JEDDAH, 30 October 2004 — Sayed Muhammad Alawi Malki, a prominent scholar of Makkah, died yesterday morning in the holy city at the age of 60. He was suffering from diabetes.
Malki was born in Makkah and brought up in a religious family. His father, Sayed Alawi Malki, was one of Makkah’s well-known religious scholars. He was educated in Makkah inside the holy mosque under the guidance of top scholars, including his father and Sheikh Hasan Muhammad Al-Mashat.
He studied in Al-Falah school in Jeddah and the school to memorize the holy Qur’an in Makkah. He traveled to India and Pakistan to learn from Hadith scholars. He got his Masters and PhD from Al-Azhar University in Egypt. He was also trained in Morocco. He taught in the Shariah College of Makkah from 1390 AH to 1399 AH.
Malki took his father’s seat in the holy mosque after he died in 1391 AH and taught for many years the Arabic language, history of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Hadith, explanation of the Qur’an and jurisprudence. He participated in many Islamic and international conferences and wrote 37 books on the history of the prophet and jurisprudence.
Lutfullah Hatim, a friend of Sheikh Malki, said he was shocked by the scholar’s death.
He described him as a great scholar who enjoyed helping people. “The Islamic world is poorer today by his death,” he added.
