Ministers selecting him as general procurator for the Ministry of Justice.

In , he was appointed as a member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars and the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas.[3]

Death

Bakr died on Tuesday 5 February and was buried at Al Diriyah Cemetery, Diriyah.

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