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SHEIKH ALI BIN ABDUL RAHMAN BIN ALI HUDHAIFY

He was born in the year 1366AH in the village of Al-Qarn Al-Mustaqeem in the Northern Al-Ardiyah, south of Makkah region.

He grew up in a religious family, his father was an Imam in the army, and he had his early Education from the Writers (of The Holy Qur’an) of his Village, he memorized the Holy Qur’an under the guidance of Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al-Hudhaify.

In the year 1381AH, he enrolled in the Salafi Private School in Baljurashi Governorate where he completed his Junior Secondary School education.

He then joined the Institute of Knowledge in Baljurashi in the year 1383AH and graduated in the year 1388AH where he completed his Senior Secondary Education.

He furthered his education in the college of Sharia at the Islamic University of Imam Muhammad bin Sa’ud in Riyadh in the year 1388AH and graduated in the year 1392AH.

After his graduation he was appointed as a teacher in the institute of learning in the Baljurashi Governorate, where he taught them the Interpretation of the Qur’an, Monotheism, Arabic Grammar and Arabic Calligraphy. In addition to that he was an Imam in a Mosque in Baljurashi.

He acquired his Master’s Degree at Azhar University in the year 1395AH. He then got his Doctorate Degree from the same University in the Department of Jurisprudence, Sharia Policy Division.

He has worked in the Islamic University since the year 1397AH where he was appointed as an Associate Professor, he taught Monotheism and Jurisprudence in the College of Law.

He also taught in the College of Hadith, and College of Da’awah and Fundamentals of Religion. He also taught Doctrines in the School of Postgraduate. He then taught Readings in the College of the Holy Qur’an – Department of Recitations.

Sheikh Hudhaify is considered to be one of the Distinguished Reciters in Saudi Arabia and the Islamic World. He has radio recordings of Qur’an played in a number of radio stations inside and outside the Kingdom.

He has been given a Ijaazah on types of Recitations from a number of Prominent Reciters and they are: Sheikh Ahmad Abdul Aziz Al-Ziyaat (ten types of recitations),

Sheikh Aamir Al Sayeed Usman (Hafs narration) he also read the seven types (of recitation but was unable to complete due to the death of teacher), Sheikh Abdul Fatah Al-Qadi –(Hafs narration) & Sheikh Hammad Al-Ansari (Hadith).

Apart from his work as a Teacher in the University, Sheikh Hudhaify took the following positions: Imam in Masjdi Quba from 1399AH to 1401AH, Imam in Masjid Al Haram in Makkah in the year 1401AH and therafter Imam at the Prophets Mosque from 1402AH till date.

He is also the Chairman of the Committee for the Revision of the Holy Qur’an in Madinah,

member of the Supervisory Committee for the Recording of the Holy Qur’an at King Fahd Complex for the printing of the Noble Qur’an, member of the supreme committee for the King Fahad Complex for the printing of the Noble Qur’an.

His Son, Sheikh Ahmad al Hudhaify was appointed as guest Imam at Masjid An Nabawi in Ramadan 1438 1439, 1440AH (2017, 2018, 2019). He recently debuted as permanent appointed Imam on the 12th October 2019 (1441AH), leading the Maghrib Salaah.