Kising the hand a mark of great respect Who is this person? The two chief imams of Masjid al-Haram, Mecca - Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais kisses his right hand, and Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly kisses his left hand. Is he a king or a royal family member? No, he is not... He is the author of the holy book, the Quran, Sheikh Uthman Taha - the handwritten Quran was written by him, then printed and distributed worldwide, including in Masjid al-Haram and Masjid al-Nabawi in Madinah, which you may have read during Umrah or Hajj. It is his handwriting, not an electronic copy. When he was asked about writing the Quran, he said, "I hope there will never be an end to the verses about Paradise, and my hand trembles when writing verses about Hell." He was born in 1934, which means that in 2024 he is around 90 years old. Mashallah!