Ali Abdullah Jaber
Ali Abdullah Jaber | |
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علي بن عبد الله جابر | |
| Imam of Masjid Al Haram | |
| In office 1981–1983 (Official Imam) | |
| In office 1986–1989 (Ramadan guest imam) | |
| Title | King's Imam |
| Personal life | |
| Born | August 1954 |
| Died | 14 December 2005 (aged 51) |
| Resting place | Al Sharayea cemetery Makkah |
| Known for | His unique recitation of the Qur'ān |
| Occupation | Imam at Masjid al Haram, Professor |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanbali |
| Teachers | Khalil Al-Qari |
| Creed | Athari |
| Muslim leader | |
Students | |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | ʻAlī عَلِي |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn Abdullāh ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn Abdullāh ibn Nāṣir ibn Jābir ibn ʻAlī Jābir بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَالِحِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نَاصِرِ بْنِ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ جَابِرٍ |
| Epithet (Laqab) | King's Imam امام الملك |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | al-Saʻīdī al-Muwasṭī al-Yāfiʻī al-Ḥimyarī al-Qaḥṭānī السَّعِيدِيُّ الْمُوَسْطِيُّ الْيَافِعِيُّ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ الْقَحْطَانِيُّ |
| Website | https://alijaber.net/ (Arabic) |
Ali Abdullah Saleh Ali Jaber Al-Saeedi (August 1954 – 14 December 2005) was a Saudi Arabian Quran reciter, imam and an Islamic scholar. He served as an Imam of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia and as a lecturer in comparative jurisprudence in the department of Islamic studies at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah. He was recognised for his distinctive and melodic Quran recitation.