Abdullah al-Ghumari

Abu al-Fadl Abdullah bin Muhammad bin al-Siddiq al-Ghumari (Arabic: عبد الله بن الصديق الغماري; 1910–1993) was a Muslim preacher, scholar of hadith, jurist and theologian from Morocco.[1]

Abdullah bin al-Siddiq al-Ghumari
Personal
Born1910
Tangier
Died1993
ReligionIslam
NationalityMoroccan
DenominationSunni
MovementSufism
Alma materAl-Azhar University
TariqaShadhiliyyah
OccupationHadith scholar

Life

Ghumari was born in Tangier in 1910, and died there in 1993.[2] As a child, he was primarily educated by his father Muhammad bin al-Siddiq al-Ghumari, an Islamic scholar. He memorized the Qur'an at an early age, in addition to Bulugh al-Maram, Alfiya and Ajārūmīya in Arabic grammar.

Ghumari later travelled to Fas for his higher education, but then enrolled in the University of al-Karaouine. While there, he also studied Mosque of Uqba,[2] a UNESCO World Heritage Site and important seat of Muslim religious learning.[3] During his study, Ghumari studies canonical texts in Sunni Islam, including Al-Qastallani's explanation of Sahih al-Bukhari and the works of Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi.[2] Eventually, Ghumari switched from Karaouine to Al-Azhar University in 1930 and graduating the next year. During his education, Ghumari was a student of Al-Kawthari, of whom Ghumari would later hold extremely negative views.[4]

Due to fears in the wider Arab world regarding the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the mid-twentieth century, Ghumari was accused of having ties to a foreign group. In 1961, he was sentenced to ten years in prison, likely due to his time spent in Egypt where the Brotherhood had formed. His older brother, Ahmad al-Ghumari, fell ill upon hearing of his younger brother's long sentence and died eight months later.

Teachers

He studied under Muhammad al-Tahir ibn 'Ashur, Yusuf al-Nabhani, Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari, Muhammad Bakhit al-Muti'i, and Hasanayn Muhammad Makhluf.[5]

Students

Ghumari's students included Salâh Ud Dîn At Tijânî and Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy, Hassan al-Kattani.[6][7][8][9] Hamza Yusuf received an ijazah from him.[10]

Citations
  1. Mustafa Shah, The Hạdīth: Scholarship, perspectives, and criticism, Routledge, 2010, p. 210
  2. The Biography of Abu al Fadl Abdullah bin as-Siddiq al-Ghumari who died in the year 1413AH, written and translated by Riad Nachef. Available at:
    *Ayouby.com Archived 2019-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
    *Riad Nachef, Islamic Affairs
  3. Great Mosque of Kairouan (discoverislamicart.org) Archived 2013-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Gibril Haddad, The Ghumari School. 6 December 2002: Living Islam. Last updated 2 June 2003.
  5. "A Short Biography of 'Abdallah b. al-Siddiq al-Ghumari". ayouby.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  6. Shaykh Muhammad Bin Yahya An-Ninowy. 2009: Al Buruj Press.
  7. Shaykh Muhammad al-Ninowy: Senior Instructor. The Deen Institute.
  8. Shaykh Muhammad al-Ninowy. Gateway to Divine Mercy.
  9. "Cordoba Academy Faculty". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  10. "Cordoba Academy Faculty | Cordoba Academy for the Classical Islamic Sciences". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2018-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), Cordoba Academy. Accessed February 17, 2013.
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