Muhammad Ayyub ibn Muhammad Yusuf ibn Sulaiman Umar (Arabic: محمد أيوب بن محمد يوسف بن سليمان عمر) was a Saudi Islamic scholar, imam, and Qari known for his recitation of the Quran. He was an imam of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi and Masjid al-Quba in Medina, Saudi Arabia. He also worked as a faculty member of the Department of Tafsir in the Faculty of the Holy Qur'an and Islamic Studies at the Islamic University of Madinah and a member of the Scholarly Committee of the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran. He died on 16 April 2016.[2]
Muhammad Ayyub محمد أيوب | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | October 1952 Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
| Died | 16 April 2016 (aged 63–64) Medina, Saudi Arabia |
| Resting place | Al-Baqi Cemetery, Medina |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Alma mater | Islamic University of Madinah |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi school[1] |
| Teachers | Khalil Al-Qari |
Biography
editBirth
editMuhammad Ayyub was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in 1952 (1372 AH).[3]
His family, originally from Arakan, Burma, had migrated to Mecca to escape the persecution faced by the Rohingya Muslims. Muhammad Ayyub's father was a poor man, and his childhood was marked by hardship, his elder brother had to work to support the family during his father's imprisonment in Burma.[4]
Education
editMuhammad Ayyub completed his memorization of the Quran in 1965 (1385 AH) under the guidance of Khalil bin Abd al-Rahman al-Qari in Mecca.[5] During this period he became acquainted with Ali Abdullah Jaber.[6] After finishing his primary education in 1966 (1386 AH), he moved to Medina and continued his studies at an Islamic school, graduating in 1972 (1392 AH).[7]
He then enrolled in the Faculty of Sharia at the Islamic University of Madinah, and received a bachelor's degree in 1976 (1396 AH). He then specialized in Tafsir and `Ulum al-Qur'an (Quranic exegesis and sciences of the Quran), obtaining a master's degree from the Faculty of the Holy Qur'an and Islamic Studies. He received a doctorate from the same faculty in the year 1987 or 1988 (1408 AH).[7]
In addition to his formal education, Muhammad Ayyub sought knowledge from various Islamic scholars in Medina, studying subjects including tafsir (Quranic interpretation), fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), hadith and hadith terminology, and usul al-fiqh (the Principles of Islamic jurisprudence)[3].
Imamate
editIn 1990 (1410 AH) he was appointed as an imam of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi and held this post until 1997 (1417 AH).[8] Later he spent few years as an Imam in Masjid Quba and other mosques. He was appointed back as an Imam of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in 2015 (1436 hijri) to lead taraweeh prayer.[4][9]
Muhammad Ayyub was of Burmese descent and followed the Hanafi madh'hab.[10]
Death
editHe died on 16 April 2016. The Funeral Prayer was held in Prophet's Mosque after Zuhr prayer and he was buried in Baqi Cemetery in Medina.[4][9][11]
References
edit- ^ Shahzad, Syed Saleem (16 January 2004). "How charity begins in Saudi Arabia". Asia Times Online. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Taj, Ejaz (2016-04-16). "The Passing of Sheikh Muhammad Ayyoub". Islam21c. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ a b Harun Abu Ayyub (8 April 2010). "نبذة عن فضيلة الشيخ". mdayyoub.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "A Tribute to Shaykh Muhammad Ayyub – the great Qari of our generation". abuisaam.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ Taj, Ejaz (2018-09-06). "Shaykh Khalīl ʿAbdul-Raḥmān al-Qāriʾ: A Qurʾānic Legacy". Islam21c. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ "سيرة الشيخ علي جابر " إمام المسجد الحرام " رحمه الله Ali Jaber". alijaber.net. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ a b "الشيخ محمد أيوب بن محمد يوسف بن سليمان عمر". hudaelislam.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "من الحرم النبوي (Recordings from Al-Masjid an-Nabawi)". Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ a b "Imam of Prophet's Mosque Passes Away". About Islam. 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Shahzad, Syed Saleem (16 January 2004). "How charity begins in Saudi Arabia". Asia Times Online. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Former imam of Prophet's Mosque laid to rest in Madinah". Arab News. 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2024-09-18.