Ali al-Jifri

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

Sheikh

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

Early life

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 the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandson Imam Hussein.[8]

His lineage is recorded as follows: He is Ali, bin Abdul-Rahman, bin Ali, bin Muhammad, bin Alawi, bin Ali, bin Alawi, bin Ali, bin Ahmad, bin Alawi, bin Abdul-Rahman Mawla al-Arsha, bin Muhammad, bin Abdullah al-Tarisi, bin Alawi al-Khawas, bin Abu Bakr al-Jifri, bin Muhammad, bin Ali, bin Muhammad, bin Ahmad, bin Muhammad al-Faqih Muqaddam, bin Ali, bin Muhammad Sahib al-Mirbat, bin Ali Khali Qasam, bin Alawi al-Tsani, bin Muhammad Sahib al-Ṣawma'ah, bin Alawi al-Awwal, bin Ubaydullah, bin Ahmad al-Muhajir, bin Isa al-Rumi, bin Muhammad al-Naqib, bin Ali al-Uraidhi, bin Ja'far al-Sadiq, bin Muhammad al-Baqir, bin Ali Zayn al-Abidin, bin Husayn, bin Ali bin Abi Talib and Fatimah al-Zahra, the daughter of Muhammad.[9]

He has written a number of articles and books including "The Concept of Faith in Islam."[10]

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.[11] He has since moved up on the list throughout the years, currently holding the number 24 spot.[12]

He was a recipient of the Eugen Biser award in 2008 for his contribution to the document A Common Word Between Us and You.[13]

See also

References
  1. Pierret, Thomas. Religion and State in Syria: The Sunni Ulama from Coup to Revolution. p. 127. ISBN 1107026415.
  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. http://www.tabahfoundation.org/en/
  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. https://www.alhabibali.com/en/biography/
  10. http://seekershub.org/blog/2013/01/the-concept-of-faith-in-islam-by-habib-ali-al-jifri/
  11. http://themuslim500.com/profile/habib-ali-zain-al-abideen-al-jifri
  12. https://www.themuslim500.com/profiles/habib-ali-zain-al-abideen-al-jifri/
  13. Joseph Nnabugwu, Analyzing A Common Word Between Us Muslims and You Christians: A Critical Discourse Analysis, p 101. ISBN 1462853072
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