Abdul sattar abu ghuddah biography

Shaikh Aboghodda
was one of the most renowned Islamic scholars of our era.

His fame spread all over the world from Brunei to North America for his outstanding achievements in call to Allah and scholarly works on hadith, Fiqh, and Islamic studies.

Birth
His Search for Knowledge
His teachers
His colleagues
His academic work in Syria
Political and Da’wa activities
His academic work in Saudi Arabia
Travels and Contacts
Glimpses of his Character
His family
His return to Syria
His sickness and death

 

 

Birth:

Shaikh Abdul Fattah ibn Mohammad ibn Bashir ibn Hasan Aboghodda, may Allah bless him, was born in the city of Aleppo in the north of Syria on 17 Rajab 1336 AH/1917 to a family whose lineage goes back to the great companion Khalid ibn al-Walid. The name Aboghodda is relatively recent; other branches of the family hold the names of Sabbagh and Maksoud. Like many families in Aleppo, the business of the shaikh’s family for generations was fabricating and tr Abdul fattah abu ghuddah.