Year of Birth: 1961 A.D.
Place of Birth: Amman- Jordan
Academic Degree: Professor of Prophetic Tradition
Early Life and Education
· Completed the elementary, intermediate, and secondary stages in the Islamic Educational College School, in Amman 1978.
· Obtained a bachelor's degree in Arabic Language and Literature from Beirut Arab University.
· Joined the educational seminars in Jordan, Morocco, Syria, and Hejaz where he has been taught by many famous scholars.
· Obtained the professorship in prophetic tradition from AlBalqa' Applied University, for 110 writings and research papers on prophetic tradition, jurisprudence, creed and exegesis; among which are Sahih Sharh AlA’qeda AlTahaweya, introduction and authentication of AL-Ulow for AlDahabi, and Sahih Sifat Salat AlNabei (PBUH) are the most important works; in addition to other works that are mentioned in his book list.
Administrative and Islamic Sciences-Related Positions
· Lecturer of graduate studies in the College of Da'wa (Islamic Call) and Fundamentals of Religion in AlBalqa’ Applied University, 2006.
· Member of the World Assembly for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought.
· Active member of Aal Al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought.
· Member of the National Committee of Curriculums Supervision in the Ministry of Education, in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
· Adviser to the Royal Highness President of Aal Al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, 2001.
· Publishing Director of Imam Al-Nawawi Publishing House.
Islamic Sciences-Related Activities
· Authoring many books in various Islamic Sharia sciences.
· Supervising Masters and PhDs in prophetic tradition, Islamic creed, and exegesis.
· Participating in many discourses and conferences in several countries including Jordan, Morocco, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Britain; in addition to Oman, Turkey, Emirates, Egypt and many others.
· Delivering methodological lessons to students on creed, exegesis, jurisprudence, prophetic tradition, and the Arabic language sciences.
· Participating in TV discourses on many TV channels including Jordan TV, Moroccan TV, Dubai, Sharjah, and Iraqi channels.
· Participating in many debates and discussions on Al Mustakillah channel, located in London.
· Participating in AlHasaniya lessons in Morocco for 5 years, starting from 1997 to 2002.
· Participating in several conferences for proximity of Islamic schools of thought, in many locations around the world including Jordan, Damascus, Morocco, Tehran, and Sri Lanka.
· Preacher and Imam of Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in Amman/Shmeisani, during the period between 1984-1988.
Taking Permissions for Knowledge Transmission from Major Islamic Scholars (Ijazah)
· General and private permission, dated on 13/1/1988, from the Muhadith and the descendent of the Holy Prophet (Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammad Al-Seddeq Al-Ghmari Al-Maghribi, God rest his soul, who had been awarded the Azhar Global Certificate); in addition to other permissions such as the one to Al-Shadelya School.
· General permission from the Moroccan Muhadith and the descendent of the Holy Prophet Sheikh Abdul-Aziz bin AlSeddeq AlGhmari, God rest his soul, especially for his narratives and knowledge on the prophetic tradition. Abdul-Aziz is the brother of Abdullah bin Mohammad Al-Seddeq, on the same previous date, which is 13/1/1988.
· Permission from the fundamentalist Sheikh Abdul-Hay bin AlSeddeq AlGhmari, God rest his soul, who is the brother of the two previous Sheikhs. The permission is dated on 12/1/1988.
· Permission for prophetic tradition science from the Indian Muhadith Sheikh Habib AlRahman AlA’zami, with the existence of Sheikh Abdul-Fatah Abu Ghudah, God rest their souls.
· General permission from the Islamic Jurist Sheikh Abdul-Qader bin Ahmed AlSaqaf AlBa’lowi AlHadrami, God rest his soul, in 6/2/1988.
· General permission from Sheikh Mohammad Yaseen bin Mohammad Essa ALFadani AlMecci, God rest his soul, in 25/10/1986, along with other permissions in Isnad (list of authorities transmitting hadith) and prophetic tradition.
· Many other permissions that are mentioned in his bibliography AlEthaf bi Mashayekh wa Asaneed Hasan bin Ali AlSaqaf.
