Ahmad bin Saad Hamdan al-Ghamdi
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- 1434 AH
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Ahmad bin Saad Hamdan al-Ghamdi (d. 1434 AH / 2012–2013 CE) was a Saudi scholar of Islamic creed and academic who taught at Umm al-Qura University and the Islamic University of Madinah, widely known for his critical edition of al-Lalika'i's Sharh Usul I'tiqad Ahl al-Sunna wa-l-Jama'a .
Academic Career and Scholarship
Al-Ghamdi served as an assistant professor in the College of Da'wa and Usul al-Din . During his tenure at the Islamic University of Madinah, he was appointed Dean of Student Affairs, succeeding Awad Ahmad ibn Sultan al-Shehri . He also taught on the faculty of Umm al-Qura University in Mecca, where he offered answers to theological inquiries and legal queries .
Al-Ghamdi's scholarly work focused primarily on Sunni theology and contemporary Islamic thought. He authored 'Aqidat Khatm al-Nubuwwa bi-l-Nubuwwa al-Muhammadiyya ("The Doctrine of the Finality of Prophethood through the Prophethood of Muhammad"), in which he established scriptural and rational arguments confirming the conclusion of divine messages with the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ . He also published al-Wahda al-Islamiyya: Ususuha wa-Wasa'il Tahqiqiha ("Islamic Unity: Its Foundations and Means of Realization"), examining the causes of discord across the Muslim community and proposing foundational principles for unity . In the field of classical texts, he produced a multivolume critical edition of Abu al-Qasim al-Lalika'i's foundational theological compendium Sharh Usul I'tiqad Ahl al-Sunna wa-l-Jama'a .
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List of Works
Athar al-Aqida al-Islamiyya fi Tadamun wa Wahdat al-Umma al-Islamiyya (The Impact of Islamic Creed on the Solidarity and Unity of the Muslim Nation) is a treatise examining the role of sound theological doctrine in resolving internal divisions and establishing political, intellectual, and economic unity across the Muslim world.
al-Wahda al-Islamiyya: Ususuha wa-Wasa'il Tahqiqiha (Islamic Unity: Its Foundations and Means of Realization) is a study examining the contemporary condition of the Muslim community, the factors causing its disunity, the fundamental bases required for its cohesion, and the practical avenues for achieving unity.