Saʻad al-Ghāmidī
سعد الغامدي
Personal
BornAugust 1967 (age 56)
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
ReligionIslam
NationalitySaudi
JurisprudenceHanbali, Salafi
EducationMecca[1]
Occupation

Saʻad al-Ghāmidī (Arabic: سعد الغامدي; born 1967) is a Qāriʾ and a former imam of the great holy mosque Masjid an-Nabawi. Shaykh Sa'ad Al-Ghamdi has served as imam to Muslim communities across the globe.

Biography

al-Ghāmidī was born in Dammam, Saudi Arabia in 1967. He memorized the entire Quran in 1990 when he was 16 years old. He is often noted for his acclaimed tajwīd. He studied Islamic law (Islamic Studies) in Dammam,[2] particularly in the school of Sharia, the source of Muslim religious commandments. In 2012, he was appointed as the Imam of the Yousef bin Ahmed Kanoo Mosque in Dammam before having the same profession in several mosques around the world, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Austria.[3]

During Ramadan 2009, Sheikh Saʻad al-Ghāmidī was an Imam during the Tarāwīḥ prayers in the al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Medina's Holy site of Islam) of Madinah.

See also

References

  1. ↑ News, Arab (27 July 2018). "FaceOf: Sheikh Khalid Al-Ghamdi, Imam at the Grand Mosque in Makkah". Arabnews.com. Arabnews. Retrieved July 28, 2018. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  2. ↑ "Saad el Ghamidi - سعد الغامدي - Holy Quran on Assabile".
  3. ↑ "Saad el Ghamidi". Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
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