Islamic Sciences-Related Writings in Exegesis
· Research on analytical exegesis of the verses of Qur’an that talk about supremacy and sky.
· Research on analytical exegesis of the verses of the adjectives in the Holy Qur’an.
· Research on verses of Qur’an that talk about visions “explanatory and analytical study”.
· Research on the Qur’anic verses that talk about God’s will and humans’ will on their actions and behaviors. “Explanatory and Analytical Study”
Islamic Sciences-Related Writings and Research Papers
He has 110 writings in various Islamic Sharia sciences including authenticating, commenting, and writing on creed science, prophetic tradition, jurisprudence, exegesis, and many others as listed below:
· Sahih Sharh AlA’qeda AlTahaweya; it is an 800-page dogmatic book.
· A’qedat Ahl AlSunnah Wa AlJama’a; a study that comes in 60 pages, where he commented on what Imam AlGhazali has said in his book Ihya Ulum-ad-Din concerning dogmatic bases, followed by part of a Sufi letter for Imam AlNawawi, God rest his soul.
· Sahih Sifat Salat AlNabei (PBUH); a juristic book that comes in about 300 pages and talks about praying, starting with AlTakbir (exclaiming God is great) to the end of the prayer (the salutation). It also tackles many other issues related to this topic.
· Sahih Sifat Seyam AlNabei (PBUH); a juristic book that comes in 112 pages and tackles almost all the issues related to fasting. It also discusses the contemporary fasting issues raised frequently.
· Ma Wka' mn AlShoub fi Msa'lah Tksir AlThoub; a juristic hadith book that comes in 35 pages.
· AlQawl AlMabtut fi Sehat Salat AlSubh bl Qunut; a juristic hadith book.
· Meeting God, authentication of meeting God on the Day of Judgment hadiths, written in 140 pages.
· Mokhtasar AlA’qeda, Credence and Monotheism. It’s a dogmatic book.
· Resala fi AlEjma’ wa Kawnhu Hujja. It is a 64-page book that talks about the basics of Islamic jurisprudence.
· Bahjat AlNather fi AlTwasol bl Nabi AlTaher (PBUH). It’s a dogmatic book.
· AlEghatha bi Adelat AlEsteghatha. It’s a dogmatic book.
· Jawaz Seyam Yawm AlSabt. It’s a juristic book.
· Tnaqudat AlAlbani AlWadehat, part 1. It’s a hadith book that comes in 224 pages.
· Tnaqudat AlAlbani AlWadehat, part 2. It’s a hadith book that comes in 364 pages.
· Tnaqudat AlAlbani AlWadehat, part 3. It’s a hadith book that comes in 388 pages.
· AlTanbeeh wa AlRad ala Mu’taqad Qedm AlAlam wa AHad. It’s a dogmatic book that comes in 33 pages.
· AlTnded bi mn addad AlTawhed. It’s a dogmatic book.
· AlDala’el wa AlNuqul fi AlSperto wa Alcohol. It’s a juristic book that comes in 79 pages.
· Hokm AlMusafaha wa AlMas. It’s a juristic book.
· AlQawl AlA’tr fi Nubwat Sydna AlKhader. It’s a dogmatic book that comes in 35 pages.
· Tahther AlAbd ALAwah mn Tahrek AlEsba’ fi AlSalat. It’s a juristic book.
· AlAdelah AlJalyah li Sonat AlJuma’a AlQablyah. It’s a juristic book.
· Ershad AlA’ther ela Wada’ Hadith Awal ma Khalaqa Allah Noor Nabeyek Ya Jaber ; hadith book.
· AlTanket ala AlTawdeh wa Bayan Sehat Salat AlTasabeh; hadith book.
· Ebtal AlTasheh AlWahen li Hadith Ala’jen; a hadith book.
· E’lam AlMabeh ALKhae’d bi Threm ALQur’an ala AlJunub Wa ALHa’ed. It’s a juristic hadith book.
· E’lam AlThaqalyn bi Khorafat AlKursi mawde’ AlQadamyn. It’s a juristic exegesis book.
