Washington: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, who is currently visiting the USA, has expressed profound sorrow at the passing of Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti and Head of the Council of Senior Scholars, Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Grand Mufti passed away in Riyadh on Tuesday morning at the age of 82. In a condolence message on Tuesday (local time), the Chief Adviser stated that with the demise of Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh, the Muslim Ummah has lost a towering scholar and a guiding voice of Islamic thought.
Prof. Yunus remarked, “His lifelong dedication to the service of Islam and his invaluable scholarly contributions will be remembered with deep respect and gratitude. The Islamic world will feel his absence profoundly.”
Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh was globally recognized for his erudition and leadership, serving as the head of the General Presidency of Scholarly Research and Ifta and the Supreme Council of the Muslim World League. His higher education journey began in 1961 at the College of Shariah, Imam Mohammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, where he graduated in 1965 with a specialization in Arabic and Islamic Shariah.