Biography of Shaykh Al Habib Ali Zain Al Abideen Al Jifri

[Jeddawi]

الداعية لسيد الفاضل /الحبيب علي زين العابدين بن عبد الرحمن الجفري

 

Biography of Great Sunni Arab Scholar

SHAYKH HABIB ALI ZAIN AL-ABIDIN AL-JIFRI

FOUNDER AND GENERAL DIRECTOR OF TABAH FOUNDATION

DEPUTY DEAN OF DAR AL-MUSTAPHA FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES

Birth

Habib Ali was born in the city of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia just before dawn on Friday 20^th Safar 1391 AH (16^th April 1971), from parents who are both descendents of Imam Hussein son of Ali, peace be upon them.

Lineage

 

Ali Zain al-Abidin son of Abdul-Rahman son of Ali son of Muhammad son of Alawi son of Ali son of Alawi son of Ali son of Ahmed son of Alawi son of Abdul-Rahman Mawlah al-Arsha son of Muhammad son of Abdullah al-Tarisi son of Alawi al-Khawas son of Abu Bakr al-Jifri son of Muhammad son of Ali son of Muhammad son of the Ahmed son of the al-Faqih al-Muqaddam Muhammad son of Ali son of Muhammad Sahab Murbat son of Ali Khali` Qassam son of Alawi son of Muhammad son of Alawi son of Ubaidullah son of the Ahmed al-Muhajir ila Allah (trans: the one who made an exodus to the Divine presence) son of Isa son of Muhammad al-Naqib son of Ali al-Uraidhi son of Jafar al-Sadiq son of Muhammad al-Baqir son of Ali Zain al-Abidin son of Hussein (the grandson of the Messenger of God blessings & peace be upon him) son of Ali son of Abu Taleb, may God ennoble his countenance, the husband of Fatimah al-Zahra daughter of the Messenger of God blessings & peace be upon him.

 

His noble mother is Marumah daughter of Hassan son of Alawi son of Hassan son of Alawi son of Ali al-Jifri.

Educational Background

 

He began taking knowledge from his early childhood from his first teacher, his mother’s great-aunt the scholar and knower of God Safiah daughter of Alawi son of Hassan al-Jifri, she had an immense influence on him and the direction he took in the pursuit of knowledge and spirituality.

 

As a continuation of the authentic methodology of receiving Sacred Knowledge, and wayfaring on the spiritual path, through an unbroken chain of masters, all the way back to the Messenger of God may God Bless him & his family and give them peace, a methodology the preservation and maintenance of which, the valley of Hadramaut and the city of Tarim are renowned, this work was continued in the intellectual Milieu of the Hejaz which became a meeting point for the Scholars of the School of Hadramaut when they were exiled from the South of Yemen during Communist Rule; he received his education in the Sacred Sciences and the Science of Spiritual Wayfaring at the hands of Scholars and Spiritual Educators, among them:

 

• The Scholar and Spiritual Educator Habib Abdul-Qadir Bin Ahmad al-Saqqaf in Jeddah. With whom he studied the Authentic Hadith Compilations of Bukhari and Muslim, as well as the Revival of the Religious Sciences of Imam Ghazali and other important texts. He continued studying directly under his teacher from the age of 10 until he was 21 years of age.
  
• The Scholar and Spiritual Educator Habib Ahmad Mashhur Bin Taha Al-Haddad the author of many famous books. Among the books he studied under this master was: ‘The Clarification of the Secret Knowledge known to those Brought Near to the Divine Presence’.
  
• The Saudi Arbaian Sunni Scholar and Master Shaykh Al Sayyid Muhammad Bin Alawi al-Maliki al-Hasani, the Hadith Master of the Two Holy Sanctuaries. Under whom he studied Hadith Terminology, Legal Principles and the Biography of the Prophet.
  
• The Scholar and Educator Al-Habib Attas al-Habshi.
  
• The Scholar Habib Abu Bakr al-Mashhur al-Adani, the author of numerous works.
  
• The Scholar Sheikh Muhammad Ba-Sheikh.
  
• He enrolled in the College of Islamic Studies in Sana’a Yemen from 1412 AH/1991 AD, until 1414 AH/1993 AD. During this time he was given the opportunity to study directly under Habib Muhammad Bin Abdullah al-Hadaar who was in his last days, so he went to the Habib’s Centre of Learning in the City of Baeda in Yemen. It was during this phase that he began to move from theoretical studies to the work of calling to God, as he benefited greatly from the late Habib Muhammad Al-Hadaar’s methodology of living his knowledge, and making it impact his reality.
  
• During that phase the link between him and the Great Scholar & Educator Habib Omar Bin Muhammad Bin Salem Bin Hafiz, (who was one of the foremost people in Habib Muhammad Al-Hadaar’s Centre of Learning) was strengthened He later went to the City of Sheher to be with him.
  
