Saeed bin Nasser al-Ghamdi
- Died
- -
- Born in
- -
Saeed bin Nasser al-Ghamdi is a contemporary Saudi scholar, university professor, and author specializing in Islamic theology and contemporary ideological currents.
Academic Background and Career
Al-Ghamdi pursued his higher religious education at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, within the College of Usul al-Din's Department of Creed and Contemporary Trends. He defended his doctoral dissertation on 26 Muharram 1420 AH (11 May 1999 CE), receiving his degree with distinction and first-class honors. His dissertation defense committee was chaired and supervised by Sheikh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, and included among its members Sheikh Salih ibn Abdullah ibn Humaid, Dr. Nasir ibn Abdul Karim al-Aql, and Dr. Hasan ibn Fahd al-Huwaymil. In his academic career, he served as a faculty member at King Abdulaziz University.
Scholarly Focus and Standing
Al-Ghamdi's research focuses on creed (ʿaqīda), the theoretical foundations of religious innovation (bidʿa), and the theological critique of secular and modernist literature. He examined the jurisprudence and classification of religious innovation in his study Haqīqat al-Bidʿa wa Ahkāmuhā ("The Reality of Innovation and Its Rulings"), published in 1412 AH. His doctoral research was published under the title al-Inhirāf al-ʿAqadī fī Adab al-Hadātha wa Fikrihā ("Doctrinal Deviation in the Literature and Thought of Modernism"), an extensive theological study exceeding 1,700 pages that evaluates contemporary Arabic modernist literary movements from a traditional Islamic perspective. His scholarly work has been commended by contemporary figures, including Aid al-Qarni, who praised his knowledge and recommended his writings to students of religious thought.
Answer updated
List of Works
Haqiqat al-Bida wa Ahkamuha (The Reality of Innovation and Its Rulings) is a contemporary scholarly study on the theoretical foundations, definitions, classifications, and legal and creedal rulings pertaining to religious innovation (bid'a) in Islam. Originally submitted as a master's thesis in creed ('aqida) at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, the work was published in two volumes in 1412 AH (1991/1992 CE).
al-Inhiraf al-Aqadi fi Adab al-Hadatha wa Fikriha: Dirasah Naqdiyyah Shar'iyyah (Doctrinal Deviation in the Literature and Thought of Modernism: A Critical Sharia Study) is an extensive theological critique that examines modern Arabic literary movements through the lens of Islamic theology. The work originated as a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Department of Creed and Contemporary Trends at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University.