The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and Head of the Council of Senior Scholars, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, is dead.
The Royal Court confirmed his death in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), saying that he died today, September 23 at the age of 82
The statement said that his funeral prayer would be held today at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh after the Asr prayer.
It said that by royal directive, prayers in absentia would also be performed simultaneously at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah and in mosques throughout the Kingdom.
The Royal Court praised the deceased for being a scholar who devoted his life to serving Islam and guiding Muslims, leaving a lasting impact on religious scholarship.Islamic Book StoreIslamic Book Store
Condolences were offered by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who expressed sympathy to his family, the Saudi people and the wider Islamic world.
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz was born on November 30, 1943, in Makkah. Orphaned at the age of seven, he memorised the Qur’an at an early age and continued his religious studies despite losing his sight in his twenties. He later pursued advanced Sharia education and served on academic councils at Saudi universities.Islamic Book Store
Appointed Grand Mufti in 1999, Sheikh Abdulaziz became the Kingdom’s highest religious authority, shaping jurisprudence and issuing rulings that influenced Saudi society for more than two decades.
