Riyadh, Sept. 23 -- The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and the Head of the Council of Senior Scholars, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, has passed away on Tuesday, September 23. He was 82.

The Royal Court confirmed his death in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), highlighting his leadership of the General Presidency of Scholarly Research and Ifta and the Supreme Council of the Muslim World League.

His funeral prayer will be held at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh after the Asr prayer.

By royal directive, prayers in absentia will also be performed at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, and in mosques throughout the Kingdom.

The Royal Court praised him as a scho...