Sheikh Mohammed Ali addresses an event in Dubai. File
Gulf Today, Staff Reporter
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, mourned the death of Dubai’s distinguished scholar, Sheikh Mohammed Ali.
Sheikh Mohammed said in a tweet on the “X” platform, “One of Dubai’s distinguished scholars passed away today... Sheikh Mohammed Ali, Sultan of Scholars... Hundreds of students graduated under his leadership... and he wrote more than 70 books on Sharia science... and he completed dozens of charitable projects... His council was full of goodness, knowledge, Sharia, and interaction with people. May God have mercy on him and place him in spacious gardens and grant his family and relatives patience and solace.”
Sheikh Mohammed Ali was named Dubai Quran Award's Islamic personality of the year in 2016 at the age of 96.