20th of Rabee` ath-Thaanee, 1427
After the Masjid Qubaa' Event with Shaikh Ahmad bin Yahyaa an-Najmee, we all headed to al-Basmah Istiraahah for a get-together with Scholars and Students of Knowledge. The main guests:
- Shaikh Ahmad bin Yahyaa an-Najmee, Mufti (Issuer of Religious Verdicts) of the Southern Regions of Saudi Arabia
- Shaikh Zaid bin Muhammad al-Madkhalee, Prominent Scholar and Teacher in al-Ma`had al-`Ilmee (Islamic Institute) in Samitah, Jizan.
- Shaikh Haadee bin Haadee al-Madkhalee, old school Islamic Caller in the Southern Region
- Shaikh `Ubaid bin `Abdillaah al-Jaabiree, Former teacher in al-Ma`had al-`Ilmee (High School) and Da`wah College, Islamic University of Madinah and former Vice-President of Center of Islamic Daw`ah in Madinah
- Shaikh Muhammad bin Haadee al-Madkhalee, Doctorate in Hadeeth Sciences, Lecturer in Da`wah College, Islamic University of Madinah
- Shaikh `Abdur-Rahmaan Muhiuddin, Former Professor in the Hadeeth College, Islamic University of Madinah
- Shaikh Yoosuf ad-Dakheel, Doctorate in Hadeeth Sciences, Lecturer in Hadeeth College, Islamic University of Madinah
- Shaikh `Abdullah bin `Abdir-Raheem al-Bukhaaree, Doctorate in Hadeeth, Lecturer in Hadeeth College, Islamic University of Madinah
- Shaikh Zaki bin `Abdir-Raheem al-Bukharee, Shaikh `Abdullah's Brother, Doctorate in Islamic Law, Qaadhee (Islamic Judge), Former Member of the Supreme Judiciary Committee in Riyadh
- Shaikh `Abdus-Salaam bin Saalim as-Suhaimee, Doctorate in iqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) and Former Deen of Shariah College, Professor in Shariah College, Islamic University of Madinah
- Shaikh Ibraaheem bin `Aamir ar-Ruhailee, Doctorate in `Aqeedah (Islamic Creed), Lecturer in Hadeeth College, Islamic University of Madinah
- Shaikh Muhammad bin Ramzaan al-Haajiree, Islamic Caller in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
- Shaikh Saalih az-Zubaidee, Doctorate in Hadeeth Sciences, Lecturer in Hadeeth College, Islamic University of Madinah
- Ruzaiq al-Qurashee, old school Islamic Caller from Taif
- Fawwaaz bin `Alee al-Madkhalee, Son-in-Law of Shaikh Zaid and also a prominent Student of Knowledge in the South, also former advisor to the Governor of Jizan, Prince Muhammad bin Naasir
There were many other Teachers in the Islamic University and also prominent Students of Knowledge, but I can't recall them all since there was a lot of coffee-pouring to do.
Many people had come from outside of Madinah for the Lectures and the other events. I recall seeing familiar faces from Jeddah, Makkah, Riyadh, Dammam, Taif and Jizan. The overall turnout of students was about 1,000-1,500 in all. If anybody remembers any more than that, just leave me a comment.
The talk was administered by Shaikh Muhammad bin Haadee al-Madkhalee, as he is usually the M.C. at these types of events. The main topic of the talk was advice to the Students as well as a brief summary of the lives of these two very noble men. Shaikh Ahmad went in on how things were when he was young. Growing up in the South, his village, an-Najaamiyah, is literally a stones throw away from the border of Yemen. He talked about how when he was still a young student, they had a problem in their institute, al-Ma`had al-`Ilmee (Islamic Institute).
There were many Yemeni students who would come to the Institute as listeners (people who are not officially students). The main reason was the fact that they were not Saudi, nor did they have legal residential papers (Iqaamah). The Yemeni students soon became larger in number than the registered students. That caused a case of over-population to occur in the classrooms, making it hard for the official students to concentrate. So the students complained to their teacher, the Imaam, Shaikh `Abdullaah al-Qar`awe, the main caller to Tawheed (Oneness of Allaah) in the Southern Regions. Shaikh `Abdullaah was a force to be reckoned with. Not only was he extremely knowledgeable, but he had lot's of wisdom in dealing with people. So anyways, the students (registered) complained about their non-registered counterparts, and Shaikh `Abdullaah basically told them (registered) off. He basically made it forbidden for anybody to give the Yemenis any grief. It just shows how different things are these days and how far we are from the guidance of our Predecessors (Salaf).
In the upcoming Post I'll cover the Events of Thursday and Friday, insha Allaah.
That was Wednesday Night everybody, check out the following Links for the other Posts Regarding this Weekend to Remember:
A Weekend to Remember Part 1
A Weekend to Remember Part 2
A Weekend to Remember Part 3
A Weekend to Remember Part 4
Also, check out the new Guide to Saudi Arabia Blog.
And the Migraine Guide Blog has been moved from it's old address, some retard named "Sally" stole the old address, oh well.
