Abdullah al-Suhaili
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Abdullah al-Suhaili (Abdullah ibn Mu'tiq ibn Inayat Allah al-Sahli) is a contemporary Saudi scholar and professor of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) at the Islamic University of Madinah.
Academic Career and Research
Al-Suhaili earned his doctorate in jurisprudence from the Faculty of Sharia at the Islamic University of Madinah in 1409 AH (1988–1989 CE), completing an edition and study of the chapters on ritual purity and prayer from al-Tahdhib by al-Baghawi. He subsequently joined the faculty in the Department of Fiqh, rising from associate professor to full professor, where he supervised postgraduate research including doctoral dissertations.
His scholarly output focuses on comparative jurisprudence and manuscript editing. Among his published legal studies are al-Qawl al-Ahmad fi Ahkam fi Hurmat al-Masjid, an inquiry into the legal rulings and sanctity of mosques published in the Islamic University's academic journal in 1424 AH, and al-Ishtirak al-Mutamadd fi al-Jinaya ala al-Nafs bil-Qatl aw al-Jarh, a treatise on joint deliberate offenses in Islamic criminal law published in 1423 AH. In text editing, he participated in a collaborative critical edition of Masa'il al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal wa-Ishaq ibn Rahawayh (as transmitted by Ishaq ibn Mansur al-Marwazi), issued by the Deanship of Scientific Research at the Islamic University of Madinah in 1425 AH.
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List of Works
This contemporary treatise on comparative Islamic jurisprudence, published in 1424 AH (2003–2004 CE), examines the legal rulings, sanctity, and proper maintenance of mosques.
This specialized treatise on Islamic jurisprudence examines the legal rulings regarding physical contact and whether it nullifies ritual purity (tahara).
This contemporary treatise on comparative Islamic criminal jurisprudence examines legal issues surrounding retribution (qisas) for homicide and bodily injury, focusing specifically on deliberate joint participation in offenses against life and physical integrity.