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Abdullah al-Harariyy
عبد الله الهرري
File:AbdullahAl-Harariyy.jpg
Titleal-Harariyy
Personal
Born1910
DiedSeptember 2, 2008
ReligionIslam
Era20th-21st century
RegionHorn of Africa/Levant
DenominationSunni Ash'ari [1]
MovementQadiriyya Sufi
Main interest(s)Islamic philosophy, polemics

Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf Al-Harariyy (Arabic: عبد الله بن محمَّد بن يوسف بن عبد الله بن جامع الشَّيبي العبدري الهرري) (b. 1910 – d. September 2, 2008) was a Harari muhaddith [2] and scholar of Islamic jurisprudence. Living and teaching in Beirut, Lebanon, he is noted as the founder of Al-Ahbash.

History

Al-Harariyy was born in 1910 in Harar, Ethiopia.[3]

In 1983, he founded Al-Ahbash, a Beirut-based organization also known as the Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (AICP).[4] Al-Ahbash is a Sufi religious movement[5] which runs Islamic schools affiliated with Cairo's Al-Azhar University.[6] Due to the group's origins and activity in Lebanon, the Ahbash have been described as the "activist expression of Lebanese Sufism."[7]

Al-Harariyy was one of the Ulama signatories of the Amman Message. Issued in 2004, the statement gives a broad foundation for defining Muslim orthodoxy.[8]

In terms of tariqa, Al-Harariyy was affiliated with Qadiriyya orders in Jerusalem, Damascus and Beirut.[9] He was also licensed as a Shaykh by Al-Azhar University's branch in Lebanon.[7][10]

Al-Harariyy died of natural causes on September 2, 2008, aged 98.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kabha, Mustafa; Erlich, Haggai (2006). "Al-Ahbash and Wahhabiyya: Interpretations of Islam". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 38 (4). United States: Cambridge University Press: 524. doi:10.1017/S0020743806384024. JSTOR 4129146.
  2. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=dCAU6Bz5QIEC&pg=PA260&dq=ahmad+tamim&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAt82km6fPAhUF_IMKHQ7nDyAQ6AEIKDAC#v=onepage&q=ahmad%20tamim&f=false
  3. ^ al-Filasṭīnīyah, Muʼassasat al-Dirāsāt (1999). Journal of Palestine Studies. 29 (113–116): 73. doi:10.2307/2676445.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  4. ^ a b "Founder of Lebanon fundamentalist Sunni group dies". pr-inside.com. 2008-09-02. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved 2008-10-02. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Seddon, David (2004). A political and economic dictionary of the Middle East (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 22. ISBN 978-1857432121.
  6. ^ Kabha, Mustafa; Erlich, Haggai (2006). "Al-Ahbash and Wahhabiyya: Interpretations of Islam". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 38 (4). United States: Cambridge University Press: 519–538. doi:10.1017/S0020743806384024. JSTOR 4129146.
  7. ^ a b Hamzeh, A. Nizar; Dekmejian, R. Hrair (1996). "A Sufi Response to Political Islamism: Al-Ahbash of Lebanon". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 28. Beirut: American University of Beirut: 217–229. doi:10.1017/S0020743800063145. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  8. ^ Al-Harari's official reply to Amman Message
  9. ^ [1]
  10. ^ World, Almanac. "Al Ahbash". World Almanac of Islamism. Retrieved 2009-04-10. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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