• He settled in Tarim in the Companionship of Habib Omar Bin Mohammed Bin Hafiz from 1993 to 2003.
  

Professional Background

• 1426 AH/2005 – present: General Director of Tabah Foundation.
  
• 1424 AH/2003 – present: Member of the Board of Director of Dar Al-Mustapha for Islamic Studies in Tarim.
  
• 1428 AH/ 2007 – present: Active member of The Royal Aal al-Bayt Foundation for Islamic Thought in Amman, Jordan.
  
• 1428 AH/ 2007 – Present: Secretary General to the Board of Trustees for the Al Mahabbah Awards.
  
• 1424 AH/ 2003 – Present: Member of the Board of Trustees of the European Academy for Islamic Culture and Science in Brussels, Belgium.
  
• 1418 AH/1997 – Present: Visiting Lecturer (summer program) at Dar Al-Mustapha for Islamic Studies in Tarim.
  

Achievements

• Founding the Tabah Foundation – an organization whose remit is “the renewal of contemporary Islamic discourse to fit the needs humanity” through its three divisions: Research, Projects, and Media.
  
• Producing a Media Package for a unique lecture entitled ‘So that the Religion Does not Become a Game’ which dealt with some of the crisis and tribulations of the contemporary world which are a direct result of people taking advantage of religions for their own limited ambitions, the lecture was both an analysis and a clarification.
  
• Contributed to the formulation of the Open Letter to Pope Benedict XVI after his offensive lecture regarding Islam and the Prophet May God Bless him & Give him Peace, he was also one of 38 scholars who were signatories to the letter which was lofty and intellectual in its manner in the context of constructive dialogue.
  
• Contributed in managing the historical project on “A Common Word” a document signed by 138 Muslims Scholars, scholars representing different sects and schools of thought as well as countries. This document was sent to Christian Leaders the world over, and received a huge and positive reaction from the Christian side.
  
• Contributed to the formulation of the ‘Declaration by Muslim Religious Leaders’ issued by 42 scholars and Islamic Authorities of whom he was a member and which was in reply to the offensive Cartoons by a Danish Newspaper.
  
• Founding the ‘Guidance Media’ Company and Magazine in the UK.
  
• Founding the Board of Trustees for the ‘European Academy for Islamic Culture and Science’ in Brussels, Belgium.
  
• Founding the ‘Noor Centre for the Preservation/Renovation, Documentation and Editing of Manuscripts’ in Tarim, Yemen.
  
• Supervising the founding of Schools and Centre of Learning within and outside Yemen for the propagation of an authentic methodology for the dissemination of knowledge, education and spiritual training.
  

Activities and Travels

 

He has given classes for teaching, guidance, advice, in order to awaken people to their responsibilities, and to call people to God in many countries, he began in 1412 AH/1991 AD in the towns and villages of Yemen. He started his overseas journeys in 1414 AH/1993 AD which still continue to this day, and which have included the following countries:

 

• Arab Countries: UAE, Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Mauritania, the Comoros Islands, and Djibouti.
  
• Asian Countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
  
• African Countries: Kenya, and Tanzania.
  
• European Countries: Great Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, Ireland, Denmark, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Turkey.
  
• USA: 3 trips the first of which was in 1419 AH/1998 AD, the second was in1422 AH/2001 AD, and the third of which was in 1423 AH/2002 AD, in addition to which he also visited Canada.
  

External Lectures

 

Has delivered a number of lectures of concern to humanity at large throughout the world including:

 

• Lecture at Santa Clara University.
  
• Lecture at San Diego University.
  
• Lecture at the University of Miami.
  
• Lecture at the University of Southern California USC in L.A.
  
• Lecture at S.O.A.S in London.
  
• Two Lectures at the Wembley Conference Centre in London.
  
• A number of lectures as part of the Radical Middle Way Project in different parts of the UK.
  
• A presentation at the House of Lords in London.
  
• Nearly 300 lectures and series of sessions on cassettes, CDs, and DVDs.
  

Conferences and Forums

 

Participated in the following:

 

• Conference on A Common Word in London and Cambridge 12-15 October 2008.
  
• Conference on A Common Word at Yale University in conjunction with Princeton and Georgetown Universities 24-31 July 2008.
  
• Conference of the Global Centre for Renewal and Guidance held in Nouakchott, Mauritania March 2008.
  
• Conference on the Middle Way in Amman, Jordan 2007.
  
• Conference of Judges in Amman, Jordan 2007.
  
• Conference of the Love of the Quran, Dead Sea, Jordan 2007.
  
• 11th annual Conference on ‘Dialogue and Understanding’ in Paris, France 1427 AH/2006.
  
