Salih al-Maghamisi
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Salih al-Maghamisi is a contemporary Saudi Islamic scholar, preacher, and lecturer based in Medina, known for his work in Quranic exegesis (tafsir), spiritual admonition, and media outreach .
Career and Preaching
His full name is Abu Hashim Salih ibn Awwad ibn Salih al-Maghamisi . He served as the imam and Friday preacher (khatib) of Quba Mosque in Medina and was a faculty member at the Teachers College in the city . In addition to delivering regular sermons and instructional gatherings at the mosque, he conducted television and radio broadcast programs, including the series al-Qutuf al-Daniya and Ayat al-Hajj fi al-Quran al-Karim, addressing legal ethics, prophetic history, and scriptural commentary .
Scholarly Approach and Focus
Al-Maghamisi's teaching focuses primarily on Quranic reflection, linguistics, prophetic virtues, and heart-softening exhortations (raqaiq) . His homiletic and exegetical lessons adopt two main formats: comprehensive chapter-by-chapter commentaries across full surahs, as presented in his exegesis series Mahasin al-Tawil, and selective thematic reflections, as in his recorded lecture series Taammulat Quraniyya . Transcriptions of his pulpit addresses at Quba Mosque were compiled into collections such as Bariq al-Mawaiz al-Minbariyya, emphasizing spiritual cultivation and practical religious ethics.
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List of Works
Bariq al-Mawaiz al-Minbariyya (The Radiance of Pulpit Exhortations) is a compilation of Islamic sermons delivered from the pulpit of Quba Mosque in Medina. The work gathers transcriptions of Friday addresses focusing on Quranic narratives, creedal reflection, spiritual development, and legal ethics.
al-Ayyam al-Nadra fi al-Sira al-Atira (The Verdant Days in the Fragrant Prophetic Biography) is a work on the life of the Prophet Muhammad. Originating as an explanatory commentary on al-Durra al-Mudiyya fi al-Sira al-Nabawiyya, an abridged sixth-century AH biographical manual by Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi, it provides an overview of the prophetic biography highlighting spiritual lessons, divine selection, and moral exemplarity.
Sharh Kitab al-Riqaq min Sahih al-Bukhari (Commentary on the Book of Heart-Softening Narrations from Sahih al-Bukhari) is a concise commentary on selected hadiths from the section on heart-softeners (Kitab al-Riqaq) in al-Bukhari's hadith collection. Originating from instructional gatherings, it combines linguistic and rhetorical analysis with spiritual exhortation to encourage self-rectification, devotion to worship, and awareness of the afterlife.
al-Qutuf al-Daniya (The Low-Hanging Clusters) is a transcribed collection of educational and spiritual lectures addressing Quranic reflection, ethics, creed, and interpersonal conduct. Derived from a monthly broadcast program, the material features dialogues that explore ethical principles, scriptural themes, wisdom, and practical dimensions of religious life.
Ayat al-Hajj fi al-Quran al-Karim (Verses of Hajj in the Noble Quran) is an exegetical work transcribed from a broadcast program, devoted to the thematic explanation of Quranic verses concerning the pilgrimage of Hajj and Umrah. Presented in a conversational question-and-answer format, the work examines scriptural passages addressing the timings, sacred sites, and legal rulings of the pilgrimage.
This exegetical work, transcribed from a series of lessons and broadcast episodes, focuses on the rhetorical, stylistic, and literary dimensions of selected verses of the Qur'an. Rather than providing a continuous sequential commentary on the entire text, it explores stylistic and rhetorical nuances across specific verses through episodic discussions to clarify the divine intent.
This Islamic eschatological work and lecture series examines death, the afterlife, and the major apocalyptic portents that precede the Day of Resurrection. Combining doctrinal explanation with Quranic commentary, prophetic traditions, and legal rulings, it addresses the intermediate realm of the soul and presents a sequential study of the major signs of the Hour.
Compiled from a recorded audio series, this encyclopedic collection of Islamic educational lectures spans a wide variety of disciplines rather than a single field. It gathers thematic lessons addressing historical events, theology, prophetic biography, Quranic reflections, spiritual ethics, literary figures, and notable places and eras.
This thematic study and transcribed lecture series examines the proper names, titles, landmarks, and designated entities mentioned in the Quran. Excluding direct discourse defining God as well as the narratives of prophets and messengers, it concentrates on other named individuals, celestial beings, places, events, and temporal periods to draw moral and spiritual insights.
Originating as a series of instructional lessons, this explanatory commentary expounds upon Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi's concise treatise on the Prophetic biography, al-Durra al-Mudiya. It surveys the lineage, life, and signs of the Prophet Muhammad along with biographical profiles of the ten companions promised Paradise, clarifying concise passages to draw practical lessons.
This work is a Quranic exegesis (tafsir) lecture series presented as a transcribed compilation of 73 lessons. Unlike thematic or selective commentaries, its methodology examines selected Quranic chapters in full, exploring legal rulings, prophetic narratives, moral admonitions, and theological meanings conveyed across their verses.
This work is a collection of transcribed audio lessons, lectures, and educational broadcast series centered primarily on Quranic exegesis, spiritual counsel, creed, and Islamic ethics. Employing an accessible, homiletic approach, the lessons focus on thematic reflections, linguistic observations, and legal principles drawn from selected Quranic passages and moral topics.
This work is a transcribed series of lectures and scholarly commentary dedicated to elucidating major classical and modern Arabic poems composed in praise of the Prophet Muhammad. Rather than focusing strictly on technical poetics, it uses the panegyrics to explore prophetic biography, virtues, and conduct while providing theological evaluation of the verses.
This work is a series of thematic exegeses and contemplative Quranic lessons originating from an audio lecture series. Designed primarily for students of Islamic knowledge, it analyzes selected verses from various chapters of the Quran to provide foundations in theology, jurisprudence, spiritual development, and outreach.