Salih bin Abdullah al-Abbud
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Salih bin Abdullah al-Abbud is a Saudi scholar, academic, and former rector of the Islamic University of Madinah who is known for his research on Islamic creed and the reform movement of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab .
Name and Career
His full name is Salih bin Abdullah bin Abd al-Rahman al-Abbud . He served as the rector of the Islamic University of Madinah, contributing introductions to scholarly publications produced under the university's auspices . In addition to his administrative and academic responsibilities, he was appointed to teach at the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah alongside other prominent scholars such as Atiyyah Muhammad Salim, Umar Muhammad Bakr Fallatah, Hammad al-Ansari, Abd al-Muhsin al-Abbad, and Abu Bakr al-Jaza'iri .
Scholarly Contributions
Al-Abbud specialized in Islamic theology and the history of modern Islamic reform. His principal scholarly study is Aqidat al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab al-Salafiyya wa Atharuha fi al-Alam al-Islami ("The Salafi Creed of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and Its Impact on the Islamic World"), in which he examined the theological methodology of the reform movement, its reliance on early sources, and its historical dissemination across the Muslim world . He also authored a research study on statecraft and religious cohesion titled Juhud al-Malik Abd al-Aziz fi Tahqiq Mafhum al-Jama'ah ("The Efforts of King Abd al-Aziz in Realizing the Concept of the Community") . He has been an active contributor to scholarly conferences, including delivering a lecture on the conditions of the Arabian Peninsula prior to the reform movement and its domestic and international repercussions at the First Symposium on the Da'wah of Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab held in 1425 AH .
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List of Works
Aqidat Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab al-Salafiya wa Atharuha fi al-Alam al-Islami (The Salafi Creed of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and Its Impact on the Islamic World) is an academic treatise in Islamic theology. It provides a detailed exposition of the doctrinal methodology of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and examines the historical dissemination and influence of his teachings across the Muslim world.