Sheikh Dr. Faisal Jameel Ghazzawi is an imam at the Grand Mosque and the dean of the Da’awa and Fundamentals of Religion Faculty at Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah.
Ghazzawi said in his latest Friday sermon that the faith of Muslims could not be complete without them having the best wishes and intentions toward other people.
He also called on Muslims to instigate good deeds and multiply them during the holy month of Ramadan, so that this practice became a habit they could not be rid of. He warned Muslims about social media sites becoming a distraction during Ramadan, and how these could lead them astray from diligence and hard work in a season meant for good deeds.
Ghazzawi was born in 1965. He majored in Qur’an recitation at Umm Al-Qura University and now holds a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate in this field.
During his academic years, he dedicated his research material to Ibn Attiyah’s approach in presenting recitations and the impact of it on interpretation, and a segment of Ibn Al-Mulqin’s book about what makes a true mosque.
Ghazzawi lectured at Umm Al-Qura University from 1989 until 2004, when he climbed up the career ladder after obtaining his doctorate to be an associate professor until 2010.
He has served as an imam in Makkah’s mosques since 1993, and led prayers in some of the bigger mosques such as Al-Huda, becoming an imam at the Grand Mosque in 2007.
