Ali al-Jifri

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]

Sheikh Habib Ali Al-Jifri
الحبيب علي زين العابدين الجفري
Born	(1971-04-16) 16 April 1971 (age 53)[1] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Nationality	Yemeni
Occupation	Islamic scholar
Organization	Tabah Foundation
Title	Shaykh Sayyid
Website	www.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 Muhammad through his grandson Husayn ibn Ali.^[8][9] He has written 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 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

1. 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. "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

External links

• Official Website