· Aqwal AlHufath AlManthura fi Bayan Wade’ Hadith “Ra’ytu Rabbi fi Ahsani Surah” ; hadith book.
· AlBayan AlKafi bi A’dam Sehat Nesbat Kitab AlRo’ya lil Darqtni bl Dalel AlWafi; hadith book.
· Tahnea’t AlSadeq AlMahbub. It’s a dogmatic book.
· Tanqeh AlFuhum AlAlia bma thabata wa ma lam Yathbut mn Hadith AlJareya. It’s a dogmatic hadith book.
· AlBeshara wa AlEthaf. It’s a dogmatic book.
· Tanbeh Ahl AlSharia (ideological and dogmatic).
· Tanbeh Thawi AlAlbab ela A’dam Jawaz AlAdad ala Kamal AlMawla AlWahab (dogmatic).
· AlBayan li Ahkam AlE’tkaf (juristic hadith).
· AlBara’ah fi Ma’na Qawlihi (PBUH) “Alykom bl Jama’a” (juristic hadith).
· Ershad AlSame’ wal Khateb ela Sunnyat Raf’ AlYdayn fi Aldua’a lil Same’ AlMujeb.
· Articles in Al-Lewa’a newspaper in response to the deniers of the bliss and torture in the grave.
· AlEmta’ wa AlEsteqsa’a li Adelat Tahrem AlTabro’ bl A’da’a.
· Zahr AlRayhan; historic hadith research that comes in 144 pages.
Books That AlSaqqaf Has Authenticated, Introduced, and Commented On
· Authentication, citation, and extraction (takhrij) of Dafe’ Shabah AlTashbeh bi Akuf AlTanzeh for AlHafeth Ibn AlJawzi AlHanbali. This is a dogmatic hadith that comes in 277 pages.
· Authentication, citation, extraction, and introduction to AlUlow for AlHafeth AlDahabi. This is a dogmatic hadith book that comes in 260 pages.
· Authentication, citation, extraction, introducing, and writing critique of the hadiths in AlEbana a’n Usul AlDeyana for Abu AlHasan AlAsha’ri. This is a dogmatic hadith book that comes in 300 pages.
· Writing commentaries and an introduction for Fath AlMo’en bi Naqd Kitab AlArba’en. This is a dogmatic hadith book for Imam Abdullah Ibn AlSeddeq AlGhmari, and is 80 pages long.
· Writing commentaries and an introduction for the dogmatic book Monathara bayna AlAllama AlZamzami and AlAlbani.
· Authentication, introducing, and writing commentaries for AlAtab AlJamel ala Ahl AlJarh wa AlTa’del. This is a systematic approach to critiquing a narrator's position as a narrator. The book is 180-page long for Sheikh Mohammad bin Aqel AlBa’lowi AlHadrami.
· Authentication, introducing, and writing commentaries of AlQawl AlAsad fi Bayan Hal Hadith Ra’yto Rabi bi Surat Shab Amrad. This is a 66-page book for Sheikh Abdul-Aziz bin AlSeddeq AlGhmari AlHasani.
· Authentication, introducing, and writing commentaries of Asna AlMataleb fi Najat Abi AlTaleb, for Sheikh Ahmad Zaini Dahlan AlMecci; Mufti of Shafi’yah in Mecca at the beginning of the 4th Hijri century (1310). This is a dogmatic hadith book that comes in 150 pages.
· Authentication, citation, extraction, introducing, and writing commentaries for AlFawa’ed AlMaqsuda fi Bayan AlAhadith AlShatha AlMarduda for Sheikh Abdullah bin AlSeddeq AlGhmari AlHasani. This is an 83-page hadith book.
· Authentication, introducing, and writing commentaries for Saf’at AlBurhan ala Safhat AlUdwan for Sheikh Muhammad Zahid bin Hasan AlKawthari AlHanafi. This is an ideological and dogmatic book that comes in 71 pages.
These are some of the written and printed books, theses, and research papers of Sheikh AlSaqaf. There are a lot of books that are not mentioned, and there are theses and research papers that the sheikh is still working on, or they are still under printing.