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The opening as it read in 2015
Sheikh Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Saalih ibn Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen at-Tamimi ( Arabic : أبو عبد الله محمد بن صالح بن محمد بن سليمان بن عبد الرحمن العثيمين التميمي) (March 9, 1925 – January 10, 2001) was one of the most prominent Sunni Muslim Islamic scholars of his time. Along with Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz , he was considered one of the two leading representatives of the conservative Saudi Arabian religious establishment .1First, there is the void created by the 1999 death of the elder Bin Baz and that of another senior scholar, Muhammad Salih al Uthaymin, two years later. Both were regarded as giants in conservative Salafi Islam and are still revered by its adherents. Since their passing, no one "has emerged with that degree of authority in the Saudi religious establishment," said David Dean Commins, history professor at Dickinson College and author of "The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia." Preface of Shariʻa as Discourse: Legal Traditions and the Encounter with Europe , pg. xv.2Part of the Cultural Diversity and Law series.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen al-Wuhaibi al-Tamimi (1925–2001 CE ) was one of the most prominent Islamic scholars of the latter half of the twentieth century. Born in Saudi Arabia , he memorised the Qur'an at an early age and studied under some of the most knowledgeable scholars of the time including: Abd ar-Rahman as-Saa'di , Muhammad Ash-Shanqeeti , and 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baaz . During his many years of study, he became world renowned for his superior knowledge in fiqh , eventually compiling over fifty books on the subject.
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Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Saalih ibn Muhammad ibn Sulayman ibn Abd Al Rahman Al Uthaymeen Al Tamimi ( Arabic : أبو عبد الله محمد بن صالح بن محمد بن سليمان بن عبد الرحمن العثيمين التميمي) (March 9, 1925 – January 10, 2001) was a Salafi scholar of Saudi Arabia who has been called "a giant within conservative Salafi Islam ". أبو دقة, أحمد (28 December 2015). "اغتيال محمد زهران علوش... وإرباك الثورة" . مجلة البيان . "اغتيال محمد زهران علوش… وإرباك الثورة" . منتدى العلماء . First, there is the void created by the 1999 death of the elder Bin Baz and that of another senior scholar, Muhammad Salih al Uthaymin, two years later. Both were regarded as giants in conservative Salafi Islam and are still revered by its adherents. Since their passing, no one "has emerged with that degree of authority in the Saudi religious establishment," said David Dean Commins, history professor at Dickinson College and author of "The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia."
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Islamic scholar, jurist and theologian (1929–2001) Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin ( ; 9 March 1929 – 10 January 2001) was a Saudi Islamic scholar."رسالة الى الدعاة" . bin Abdulaziz Al-Shibli, Dr. "اغتيال محمد زهران علوش... وإرباك الثورة" . مجلة البيان . "اغتيال محمد زهران علوش… وإرباك الثورة" . منتدى العلماء .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Saudi Islamic scholar (1929–2001) Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin ( Arabic : محمد بن صالح العثيمين , romanized : Muḥammad bin Ṣāliḥ al-'Uthaymīn ; 9 March 1929 – 10 January 2001), commonly known by his laqab Ibn al-Uthaymin ( Arabic : العثيمين , romanized : al-ʿUthaymīn ), was a Saudi Islamic scholar. "رسالة الى الدعاة" . bin Abdulaziz Al-Shibli, Dr. "اغتيال محمد زهران علوش... وإرباك الثورة" . مجلة البيان . "اغتيال محمد زهران علوش… وإرباك الثورة" . منتدى العلماء .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the most prominent islamic scholars of the latter half of the twentieth century”. Today it says “saudi islamic scholar”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Islamic scholar, jurist and theologian (1929–2001) Muhammad ibn Salih”. It now reads “Saudi Islamic scholar (1929–2001) Muhammad ibn Saleh”. Read the current article and compare.
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one of the most prominent islamic scholars of the latter half of the twentieth century
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saudi islamic scholar
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