Uwayd al-Mutrafi

Uwayd al-Mutrafi (1353–1429 AH / 1934–2008 CE) was a Saudi scholar, university professor, and researcher based in Mecca, known for his theological and Quranic study Ayat Itab al-Mustafa fi Daw al-Isma wal-Ijtihad Maqalat Mawqi al-Durar al…+1.

Biography and academic career

Uwayd ibn Ayyad ibn Ayid (also written Abid) al-Kuhayli al-Mutrafi was born in 1353 AH (1934 CE) and lived in Mecca Maqalat Mawqi al-Durar al…+1. He pursued higher education in Islamic studies and served as an associate professor at Umm al-Qura University in Mecca, where he taught and participated in graduate examination committees Ifrad Ahadith Asma Allah …+1. He died in 1429 AH (2008 CE).

Scholarly contributions and research

Al-Mutrafi's scholarly output addressed Quranic exegesis, theology, biographical history, and jurisprudence. In his study Ayat Itab al-Mustafa fi Daw al-Isma wal-Ijtihad ("Verses of Divine Admonition to the Chosen One in Light of Infallibility and Independent Reasoning"), he examined Quranic passages addressed to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that contain divine reproof (‘itab), classifying them into categories of guidance, alerting, and caution, while framing them in accordance with Prophetic infallibility and legal reasoning Ayat Itab al-Mustafa fi D…+1.

In early Islamic biographical studies, he published the research treatise Waraqa ibn Nawfal fi Butnan al-Jannah through the Muslim World League, arguing that Waraqa ibn Nawfal had not adopted Christianity as often claimed, but was rather an adherent of pure monotheism (al-Hanifiyyah) Majallat Majma al-Fiqh al…+1. He also contributed to contemporary juristic deliberations, participating in discussions of the Islamic Fiqh Academy on commercial contracts such as manufacturing agreements (istisna‘) Majallat Majma al-Fiqh al…, and writing on ritual law in his treatise Al-Tuhr fi Ada Fard al-Zuhr, which argued for the obligation of performing the Zuhr prayer for those who omit Friday prayer on days when Friday and Eid coincide Nataij al-Buhuth wa Khawa….