Abu al-Fadl Abdullah bin Muhammad bin al-Siddiq al-Ghumari (; 1910–1993) was a Muslim preacher, scholar of hadith, jurist and theologian from Morocco.Mustafa Shah, The Hạdīth: Scholarship, perspectives, and criticism, Routledge, 2010, p. 210
Life Ghumari was born in Tangier in 1910, and died there in 1993.The Biography of Abu al Fadl Abdullah bin as-Siddiq al-Ghumari who died in the year 1413AH, written and translated by Riad Nachef. Available at:*Ayouby.com *Riad Nachef, Islamic Affairs 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, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and important seat of Muslim religious learning.Great Mosque of Kairouan (discoverislamicart.org) 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. 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.Gibril Haddad, The Ghumari School. 6 December 2002: Living Islam. Last updated 2 June 2003.
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.
Teachers He studied under Muhammad al-Tahir ibn 'Ashur, Yusuf al-Nabhani, Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari, Muhammad Bakhit al-Muti'i, and Hasanayn Muhammad Makhluf.
Students Ghumari's students included Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy, Hassan al-Kattani.Shaykh Muhammad Bin Yahya An-Ninowy. 2009: Al Buruj Press.. The Deen Institute.Shaykh Muhammad al-Ninowy. Gateway to Divine Mercy. Hamza Yusuf received an ijazah from him., Cordoba Academy. Accessed February 17, 2013.
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External links The Biography of Sheikh 'Abdallah b. al-Siddiq al-Ghumari Arabic Online Biography of the Ibn al-Siddiq family