Saud ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Shuraim (born 19 January 1966) is a Quranic reciter who was one of the prayer leaders and Friday preachers at the Grand Mosque

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. He also holds a Ph.D degree in

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(Islamic studies) at the Umm al-Qura University in Mecca. Shuraim was recently appointed as dean and "Specialist Professor in Fiqh" at the University Bakri bin Mat'ooq. Shuraim used to lead the Taraweeh prayers during

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in Mecca since 1991. He also led the funeral prayer for Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz on 17 June 2012 after Maghrib (sunset) prayer in Masjid al-Haram, at which King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and the royal families were present.

Career

In 1991, he was made a prayer leader and Friday preacher at the Grand Mosque by the order of

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. A year after that, he was appointed judge in the High court of

. Further to this, he was approved and made to teach in the Holy Masjid al-Haram. He has been serving as a professor at the Umm al-Qura University in Makkah since 1995, and has been named the dean of the faculty of "Shari'ah and Islamic Studies". In June 2010, he was promoted from the rank of professor to the specialist professor in

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by the president of the university Bakri bin Mat'ooq. He is currently retired. In December 2022, Shuraim stepped down as Imam of Masjid al-Haram. He bid farewell to his position through a self written poem.

Personal life

Shuraim's family is from the Haraqees of the Banu Zayd tribe of Saudi Arabia. In an interview with the '' Al Watan'' newspaper, when asked about his wife's role in his success, Shuraim stated:

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References

External links

Quran recitation by Saoud al-Shuraim on Google Play (free listening and free download)

haramainrecordings.com
- Recent recordings (audio / video) of Sa'ud al-Shuraim from

shuraym.com
- Unofficial Website of Imam al-Shuraim
Download Sheikh Sa'ud al-Shuraim's recitation of al-Quran in mp3 format
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shuraim, Saud Al- 1966 births Living people Saudi Arabian Quran reciters Saudi Arabian Islamic religious leaders Sunni imams Saudi Arabian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Saudi Arabian Salafis Saudi Arabian imams Muslim scholars of Islamic jurisprudence Sharia judges 20th-century imams 21st-century imams Umm al-Qura University alumni Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University alumni People from Riyadh Imams of Masjid al-Haram Imams of two holy Mosques