Abdullah Awad Al Juhany (), is one of the ten
Imam
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s of the Grand Mosque
Masjid al-Haram
Masjid al-Haram (), also known as the Sacred Mosque or the Great Mosque of Mecca, is considered to be the most significant mosque in Islam. It encloses the vicinity of the Kaaba in Mecca, in the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia. It is among the ...
in
Mecca
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.
He holds a
B.A.
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from the faculty of Qur'an at the
Islamic University of Madinah
The Islamic University of Madinah () is a public Islamic university in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Established by King Saud bin Abdulaziz in 1961, Sayy’id Abul Ala Maududi had played a significant role of establishing and running of Islamic Univers ...
, and a
doctorate (Ph.D.) from
Umm al-Qura University
Umm al-Qura University (UQU; ) is a public university in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The university was established as the College of Sharia (Islamic law) in 1949 during the reign of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud before being joined by new colleges and rena ...
in
Mecca
Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia; it is the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley above ...
.
Juhany has led the
Taraweeh prayers during
Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (''Fasting in Islam, sawm''), communal prayer (salah), reflection, and community. It is also the month in which the Quran is believed ...
in
Mecca
Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia; it is the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley above ...
since 2005. His voice has been widely recorded and is internationally distributed by various communities.
Career
He was appointed as an imam of
Masjid Al Haram,
Mecca
Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia; it is the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley above ...
in July 2007. He is or has been an imam of
Masjid Al Haram in
Mecca
Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia; it is the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley above ...
,
Masjid Al Nabawi in
Medina
Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...
,
Masjid Quba and
Masjid Qiblatain.
See also
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Saud as-Shuraim
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Abdulrahman As-Sudais
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Saad Al-Ghamdi
Note
References
External links
Abdullah Awad al-Juhani QuranicaudioAbdullah Awad al-Juhani (Free Download and hear)
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Living people
Saudi Arabian imams
Umm al-Qura University alumni
1976 births
Sunni Muslims
Saudi Arabian Muslims
Saudi Arabian Quran reciters
Imams of two holy Mosques
Imams of Masjid al-Haram
Imams of Prophet's Mosque