Ali al-Jifri

Sheikh
Habib Ali Al-Jifri
الحبيب علي زين العابدين الجفري
Born (1971-04-16) 16 April 1971 (age 53)[1]
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
NationalityYemeni
OccupationIslamic scholar
OrganizationTabah Foundation
TitleShaykh Sayyid
Websitewww.alhabibali.com/en/

Habib Ali Zain al-Abidin al-Jifri (Arabic: الحبيب علي زين العابدين الجفري; born 16 April 1971[1]) is a Yemeni Sunni Islamic scholar and spiritual educator based in the United Arab Emirates.[2][3] He is the founder of Tabah Foundation (مؤسسة طابـة),[4][5] a research institute based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.[6]

Early life

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Ali Zain al-Abidin al-Jifri was born in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 16 April 1971[7] (20th Safar 1391 AH). Al-Jifri is a direct descendant of Muhammad through his grandson Husayn ibn Ali.[8][9] He has written books including "The Concept of Faith in Islam."[10]

Awards and recognition

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In 2009 Al-Jifri was listed 37th in the world's 500 most influential Muslims by Georgetown University's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan.[11] and in 2023 was number 22.[11] He was a recipient of the Eugen Biser award in 2008 for his contribution to the document A Common Word Between Us and You.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pierret, Thomas (25 March 2013). Religion and State in Syria: The Sunni Ulama from Coup to Revolution. p. 127. ISBN 978-1107026414.
  2. ^ Aquila Style: "Scholar spotlight: Habib Ali al-Jifri, a Sufi kind of love" - By Omar Shahid 21 August 2014
  3. ^ Aggarwal, Ricky (7 June 2019). "Scholar spotlight: Habib Ali al-Jifri, a Sufi kind of love". Aquila Style. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. ^ Gerhard Böwering, Patricia Crone, Mahan Mirza, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, p 600. ISBN 0691134847
  5. ^ "مؤسسة طابة للأبحاث والإستشارات | Tabah Foundation".
  6. ^ Philip Lewis, Young, British and Muslim (Continuum 2007), p 76.
  7. ^ Thomas Pierret, Religion and State in Syria: The Sunni Ulama from Coup to Revolution, p 127. ISBN 1107026415
  8. ^ Yvonne Y Haddad, Educating the Muslims of America, p. 151. ISBN 0199705127
  9. ^ "Biography | al Habib Ali AlJifri".
  10. ^ "The Concept of Faith in Islam - by Habib Ali al-Jifri - Full book (English and Arabic) in PDF". 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Habib 'Ali Zain Al Abideen Al-Jifri". The Muslim 500.
  12. ^ Joseph Nnabugwu, Analyzing A Common Word Between Us Muslims and You Christians: A Critical Discourse Analysis, p 101. ISBN 1462853072
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