Religion: | Islam |
Abdullah Awwad Al Juhany | |
Native Name: | عبد الله عواد الجهني |
Native Name Lang: | Arabic |
Birth Date: | 13 January 1976 |
Nationality: | Saudi Arabian |
Birth Place: | Medina, Saudi Arabia |
Jurisprudence: | Hanbali |
Occupation: | Imam, Qari Sheikh |
Office1: | Imam of Masjid al-Haram |
Imam, Sheikh | |
Known For: | Imam Of Masjid Al-Haram |
Abdullah Awad Al Juhany (ar|عبد الله عواد الجهني), is one of the nine Imams of the Grand Mosque Masjid al-Haram in Mecca.[1] [2] [3] [4] He holds a B.A. from the faculty of Qur'an at the Islamic University of Madinah, and a doctorate (Ph.D.) from Umm al-Qura University in Mecca.[5]
Juhany has led the Taraweeh prayers during Ramadan in Mecca since 2005. His voice has been widely recorded and is internationally distributed by various communities.[6]
He was appointed as an imam of Masjid Al Haram, Mecca in July 2007. He is or has been an imam of Masjid Al Haram in Mecca, Masjid Al Nabawi in Medina, Masjid Quba and Masjid Qiblatain.[7]