Assim al-Hakeem
Saudi Arabian Minangkabau Islamic Da'i
Assim bin Luqman al-Hakeem (Arabic: عاصم بن لقمان الحكيم, romanized: ʿĀṣim ibn Luqmān al-Ḥakīm; born 23 November 1962) is a Saudi Arabian cleric. He is based primarily in the city of Jeddah, where he preaches Sunni Islam with a Salafist approach mostly in English, delivering programs on social media channels.
Early life and education
Assim bin Luqman al-Hakeem was born on 23 November 1962 in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. He is of Batak descent; his grandfather was a Mandailing Batak who lived in Medan and worked as a judge in the Sultanate of Deli at that time. Al-Hakeem's grandfather sent Luqman, Al-Hakeem's father, to Saudi Arabia to study religion, and later he obtained Saudi citizenship; thus, Al-Hakeem grew up in Saudi Arabia.
At the age of 12, al-Hakeem moved with his family to Jeddah, where he developed an early interest in Islamic studies. After completing high school in 1980, he initially enrolled at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals but later left the programme. He subsequently pursued a degree in English literature at King Abdulaziz University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1987. In 1998, he completed a Higher Diploma in Islamic Studies at Umm al-Qura University. Alongside his formal education, he spent several years studying under and benefiting from the scholarly works and teachings of the Saudi scholar Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymin.
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