Abd Allah bin Sulayman al-Ghufayli
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Abd Allah bin Sulayman al-Ghufayli is a contemporary Saudi scholar and professor of Islamic theology (aqidah) at the Islamic University of Madinah, recognized for his academic research on classical Hanbali doctrine and Sunni eschatology .
Academic Career and Education
Abd Allah bin Sulayman bin Abd Allah al-Ghufayli completed his graduate studies in Islamic creed at the Islamic University of Madinah, defending his doctoral dissertation on 19 Shawwal 1410 AH with first-class honors under the academic supervision of Shaykh Hammad ibn Muhammad al-Ansari . Following his graduate studies, he joined the faculty of the College of Da'wah and Usul al-Din at the Islamic University of Madinah, where he served as an associate professor and later as a professor, teaching theological subjects and serving on academic defense committees for graduate theses .
Scholarly Contributions and Reception
Al-Ghufayli's scholarly output centers on documenting and elucidating classical Sunni theology according to the methodology of the early generations (salaf). His doctoral research examined the doctrinal legacy of the 8th-century Hanbali scholar Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, published as Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali wa Atharuhu fi Tawdih Aqidat al-Salaf (Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali and His Impact on Clarifying the Creed of the Salaf) . In his evaluation of the work, Hammad al-Ansari noted that it was the first study of its kind dedicated specifically to analyzing and indexing Ibn Rajab's theological writings, both in manuscript and print . Shaykh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan similarly commended the treatise for its comprehensive presentation of Ibn Rajab's creedal positions and his contribution to transmitting classical theology . Al-Ghufayli also produced Ashrat al-Sa'ah (The Signs of the Hour), a specialized study examining the portents preceding the Day of Judgment according to scriptural sources .
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Ashrat al-Saa (The Signs of the Hour) is an Islamic theological treatise on eschatology published in Riyadh in 1421 AH (2000–2001 CE). The book provides an exposition of the portents preceding the Day of Judgment according to the Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah.
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali wa Atharuhu fi Tawdih Aqidat al-Salaf (Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali and His Impact on Clarifying the Creed of the Salaf) is an academic doctrinal study examining the theological views and contributions of the Hanbali scholar Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (736–795 AH).