Abu al-Fadl Abdullah bin Muhammad bin al-Siddiq al-Ghumari ( ar, عبد الله بن الصديق الغماري; 1910–1993) was a

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preacher, scholar of

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, jurist and theologian from Morocco.

Life

Ghumari was born in

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in 1910, and died there in 1993.The Biography of Abu al Fadl Abdullah bin as-Siddiq al-Ghumari who died in the year 1413AH, written and translated by Riad Nachef. Available at:Ayouby.com
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/ref> As a child, he was primarily educated by his father Muhammad bin al-Siddiq al-Ghumari, an Islamic scholar. He memorized the

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at an early age, in addition to ''

Bulugh al-Maram ''Bulugh al-Maram min Adillat al-Ahkam'', ( ar, بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام ) translation: ''Attainment of the Objective According to Evidences of the Ordinances'' by al-Hafidh ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (1372 – 1448) is a c ...

'', ''

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'' and '' Ajārūmīya'' in

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. Ghumari later travelled to Fas for his higher education, but then enrolled in the University of al-Karaouine. While there, he also studied Mosque of Uqba, a

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and important seat of Muslim religious learning. During his study, Ghumari studies canonical texts in Sunni Islam, including Al-Qastallani's explanation of ''

Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari ( ar, صحيح البخاري, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī), group=note is a ''hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī (810–870) around 846. A ...

'' and the works of Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi. Eventually, Ghumari switched from Karaouine to

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in 1930 and graduating the next year. During his education, Ghumari was a student of Al-Kawthari, of whom Ghumari would later hold extremely negative views. Gibril Haddad
The Ghumari School
6 December 2002: Living Islam. Last updated 2 June 2003. Due to fears in the wider

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regarding the influence of the

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in the mid-twentieth century, Ghumari was accused of having ties to a foreign group. In 1961, he was sentenced to ten years in prison, likely due to his time spent in Egypt where the Brotherhood had formed. His older brother, Ahmad al-Ghumari, fell ill upon hearing of his younger brother's long sentence and died eight months later.

Teachers

He studied under Muhammad al-Tahir ibn 'Ashur, Yusuf al-Nabhani, Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari, Muhammad Bakhit al-Muti'i, and Hasanayn Muhammad Makhluf.

Students

Ghumari's students included Salâh Ud Dîn At Tijânî and

Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy (born 1970) is a Syrian-born American Islamic scholar, theologian, and medical doctor. He has been listed among The 500 Most Influential Muslims in a publication compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Cent ...

, Hassan al-Kattani. Hamza Yusuf received an ijazah from him., Cordoba Academy. Accessed February 17, 2013.

Citations

External links

The Biography of Sheikh 'Abdallah b. al-Siddiq al-Ghumari

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