Uthman Dumayriyah
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- 1439 AH
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Uthman Dumayriyah (1949 – 1439 AH / 2017–2018 CE) was a Syrian scholar of Islamic creed and jurisprudence and a university professor who taught at Umm al-Qura University.
Early Life and Education
Uthman ibn Jumaa ibn Uthman Dumayriyah was born in 1949 CE in the town of Rankus, Syria, where he completed his primary education. He then pursued his secondary studies at the Sharia secondary school in Damascus. Dumayriyah went on to graduate from both the Faculty of Sharia and the Faculty of Education at Damascus University, and subsequently earned a master's degree in Sharia from the Faculty of Sharia and Law at al-Azhar University in Cairo.
Academic Career and Scholarly Contribution
Dumayriyah served as a faculty member at Umm al-Qura University in Mecca, specializing in the principles of jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh) and Islamic governance (al-siyasa al-shariyya). His research covered Islamic creed, education, and legal theory; among his notable writings is al-Tasawwur al-Islami lil-Kawn wa-l-Hayat wa-l-Insan ("The Islamic Conception of the Universe, Life, and Man"), which won first prize in the Islamic Awareness competitions held by the Ministry of Education in Riyadh. He was also an active editor of classical heritage texts, collaborating with Muhammad Abdullah al-Nimr and Sulayman Muslim al-Harash on the critical edition of al-Baghawi's Quranic commentary, Ma'alim al-Tanzil. Dumayriyah died in 1439 AH.
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Madkhal li-Dirasat al-Aqida al-Islamiyya (Introduction to the Study of Islamic Creed) is a foundational textbook on Islamic theology. It presents a systematic introduction to the principles, sources, and historical codification of Islamic doctrine according to Ahl al-Sunna wa-l-Jama'a, serving as a comprehensive primer for students before undertaking specialized doctrinal studies.