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Bakr Abu Zayd
20th and 21st-century Saudi Arabian cleric
Bakr Abu Zayd | |
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| Born | ()1 January Dawadmi, Najd, Saudi Arabia. |
| Died | 5 February () (aged&#;64) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Resting place | Al Diriyah Cemetery, Diriyah |
| Region | Middle East |
| Main interest(s) | Sharia, Fiqh, Hadith |
| Occupation | President of International Islamic Fiqh Academy () |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanbali |
| Creed | Athari |
Bakr Abu Zayd (Arabic: بكر بن عبد الله أبو زيد&#;[ar]) (born~ – 5 February )[1] from the tribe of Banu Zayd of Quda'a, was a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar, a leading proponent of the Salafi form of Islam and a member of both the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars and the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas.[2] He was a student of Muhammad Ash-Shanqeeti.
From to , he served as the President of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy.
Education
Bakr attended Saudi public schools until the second year of elementary school, and then in he moved to Riyadh where he continued his elementary studies. Later, he joined the Educational Institute, and graduated from the Faculty of Shari`ah at Imam University as an associate with first class honors in In , he studied at the High Judicial Institute of Saudi Arabia as an associate, where he achieved a master's degree.
He later received his Doctorate in from the same institute.
Career
In , he moved to Madinah, where he worked as a librarian in the General Library of the Islamic University of Madinah.
Bakr abu zayd biography for kids Bakr attended Saudi public schools until the second year of elementary school, and then in he moved to Riyadh where he continued his elementary studies. In , he studied at the High Judicial Institute of Saudi Arabia as an associate, where he achieved a master's degree. He later received his Doctorate in from the same institute. In , he moved to Madinah , where he worked as a librarian in the General Library of the Islamic University of Madinah. In , he was selected as a judge in the Legal system of Saudi Arabia , whereby a Saudi Royal Decree was issued to appoint him.In , he was selected as a judge in the Legal system of Saudi Arabia, whereby a Saudi Royal Decree was issued to appoint him. He continued in this post until when a decree was issued by the Council of Ministers selecting him as general procurator for the Ministry of Justice. In , he was appointed as a member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars and the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas.[3]
Death
Bakr died on Tuesday 5 February and was buried at Al Diriyah Cemetery, Diriyah.