Hassan al-Saffar
Appearance
Hassan al-Saffar | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1958 (age 65–66) |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Shia |
Jurisprudence | Ja'fari (Usuli) |
Creed | Twelver |
Movement | Shirazi[1] |
Main interest(s) | Pan-Islamism |
Website | Official Website |
Sheikh Hassan al-Saffar (Arabic: الشيخ حسن الصفار, born 1958) is a Shi'a scholar from Qatif, Saudi Arabia. He is considered one of the most important Shi'a leaders in Saudi Arabia. He established the Shi'a Islamic Reform Movement[2] in the early 1990s, which sought to improve the relations between the Shi'a and the ruling family.[3] On 23 October 2009, The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre mentioned him as one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world."[4]
References
- ^ Linge, M., 2016. Sunnite-Shiite Polemics in Norway. FLEKS-Scandinavian Journal of Intercultural Theory and Practice, 3(1).
- ^ Raihan Ismail (2012). "The Saudi Ulema and the Shi'a of Saudi Arabia". Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies. V (4). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Middle East Research and Information Project
- ^ Rasid News Network 21 October 2009