Ahmed bin Hamad al-Khalili

Ahmad Al-Khalili
أحمد بن حمد الخليلي
Al-Khalili in 2017
Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 November 1975
Preceded byIbrahim ibn Saʻid ʻAbri
Personal life
Born (1942-07-27) 27 July 1942
Zanzibar, Muscat and Oman
CitizenshipSultanate of Oman
EraModern
RegionArabian Peninsula
Main interest(s)Fiqh, Aqidah
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationAhl al-Haqq Wa-l istiqama
JurisprudenceIbadi
CreedIbadi
MovementIbadism

Shaykh Ahmad bin Hamad Al-Khalili (NP) (Arabic: أحمد بن حمد الخليلي; born 27 July 1942)[1] is the Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman.[2]

Life

Ahmed bin Hamad Al-Khalili was born on the island of Zanzibar on 27 July 1942, when Zanzibar was still under the rule of the al-Said sultans who originated from Oman. His tribal home is the town of Bahla.


He was appointed Director of the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, and in 1395 hijri (1975 CE), a royal decree appointed him the Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman, the highest Islamic authority in Oman, after the death of the scholar Ibrahim bin Said Al Abri.[3]

Opinions

The Grand Mufti appears regularly on TV, where he answers the public's questions on Islam. He urged the government to ban alcohol in Oman, one of the more liberal states in the Arabian Peninsula.

However, he is a strong advocate for religious tolerance and works hard to ensure harmony between the different religious schools of thought in Oman.[4]

Al-Khalili signed the Amman Message, which gives a broad foundation for defining Muslim orthodoxy.[5]

In August 2021, he congratulated the Taliban for “the clear victory and the grand conquering of the aggressor invaders, and we also congratulate ourselves and the entire Islamic nation for the fulfillment of God’s sincere promise”.[6]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "سماحة الشيخ العلامة أحمد بن حمد بن سليمان الخليلي" [His Eminence Shaykh Ahmed ibn Hamad ibn Sulaiman al-Khalili]. al-Maktabh al-Saidia (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Religious edicts forbidding the declaration of any Muslim". Al Bawaba. July 6, 2005. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Sheikh Ahmed Al-Khalili". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  4. ↑ "Al-Khalili, HE Sheikh Ahmad | The Muslim 500". themuslim500.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  5. ↑ Al-Khalili's official reply to Amman Message
  6. ↑ "Afghanistan: Oman grand mufti hails Taliban takeover as 'clear victory'".
  7. ↑ "President confers civil awards on prominent citizens". 23 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "President confers civil awards on prominent citizens, foreign nationals". 24 March 2022.


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