Religion: | Islam |
Abdulbari ath-Thubaity | |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Office1: | Imam and Khatib at Prophet's Mosque |
Birth Place: | Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
Alma Mater: | Umm al-Qura University, Islamic University of Madinah |
Office2: | Guest Imam at Masjid al-Haram |
Term Start1: | 1994 |
Term Start2: | 1990 |
Term End2: | 1994 |
Abdulbari bin Awad ath-Thubaity () is an Imam and Khatib at the Prophet's Mosque, Medina.[1] [2] [3] [4] And former guest imam for taraweeh at Masjid al-Haram.[5]
Abdulbari bin Awwaad ath-Thubaity was born in the year 1960 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Sheikh Abdul Bari Al thubaity completed his early education in the schools of Mecca. He also memorized the Quran at an early age.
He earned bachelor's degree in 1984 and Master's degree in Sharia Law in 1995 from King Abdulaziz University. He then achieved Ph.D in Fiqh in 2001, from the Islamic University of Madinah.[6]
Abdulbari ath-Thubaity was appointed as an imam for 4 years at Masjid al-Haram, Mecca in 1990 for Taraweeh Prayers during the month of Ramadan.
He was then appointed as the Imam and Khatib at Prophet's Mosque, Medina in 1994.[7]