Abdulaziz Al ash-Sheikh
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Abdulaziz Al ash-Sheikh is the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and a leading Sunni religious scholar who heads the country’s Council of Senior Scholars.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abdulaziz Al ash-Sheikh canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
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Sunni cleric ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Saudi religious establishment
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Sunni Muslims in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Al ash-Sheikh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hadith studies
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Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Quranic exegesis ⓘ |
| givenName | Abdulaziz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
Official Sunni religious discourse in Saudi Arabia
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Saudi religious policy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Heading the Council of Senior Scholars
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Issuing official fatwas in Saudi Arabia ⓘ Serving as Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Al ash-Sheikh family
NERFINISHED
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Council of Senior Scholars of Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Abdulaziz Al ash-Sheikh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Saudi ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Descendants of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab ⓘ |
| notableRole | Leading Sunni religious authority in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| notableWork | Islamic legal opinions (fatwas) in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| occupation |
imam
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mufti ⓘ religious scholar ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars of Saudi Arabia
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Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ Head of the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Ifta in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousAuthorityOver | State-sanctioned Islamic legal opinions in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination |
Hanbali school
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Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Riyadh
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Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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