Shaykh Muhammad Aman al-Jami

His Name and Early Life

He is Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Aman bin Ali al-Jami, may Allah have mercy on him, known by his agnomen Abu Ahmad. He was born in the year 1349 AH in the Harar region of Abyssinia (Ethiopia). He grew up as a seeker of knowledge, reading the Noble Quran and learning the fundamentals of Shafi’i jurisprudence and the Arabic language in his homeland. In his early stages, he studied under a number of scholars from his region, including Sheikh Muhammad Amin al-Harari, Sheikh Musa, and Sheikh Abadir. He then resolved to set out on a journey to seek knowledge in the Two Holy Sanctuaries.

His Seeking Knowledge

Journey to the Hijaz and Formal Education

He departed from Abyssinia, passing through Somalia, Aden, and Al-Hudaydah until he reached Makkah, performing Hajj in the year 1369 AH. He regularly attended the study circles in the Sacred Mosque, and later transitioned to formal education in Riyadh and Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah.

He studied at the Scientific Institute in Riyadh and graduated from the College of Sharia in the year 1380 AH. He then pursued higher studies, earning an equivalent Master’s degree in Sharia from the University of the Punjab in 1974 CE, and a Ph.D. from Dar Al-Ulum at Cairo University.

Prominent Teachers

  • Sheikh Abdul Razzaq Hamza
  • Sheikh Abdul Haq al-Hashimi
  • Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah al-Somali
  • Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz
  • Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh
  • Sheikh Muhammad al-Amin al-Shinqiti
  • Sheikh Hammad al-Ansari
  • Sheikh Abdul Razzaq Afifi
  • Sheikh Muhammad Khalil Harras

Education and Dawah

Teaching Career

He began teaching at the Scientific Institute in Samtah, and later moved to the Secondary Institute and the College of Sharia at the Islamic University of Al-Madinah. He also held lessons in the Prophet’s Mosque, alongside delivering lectures and undertaking Dawah journeys both within and outside the Kingdom. The Sheikh left behind a vast body of scholarly material in Creed (Aqidah), the Sunnah, and Dawah. This library has preserved whatever could be gathered and documented of his books, lectures, lessons, explanations, and visual recordings.

Scholarly Works

Selected Publications

  • The Divine Attributes in the Book and the Sunnah in Light of Affirmation and Transcendence
  • Highlights on the Path of Dawah to Islam
  • Collected Treatises of Al-Jami on Creed and the Sunnah
  • The Defensive Lecture in Defense of the Muhammadan Sunnah
  • The Reality of Democracy and That It Is Not Part of Islam
  • The Reality of Shura in Islam
  • Islamic Creed and Its History

His Death and Legacy

The Sheikh passed away in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah on Wednesday, Sha’ban 26, 1416 AH, following an illness. Funeral prayers were performed for him, and he was buried in Al-Baqi Cemetery. His knowledge continues to be disseminated through his books, lessons, and recordings, and this library strives to present them in a documented and accessible manner for researchers and seekers of knowledge.