Career
He is known by the name Judge Al Almrani. His family originate from the city of Amran in Yemen. Consequently, his descendants maintained the title Amrani since then, but never lived in Amran city.
Mohammed bin Ismail Al Amrani originated from a family deeply rooted in the area of science and judiciary and all family members have grown in this environment and gained the knowledge. Grandparents in no doubt have contributed to the dissemination of education in Yemen. Judge Al Amrani excelled in all discretionary Education/knowledge and became among the famous ones in the Arab region.
He concentrated in obtaining knowledge and didn’t get involve or limp in city gossip or rumors. Today he is the Mufti of the Republic of Yemen, his advises extended to the Arab region. His most known Fatwa is the inadmissibility of the jihad against the Houthis, despite the dissension between him and the Houtis.
He is visited by many scholars within Yemen and the Arab world. His fatwas have been issued in the newspapers, radio and TV for almost three decades. He is known as moderate Islamic scholar.
He was/is still known as moderate Judge in his approach. His methodical approach is similar to the late famous Scholar and Judge Mohammed Ali Shawkaani in the end of the eighteenth century. He was his student and follower.
The late Judge Mohammed Ali Shawkaani was a famous judge in Immam’s Ara, he was involved in politics and criticized Imam’s approach, in which he was categorized as enemy to the system and was treacherously killed when he was preaching in Zabid/Yemen first university in the Arab region. Unfortunately, moderates sometimes get killed because of their intellectual independence. He had many students such as:
Mohamad al-Arefe.
