Muhammed Al-Arifi

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Dr. Al-'Arifi is a well known scholar & lecturer from Saudia Arabia. He is from the famous Arab tribe known as Banu Khalid (Banu Makhzum) - it goes without mentioning that Banu Khalid are the descendents of the famous soldeir, Mujahid & Companion of the Prophet, Khalid bin Al-Walid - may Allah be pleased with him.Dr. Al-'Arifi was born in the year 1970. He graduated
from Saudi universities where he acquired his PhD. The title of his PhD research thesis was "Ara' Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyya fi al-Sufiyya - Jam' wa Dirasah" (The View of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyya on Sufism - a Compilation & Study).
PERSONAL INTEREST
Currently, Dr. 'Arifi is a founding & dignitary member of various Da'wah organisations, as well as being a member of their advisory committees. He is also a member of the advisory board for many international organistions. Aside from being a visiting professor in various Saudi & foreign universities, he is also a professor in King Saud University of Riyadh. He has been delivering Friday sermons for over twenty years in different mosques in Saudi Arabia. Currently, he delivers his Friday sermons in al-Bawaardi mosque, which is a major mosque located in the south of Riyadh.
Dr. Al-'Arifi was fortunate enough to be student of Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz bin Baz for fifteen to sixteen years, & from whom he learnt Tafseer & Fiqh. For eight years, he took lessons from Dr. 'Abdullah al-Jibrin in Tawheed. His other teachers include Shaykh 'Abdullan bin Qu'ud, Shaykh Abd al-Rahman bin Nasir al-Barrak & various other scholars. His connections with the scholars of Madinah go back very far. During his days as a student & thereafter, he learned Fiqh from those scholars. He has memorised the Qur'an & is known for his fine recitation. He takes a special interest in Hadith literature & has received licences for the chains of transmission for various Hadeeth texts from a number of scholars.
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