Saud Al-Shuraim

Saud ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Shuraim (born 19 January 1966), is a Saudi Quran reciter, Islamic scholar, and former imam and khatib (Friday preacher) of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. He obtained a PhD in Islamic jurisprudence from Umm al-Qura University, and was appointed as dean and specialist professor in Fiqh at University Bakri bin Ma'tooq.

Shuraim used to always lead the Tarawih prayers during the month of Ramadan at Masjid al-Haram beginning in 1991. On 17 June 2012, he also led the funeral prayer for Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz at the mosque following the Maghrib (sunset) prayer, an event attended by King Abdullah and members of the Saudi royal family.

Personal life Shuraim was born on 19 January 1966 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His family is from the Haraqees of the Banu Zayd tribe of Saudi Arabia.

Education Al-Shuraim received his early education in Riyadh, where he attended Areen Elementary School, the Model Intermediate School, and Al-Yarmouk Secondary School. During his late teenage years in the 1980s, he memorized the Quran in approximately six months, reportedly without formal instruction.

Higher education In 1984, he enrolled in the Department of Islamic Creed and Contemporary Doctrines at the College of Fundamentals of Religion, Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, from which he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1988. He continued his studies at the Supreme Judicial Institute of the same university, obtaining a master’s degree in comparative jurisprudence in 1992. A year after that, he was appointed judge in the High court of Makkah.

Works Saud al-Shuraim produced a range of written work, including poetry as well as studies in Islamic heritage and scholarship. He is credited with authoring around fifteen volumes on topics such as Aqidah (creed), Fiqh (jurisprudence), the rituals of Hajj and Umrah, collections of his sermons, and other areas of Islamic law.