| Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935 (age 76–77) Mauritania |
| Residence | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Employer | King Abdul Aziz University |
| Title | Shaykh |
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Sufi)[1] |
| Website | |
| http://www.binbayyah.net | |
Shaykh Abdallah bin Mahfudh ibn Bayyah (born 1935) He was born in Mauritania. Currently he teaches at King Abdul Aziz University in Saudi Arabia. He is a specialist in all four traditional Sunni schools, with an emphasis on the Maliki school of Madh'hab.
In his youth, he was appointed to study legal judgments in Tunis. On returning to Mauritania, he became Minister of Education and later Minister of Justice. He was also appointed a Vice President of the first president of Mauritania.
Shaykh Bin Bayyah is presently involved in The Islamic Fiqh Council, a Saudi-based Institute. He is also a member of the Dublin-based European Council for Fatwa and Research, a council of Muslim clerics that aims at explaining Islamic law in a way that is sensitive to the realities of European Muslims.
He was ranked amongst the 50 most influential Muslims in 2009. [2]
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