Saud Al-Shuraim
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Sheikh Saud al-Shuraim |
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| سعود بن ابراهيم بن محمد الشريم | |
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| Imam of Masjid Al Haram | |
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Assumed office 1991 – present |
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| Monarch |
King Fahad King Abdullah King Salman |
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January 19, 1966 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
Saud ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Shuraim (Arabic: سعود بن ابراهيم بن محمد الشريم،, born 19 January 1966) is one of the Imams and khateeb of the Grand Masjid (Masjid al-Haram) in Makkah. He holds a doctorate (Ph.D) and is a Professor of Sharia and Islamic studies at the Umm al-Qura University in Makkah, and was recently appointed as a Dean and "Specialist Professor in Fiqh" at the University.
He is also known as a researcher in Fiqh and he follows the Hanbali madhhab. He is a judge and a writer who has composed many books on Aqidah, fiqh, and Arabic poetry.
Shuraim leads the Taraweeh prayers during Ramadan in Mecca since 1991. He also led the Salat al-Janazah (funeral prayer) for late Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz on 17 June 2012 after Maghrib (sunset) prayer in Masjid Al Haram.King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and the royal families were present at this funeral. His voice has been widely recorded and is internationally distributed by various mediums.
Al-Shuraim studied at Areen elementary school, then at the Modern schools for secondary education and then at Al Yarmouk North high school. During the last years of his secondary school, he became a Hafiz of the Quran. He graduated from high school in 1983. Then he attended Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, graduating in 1988. The following year, in 1989, he attended the "Ma'had Al-'aali Lilqadhah" institute and received a master's degree in 1992. In 1995, he pursued the Ph.D. degree in the Umm al-Qura University of Makkah.
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