Saud Al-Shuraim
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As Sa'ud ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Shuraim (born 1965 C.E.) is one of the imams of the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haraam) in Mecca. His family is from the Haraqees of the Banu Zayd tribe of Saudi Arabia.
Shaykh Shuraim's acquired his elementary education at the Areen Schools, after which he attended middle school at the Modern Schools. Following the completion of his primary education, Shuraim attend the al-Yarmouk North High School, where he graduated in 1983.
Upon completing high school, Shaykh Shuraim was accepted to attend Imam Muhammad ibn Sa'ud University in Riyadh, where he studied in the college of Usool ad-Deen (Foundations of the Islamic Religion), specifically in the department of "Aqeedah and Modern Madhahib" (Islamic Creed and Schools of Thought). Shaykh Shuraim pursued a Master's degree at Ma'had Al-'aali Lilqadhah Institute and graduated in 1992.
Shaykh Shuraim studied under many well known scholars including, Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Baaz and Shaykh Abdullah ibn al-Jibreen. Shuraim is a memorizer of the Qur'an (a Hafiz) and is well known for his deep voice and smooth recitation.
[edit] Honors and Appointments
- 1989 - Employed as a professor at Ma'had Al-'aali Lilqadhah Institute
- 1991 - Made Imam and Khateeb of Masjid ul Haraam by King Fahd bin Abd al-Azeez al-Saud.
- 1992 - Appointed judge in the High court of Makkah al-Mukarramah.
- 1993 - Approved to teach in the Holy Mosque in Mecca (al-Masjid al-Haram)
- 1995 - Pursued a Doctorate degree in Umm Al-Qura University
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