Sheikh ibn Baz
Abu 'Abdullah Sheikh 'Abdul-'Aziz bin 'Abdullah bin 'Abdur-Rahman Aal-Baz was born in the city of Riyadh in Dhul-Hijjah 1330H. He memorized the Qur'an in his early age and then he acquired knowledge from many of the great scholars of the Kingdom. Some of his teachers were Sheikh Muhammad bin 'Abdul-Latif Aal-Sheikh, Sheikh Salih bin 'Abdul-'Aziz Aal-Sahikh and the eminent Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Aal-Sheikh who, in his time, was the Mufti of Saudi Arabia. Sheikh ibn Baz accompanied the eminent Shaikh and learned from him for about ten years. Thus he gained his religious education from the family of Imam Muhammad bin 'Abdul-Wahab. Afterwards Sheikh ibn Baz was appointed as a Justice and he worked for fourteen years in the judiciary until he was deputed to the education faculty. He remained engaged in teaching for nine years at Riyadh Islamic Law College, Riyadh Religious Institute. Then he was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Islamic University, Al-Madinah; but shortly afterwards, he was made the Chancellor with all the administrative powers.
Later he was appointed President of the General Presidency of Islamic Research,
Ifta, Call and Propagation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Presently he is the Grand
Mufti of Saudi Arabia.
He is also the President of many Islamic Committees and Councils, the prominent
among these are: Senior Scholars Committee of the Kingdom, Permanent Committee
for Islamic and Educational Research, the Founding Committee of Muslim World
League, World Supreme Council for Mosques, Islamic Jurisprudence Assembly
Makkah; and the member of the Supreme Council of the Islamic University at
Al-Madinah, and the Supreme Committee for Islamic Propagation.
He belongs to the Hanbali School of jurisprudence but his verdicts are based
the arguments from Qur'an and Sunnah.
Sheikh ibn 'Uthaimin ('Uthaymin)
Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Salih bin Muhammad bin 'Uthaimin('Uthaymin) At-Tamimi An-Najdi was born in the city of Unaiza, Qasim Region on 27th Ramadhan 1347H in a famous religious family. He got his education from many prominent scholars like Shaikh Abdur-Rahman Sa'di, Sheikh Muhammad Amin Shinqiti and Sheikh 'Abdul-'Aziz bin Baz.
When he entered into teaching, a great number of students from inside and
outside Saudi Arabia get benefited from him. He has his own unique style of
interpretation and explanation of religious points. He is from among those
scholars who served Islam without any type of religious prejudice and kept
themselves away from the limitations of blind-following. He is distinguished
in his great exertion of effort in religious matters and analogical deductions
which clearly prove the religious understanding he possesses, and the correct
usage of the principles of religion, he adopts.
In giving religious verdicts, like Sheikh ibn Baz, his Fatawah are based on evidence from Quran and Sunnah. He has about fifty compilations to his credit. Presently he is teaching Religious Fundamentals at the Shari'ah Faculty of Imam Muhammad bin Sa'ud Islamic University, Qasim Branch. He is also a member of the Senior Scholars Committee of the Kingdom, and is the Imam and Khatib of the big Mosque of Unaiza city.
Shaikh ibn Jibreen
Sheikh ibn Jibreen 'Abdullah bin 'Abdur-Rahman Al-Jibreen is the member of the General Presidency of Islamic Research, Ifta, Call and Propagation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He received his education from the great scholars of the Kingdom including the eminent Sheikh ibn Baz. He participates in various seminars and religious forums for the purpose of the propagation of the call to Islam. He also delivers special lectures for the same cause. He has compiled many books and pamphlets on various Islamic topics.
