Ahmad ibn Atiyah al-Ghamidi
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Ahmad ibn Atiyah al-Ghamidi (d. 1432 AH / 2011 CE) was a Saudi scholar of Islamic creed (aqidah) and a university professor, known for his academic research on theology and his study al-Bayhaqi wa Mawqifuhu min al-Ilahiyyat .
Education and Academic Career
Ahmad ibn Atiyah ibn Ali al-Ghamidi pursued his higher education in Islamic theology, completing his master's thesis entitled al-Iman bayn al-Salaf wa al-Mutakallimin ("Faith Between the Predecessors and the Scholastic Theologians") . He earned his doctoral degree from the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies at King Abdulaziz University with his dissertation al-Bayhaqi wa Mawqifuhu min al-Ilahiyyat ("al-Bayhaqi and His Stance on Divine Attributes and Theology"), an examination of the theological positions of the scholar Abu Bakr al-Bayhaqi .
Al-Ghamidi served as a professor of creed in the Department of Aqidah at the Islamic University of Madinah, where he taught and supervised postgraduate research . In addition to his own research in theology, he edited classical theological works, including the edition of Ithbat Sifat al-Uluww ("Affirming the Attribute of Transcendence") by Ibn Qudamah .
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List of Works
al-Iman bayn al-Salaf wa al-Mutakallimin (Faith Between the Predecessors and the Scholastic Theologians) is a theological study that examines the definition, nature, and theological implications of faith (iman) across early traditionalist and dialectical schools of thought.
al-Bayhaqi wa Mawqifuhu min al-Ilahiyyat (al-Bayhaqi and His Stance on Divine Attributes and Theology) is an academic study of creed that examines the theological positions and doctrinal methodology of the hadith scholar and jurist Abu Bakr al-Bayhaqi regarding the divine essence, names, and attributes.