Shaikh hafiz ibn ahmad al hakami

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His Birth and Early childhood. Sheikh Haafidh was born on the 24th of Ramadaan, H in a coastal village called as-Salaam which lies south of the city of Jaazaan. However, his immediate family continued to commute between the two cities due to extenuating circumstances. The young Haafidh was raised under the good and righteous guardianship of his father who taught him modesty, purity and good character.

However, Haafidh differed from the other boys in his village because of his intelligence and his ability to memorize and understand quickly. Seeking Knowledge and Religious Studies. At the same time, he and his brother were busy reading and memorizing books of fiqh, inheritance law, hadeeth, tafseer, and Tawheed under the tutelage of their father since there was no one else suitable or trustworthy enough to teach them.

They also requested that the Sheikh visit their village so that they might listen to some of his lessons. Amongst them was the young Haafidh who was the youngest of them in age, yet the fastest of them in memorizing and understanding the information given. Haafidh attended the lessons and if he missed anything then he would get it from his classmates.

He is like his name Haafidh which means: one who memorizes , he preserves things accurately by heart as well as with his note taking. I used to dictate to all of the students and then explain the lesson and the older students used to ask him if they had trouble understanding something or if they missed writing something in their notes.

Haafidh began to study in Saamitah with the Sheikh who would dictate lessons to him after which he would return to his village. Haafidh was an inspired student who understood and memorized everything that he read or heard. Sadly his father did not live long after that as he died on his way back from Hajj in the same year H After that, Haafidh was able to study and gain knowledge full time so he went to his Sheikh and stayed with him, always learning and benefitting from him.