Ali al-Jifri
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Habib Ali Al-Jifri | |
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الحبيب علي زين العابدين الجفري | |
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| Born | April 16, 1971[1] |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar |
| Organization | Tabah Foundation |
| Title | Shaykh |
| Website | www |
Ali Zain al-Abidin al-Jifri (Arabic: الحبيب علي زين العابدين الجفري; born April 16, 1971[1]) is a Sunni/Sufi[2] Islamic scholar and spiritual educator located in the United Arab Emirates. He is the founder of Tabah Foundation (مؤسسة طابـة),[3][4] a research institute based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.[5]
Early life
Ali Zain al-Abidin al-Jifri was born in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 16 April 1971[6] (20th Safar 1391 AH). Al-Jifri is a direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandson Hussein.[7]
Awards and recognition
In 2009, Al-Jifri was listed 37th in the world’s 500 most influential Muslims by Georgetown University’s The Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talaal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan.[8]
He was a recipient of the Eugen Biser award in 2008 for his contribution to the document A Common Word Between Us and You.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b Pierret, Thomas. Religion and State in Syria: The Sunni Ulama from Coup to Revolution. p. 127. ISBN 1107026415.
- ^ Aquila Style: "Scholar spotlight: Habib Ali al-Jifri, a Sufi kind of love" - By Omar Shahid 21st August 2014
- ^ Gerhard Böwering, Patricia Crone, Mahan Mirza, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, p 600. ISBN 0691134847
- ^ http://www.tabahfoundation.org/en/
- ^ Philip Lewis, Young, British and Muslim (Continuum 2007), p 76.
- ^ Thomas Pierret, Religion and State in Syria: The Sunni Ulama from Coup to Revolution, p 127. ISBN 1107026415
- ^ Yvonne Y Haddad, Educating the Muslims of America, p. 151. ISBN 0199705127
- ^ http://themuslim500.com/profile/habib-ali-zain-al-abideen-al-jifri
- ^ Joseph Nnabugwu, Analyzing A Common Word Between Us Muslims and You Christians: A Critical Discourse Analysis, p 101. ISBN 1462853072
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