Sheikh Memon Zubair

Shaykh Maymun Zubayr - may Allah have mercy on him - was born in Indonesia in approximately 1348 AH / 1928. He grew up in a household of knowledge and faith, inheriting noble qualities from his father and grandfather. His father took care of his religious education from a young age, and Shaykh Maymun memorized the texts of the beginner level and beyond, and studied all the sciences of Islamic law.

In 1945, Shaykh Maymun enrolled in the Lirboyo Kediri Islamic Institute in Indonesia, where he completed his studies. In 1950, he traveled to Mecca to seek knowledge and met scholars such as Sayyid Alawi Al-Maliki, from whom he learned. He returned to his homeland after two years and continued his pursuit of knowledge, building the Anwar Institute to be his teaching venue, attracting students from all over the country.

Shaykh Maymun Zubayr passed away in Mecca on Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 / 4th of Dhul-Hijjah 1440 AH.