Sheikh Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Latif Al ash-Sheikh (1848-1921) was a leading Sunni Muslim scholar in Saudi Arabia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was the grandfather of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia.
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Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh was born in 1848 into the noted family of Saudi religious scholars, the Al ash-Sheikh, descendants of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.[1]
Abd Allah bin Abd al-Latif was the leader of the Saudi ulema at the end of the 19th century. In 1892, the Saudi state was destroyed by their rivals, the Al Rashid of Ha'il and the Saudi leadership went into exile. Rather than going into exile as well, Abd Allah bin Abd al-Latif sided with the Al-Rashid and moved to Ha'il.[2] The Al Saud returned from exile in 1902 under the leadership of Abdul Aziz Al Saud (later Saudi Arabia's first King) and re-established the Saudi state around Riyadh.[3] Abd Allah bin Abd al-Latif then changed sides again and re-joined the Al Saud, a change of heart which was accepted by Abdul Aziz.[2]
Abd Allah bin Abd al-Latif remained as leader of the Saudi religious establishment until his death in 1921.[1]
In 1902, his daughter, Tarfa bint Abdullah married Abdul Aziz Al Saud. Their son, Faisal, later became King of Saudi Arabia. Tarfa died in 1912.[2]