Abdullah Awad Al Juhany

Abdullah Awad Al Juhany (Arabic: عبد الله عواد الجهني), is one of the nine Imams of the Grand Mosque Masjid al-Haram in Mecca.^[1][2][3][4] He holds a B.A. from the faculty of Qur'an at the Islamic University of Madinah, and a doctorate (Ph.D.) from Umm al-Qura University in Mecca.^[5]

Abdullah Awwad Al Juhany
عبد الله عواد الجهني
Imam of Masjid al-Haram[1]
Title	Imam, Sheikh
Personal life
Born	(1976-01-13) 13 January 1976 (age 48) Medina, Saudi Arabia
Nationality	Saudi Arabian
Education	Islamic University of Madinah (B.A.) Umm al-Qura University (Ph.D.)
Known for	Imam Of Masjid Al-Haram
Occupation	Imam, Qari Sheikh
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Jurisprudence	Hanbali

Juhany has led the Taraweeh prayers during Ramadan in Mecca since 2005. His voice has been widely recorded and is internationally distributed by various communities.^[6]

Career

He was appointed as an imam of Masjid Al Haram, Mecca in July 2007. He is or has been an imam of Masjid Al Haram in Mecca, Masjid Al Nabawi in Medina, Masjid Quba and Masjid Qiblatain.^[7]

See also

• Saud as-Shuraim
• Abdulrahman As-Sudais
• Saad Al-Ghamdi

Note

References

1. "Sheikh Abdullah Awad Al-Juhani, imam at the Grand Mosque in Makkah". Arabnews.com. Arabnews. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
2. "Imam-e-Kaaba to give sermon, lead Friday prayer at Faisal Mosque". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
3. "Imam-e-Kaaba to visit parliament house today". The Nation. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
4. Permana, Rakhmad Hidayatulloh. "Syeikh Baleelah Diserang Saat Khotbah, Ini 11 Imam-Khatib Masjidil Haram". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-09-15.
5. "2 Billion Muslims follow Sheikh Juhany as their Imam of Ka'aba". Daily Times. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
6. "Information on Some of the Imams of the Haramain | Interviews | Profile| Masjid Haram". Archived from the original on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
7. "Sheikh Abdullah 'Awwad Al-Juhany - Imam of Makkah". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

External links

• Abdullah Awad al-Juhani Quranicaudio
• Abdullah Awad al-Juhani (Free Download and hear)