Sheikh Abdullah Awad Al-Juhani has been an imam at the Grand Mosque in Makkah since July 2007.
Al-Juhani was born in Madinah, and completed memorizing the Qur鈥檃n under the supervision of Sheikh Mohammed Ayub, former imam of the Prophet鈥檚 Mosque. At the age of 16, he participated in a competition for the memorization and recitation of the Qur鈥檃n and came first in his category.
Al-Juhani holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Qur鈥檃nic studies from the Islamic University of Madinah, and a master鈥檚 and doctorate in Shariah and Qur鈥檃nic recitations from Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah. He has led the Taraweeh prayers during Ramadan in Makkah since 2008.
Speaking at the Friday sermon at the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Al-Juhani said that Pakistan is working tirelessly to eliminate terrorism and extremism. 鈥淧akistan was a cornerstone in maintaining moderation through its involvement in the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition.鈥�
The sermon was attended by more than 50,000 worshippers and was part of Al-Juhani鈥檚 visit to Pakistan to participate as a guest of honor in the Fourth International Message of Islam Conference, to be held in Islamabad on Sunday.
Al-Juhani said: 鈥淲e thank God for the progress we see in the cooperation between 抖阴短视频 and Pakistan in all fields of interest to both countries.鈥