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Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez
Ibn 'Abdullaah Aal ash-Shaykh
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He
is the noble Shaykh
'Abdul-'Azeez Ibn 'Abdullaah
Ibn Muhammad Ibn 'Abdul-Lateef Aal
ash-Shaykh. He was born in Riyadh in 1362
A.H./1941 C.E., and since his birth he
suffered from weak eyesight, until he lost
his sight altogether in 1381 A.H./1960
C.E.
He began seeking
knowledge by studying the Noble Qur.aan at
Masjid Ahmad Ibn Sanaan, and memorised the
Qur.aan when he was 12 years old. He then
sought knowledge from some of the scholars
in their gatherings. In 1375 A.H./1954 C.E.
he transferred to the Imaam ad-Da'wah
Institute where he graduated from the
Faculty of Sharee'ah in
1383 A.H./1962 C.E., and he used to attend
some of the gatherings of the scholars in
their masaajid.
He began his
active religous life after graduating from
the Faculty of Sharee'ah in
1383 A.H./1962 C.E., whereafter he worked
as a teacher at the Imaam ad-Da'wah
al-'Ilmee Institute until 1392
A.H./1971 C.E. He then transferred to
teaching at the Faculty of Sharee'ah (at
the University of Imaam Muhammad) in Riyadh
and continued there until 1412 A.H./1991
C.E.
He was then made a member of the
Council of Senior Scholars in 1407
A.H./1986 C.E., whereafter he was made a member of the
Permanent Committee for Islaamic
Research and Fataawa, where he was
appointed deputy to the grand muftee of the
Kingdom (Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez Ibn
Baaz) in 1416 A.H./1995 C.E.
He was the imaam for Jumu'ah
prayers at the Masjid of Shaykh
'Abdullaah Ibn 'Abdul-Lateef since
1390 A.H./1969 C.E., later transferring to
being imaam at the Central Masjid of
al-Imaam Turkee Ibn 'Abdullaah in 1412
A.H./1991 C.E. He became the imaam and
khateeb at Masjid Namirah on the Day of
'Arafah in 1402 A.H./1981 C.E.
Whilst at the Faculty of Sharee'ah he
used to supervise some university theses,
and take part in theses
discussions/debates.
Since 1414 A.H./1993 C.E. he has
taken part in responding to questions on
the radio program "Noorun
'alad-Darb".
He also used to hold lessons in
the Central Masjid of al-Imaam Turkee Ibn
'Abdullaah. He takes part in seminars
and lectures alongside his work in the
field of da'wah in Riyadh and
Taif.
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