| Religion: | Islam |
| Abdullah bin al-Siddiq al-Ghumari | |
| Birth Date: | 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Tangier |
| Death Date: | 1993 |
| Nationality: | Moroccan |
| Ethnicity: | Moroccan |
| Occupation: | Hadith scholar |
| Denomination: | Sunni |
| Movement: | Sufism |
| Alma Mater: | Al-Azhar University |
| Sufi Order: | Shadhiliyyah |
Abu al-Fadl Abdullah bin Muhammad bin al-Siddiq al-Ghumari (Arabic: عبد الله بن الصديق الغماري; 1910 - 1993) was a Muslim preacher, scholar of hadith, jurist and theologian from Morocco.[1]
Ghumari was born in Tangier in 1910, and died there in 1993.[2] As a child, he was primarily educated by his father Muhammad bin al-Siddiq al-Ghumari, an Islamic scholar. He memorized the Qur'an at an early age, in addition to Bulugh al-Maram, Alfiya and Ajārūmīya in Arabic grammar.
Ghumari later travelled to Fas for his higher education, but then enrolled in the University of al-Karaouine. While there, he also studied Mosque of Uqba,[2] a UNESCO World Heritage Site and important seat of Muslim religious learning.[3] During his study, Ghumari studies canonical texts in Sunni Islam, including Al-Qastallani's explanation of Sahih al-Bukhari and the works of Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi.[2] Eventually, Ghumari switched from Karaouine to Al-Azhar University in 1930 and graduating the next year. During his education, Ghumari was a student of Al-Kawthari, of whom Ghumari would later hold extremely negative views.[4]
Due to fears in the wider Arab world regarding the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the mid-twentieth century, Ghumari was accused of having ties to a foreign group. In 1961, he was sentenced to ten years in prison, likely due to his time spent in Egypt where the Brotherhood had formed. His older brother, Ahmad al-Ghumari, fell ill upon hearing of his younger brother's long sentence and died eight months later.
He studied under Muhammad al-Tahir ibn 'Ashur, Yusuf al-Nabhani, Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari, Muhammad Bakhit al-Muti'i, and Hasanayn Muhammad Makhluf.[5]
Ghumari's students included Salâh Ud Dîn At Tijânî and Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy, Hassan al-Kattani.[6] [7] [8] [9] Hamza Yusuf received an ijazah from him.[10]