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Ali al-Jifri

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Habib Ali Zain al-Abidin al-Jifri (Arabic: الحبيب علي زين العابدين الجفري; born 16 April 1971[1]) is a Yemeni Sufi 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] He is a direct descendant of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.

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

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]

Views

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Most of Al-Jifri’s critics commented on his Sufi & Ashari tendencies.

Fabricated Hadiths

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Al-Rajhi criticizes him for saying that it is permissible to ask Muhammad and ask the righteous after their death for help. Al-Rajihi also accused Al-Jifri of citing fabricated Hadiths [11] Ahmed Naqib describes him as “a Shiite who disguised himself as a Sufi”. [12] Abdullah Al-Ghunaiman accused him of “deviancy”. [13]

Those who ascribe to his teachings have complimented him.These include Mohammed Al-Sharif [14] and Al-Masali. [15] Al-Bouti responded to the issue of Al-Jifri using fabricated hadiths by saying that using fabricated narrations does not make one a bad preacher.[16]

Israeli Visa

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One of the biggest scandals revoloving around him is his visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque. A group of scholars considered his visit to go against the consensus of Sunni scholars. The fiancher of Al-Aqsa Mosque also criticised him and a Jerusalem body demanded that Al-Jafri be trialed because it is a kind of “normalisation with the Israeli enemy”.[17]

Shaking hands with Muhammad

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Al-Jifri believes that Muhammad shook hands with Ahmed Al-Rifai. [18] Al-Jifri even insists that whoever does not believe that this is possible has mental problems because “it is logically a possibility“.[19] His followers justify this claim thru historical texts.

Khums

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Al-Jifri also opposed those who rejected the idea of giving 20% of the spoils to the family members of the prophet, siding with Shia terrorist militias. [20][21]

Jifri’s turban was worn by the prophet himself

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Al-Jifri also claimed that the turban he wears “has a chain to the Prophet”, which sparked a wave of ridicule among Yemenis and was heavily criticized by some influential figures such as the novelist Marwan Al-Ghafouri and Dr. Naguib Ghlab, head of the Al-Jazeera Center for Strategic Studies.[22] Those who follow Al-Jifri claim what he meant is that his turban is worn in the same fashion as the prophet.

Associates

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Shaykh Habib Ali al-Jfri has been closely associated with some of the famous scholars of Islam like Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Timothy Winter (Sh Abdal Hakim Murad), Yahya Rhodus, Shaykh Habib Kadhim al Saqqaf and many others. He had close ties with Naqshbandi Shaykh Nazim Al Haqqani.[23]

 
Habib Ali al-Jifri with Sh. Hamza Yusuf and Shaykh Yahya Rhodus

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.[24] and in 2023 was number 22.[24] He was a recipient of the Eugen Biser award in 2008 for his contribution to the document A Common Word Between Us and You.[25]

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. ^ almijhar.net Archived 2017-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Template:يوتيوب
  13. ^ almijhar.net Archived 2017-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ موقع الدكتور الشريف : الفتوى: 192. Archived 2020-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ موقع العدل والإحسان : ولادة القلب...الحركة الإسلامية والولادة الروحية. Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ موقع وشبكة المجهر :قال وقيل.. في ضرام تشهير لا يراد به وجه الله. Archived 2009-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ زيارة الداعية الاسلامي حبيب الجفري للاقصى بتأشيرة اسرائيلية تثير حالة من الانقسام الفلسطيني بين مرحب وبين داع لمحاكمته شرعيا Archived 2012-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ «الجفري» يزعم أن النبي «محمد» صلى الله عليه وسلم سلم بيده على الشيخ «الرفاعي» الخليج الجديد. الله عليه وسلم-سلم-بيده-على-الشيخ-الرفاعي Archived 2023-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ الحبيب علي الجفري يثبت كرامة مد اليد النبوية للسيد احمد الرفاعي الكبير قدس الله سره العظيم قناة أهل الحقيقة (فيديو). Archived 2023-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ الحبيب الجفري : نحن ال البيت افضل خلق الله ولنا الخمس موقع صوت الوطن (فيديو). Archived 2023-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ مقطع | محبة آل البيت من الدين | الحبيب علي الجفري
  22. ^ ماهي قصة "عمامة" الجفري التي اشعلت مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي وسخر منها اليمنيين؟ من24-الموقع بوست. Archived 2023-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ Habib Ali Al Jifri Visits Mawlana Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani in Cyprus, retrieved 24 February 2024
  24. ^ a b "Habib 'Ali Zain Al Abideen Al-Jifri". The Muslim 500.
  25. ^ Joseph Nnabugwu, Analyzing A Common Word Between Us Muslims and You Christians: A Critical Discourse Analysis, p 101. ISBN 1462853072
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