Masjid Nabawi - Naba - Imam Abdullah Awad Al Juhany
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 Published On Jul 4, 2016

Sheikh Abdullah Awad Al Juhany (Arabic:عبدالله عواد الجهني , is one of the Imams of the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) in Makkah and Masjid Nabawi (Madinah). He holds a doctorate (Ph.D) of Umm al-Qura University in Makkah.

Imam Juhany has led the Taraweeh prayers during Ramadan in Makkah since 2008, and is known for his emotional Quranic recitation style. His voice has been widely recorded and is internationally recognised.

He memorized the Quran at a young age, fulfilling his parents wishes/interests and was granted the right to supervise the teaching (memorization) of Quran at Masjid in the Western part of Madinah.

He studied in the College of Qur'an Al-Kareem in Islamic University. Sheikh Abudullah graduated from the Islamic University with a degree in Qur'anic Studies and became a TA from the Preparation of Teachers [Teaching School] in Madinah. He was taught by one of the imams of Masjid Nabawi, Sheikh Muhammad Ayub. After that, he went to obtain his Masters in Mecca and he is now a graduate student in Umm al-Qura University. At the age of 16, he participated in a competition as a Hafizh of the Book of Allah and he won first prize.

Sheikh Juhany led his first salat in Masjid Al Nabawi in the year 1998. He had been appointed to lead salah in one of the biggest Masjids in Madinah, but King Abdullah (when he was still crown prince) appointed him to lead Salaat in Masjid Al Nabawi. He was appointed the imam of Masjid Al Haram, Makkah in July 2007.

Sheikh Juhany is considered as the only Imam who has been an Imam in [some] of the biggest masjids of the Muslim world.

He is or has been an Imam of: Masjid Al Haram in Makkah, Masjid Al Nabawi in (Madinah), Masjid Quba (Madinah) and Masjid Qiblatain (Madinah)

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