• 7th annual forum entitled ‘the Quran a Doctrine and Way of Life’ in Frankfurt, Germany 1426 AH/2005.
  
• Conference on Guidance, in Sana, Yemen 2004.
  
• Participated in ‘Symposium on Islamic Unity’ in Damascus 1425 AH/2004.
  
• Participated in ‘the Forum for the Callers to Islam’ in Beirut 1425 AH/2004.
  
• Participated in the Conference on ‘the Guidance of the Prophet’ in Abu Dhabi 1425 AH/ 2004.
  
• Participated in the Conference on ‘Unity for the Sake of Peace’ in Sri Lanka 1424 AH/2003.
  
• Participated in ‘the Forum on Minority Culture from a Western and Islamic Perspective – Understanding and Practice’ in Paris, France 1424 AH/2003.
  
• Symposium for Muslim Scholars in Tarim, Yemen 2002.
  
• Conference on ‘the Etiquettes of Disagreement’ in Sri Lanka 1422 AH/2001.
  

Television Programs

• Program entitled ‘the Spiritual Aspirant’ on the Mihwar Channel (Spirituality) 30 parts.
  
• Program entitled ‘Al-Mizan’ on Iqra, (Thought) over 100 produced.
  
• Program entitled ‘the Way to God’ on Dream 2 (Spirituality) 43 produced.
  
• Program entitled ‘Intellectual Dialogue’ on Dream 2 and on Aqariya (Thought) 30 parts.
  
• Program entitled ‘the Friday Meeting’ on Dream 2 (Thought) 6 produced.
  
• Program entitled ‘Alive in our Hearts’ on Dream 2 (Biography of the Prophet and Description of his outward form and character).
  
• Program entitled ‘Journey of Faith’ on Mihwar (Spirituality).
  
• Program entitled ‘the World View of Islam’ with Dr. Ahmad Omar Hashem on the 1st Egyptian Channel and on Mihwar (Thought) 14 parts.
  
• Program entitled ‘they Love Him (i.e. God) and He Loves them’ with Sheikh Ali Abu Hasan on the Risalah Channel (Spirituality).
  
• Program entitled ‘For the sake of His (i.e. God’s) Love’ on Emirates channel (Spirituality and the Jurisprudence of Alms) 30 parts.
  
• Program entitled ‘Gathering of Mustapha’ on the Yemeni Channel (an Analytical study of the Prophet Muhammad’s Biography) 30 parts.
  
• Various Debates Programs: (‘Lights’ on Al-Arabia, Shariah and Life on Jazeera, ‘Hot Topic of Debate’ on Abu Dhabi TV, Cairo Today on Al-Yawm Orbit, ‘On Air’ on Safwa Orbit), and ‘Reminder’ on the Emirates Channel.
  
• Program on the Virtues and Characteristics of the Prophet Muhammad on the Iqra Channel.
  
• Program on the Biography of the Prophet Mohammed on the Dubai Channel 6 parts.
  
• Program entitled ‘Insinuations/Whispers’ on the Qatar Channel.
  

He is very well known in the Arab World as he is very popular on Satellite Tv Stations and he has been attacked by the wahhabi/Salafis as they see him as a Scholar who is spreading the ideolegy of the Ahle Sunnah in the young generation and thus he has been banned from entering some countries .

 

The Extremist wahabis/salafis have made websites just to refute him and attack him from the fear of his rising popularity .

 

He has large number of followers in the Hijaz Region of Saudi Arabia where he has addressed many sunni mawlid gatherings in the cities of Jeddah , Makkah AL Mukkaramah and Madina AL Munnawara .

 

He is also the Sufi Master in the Ba Alawi Tariqah of Sufism which is very popular in Hijaz Region( Saudi Arabia), Yemen ( Hadramuwt Region) and in South Asian Countries like Indonesia , Malaysia, and Kenya in Africa .

 

He is among one of the closest students of the Late Saudi Arabian Sunni Suni Scholar Al-Sayyid Muhammed Bin Alawi Al Maliki Makki .

 

Here is a Link to his Website http://www.alhabibali.com/en/

 

Here is a Link to a Video where he denounces the Extremist Wahhabi/ Salafi ideolegy

 

Here is a Link to the Group Dedicated to Shaykh Habib Ali Al Jifri on Famous Social Networking Site of Facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17283979080

Some Pics of Shaykh Habib Ali Al Jifri attached

Pic of A Campaign Logo Meaning Alive in Our Hearts Launched after the Denamrk Cartoon Protest Led By Great Islamic Scholars including Habib Ali Al Jifri.

 

 

 

 

Edited 22 جولائی 2009 by Jeddawi

[Jeddawi]

Some Pics of Shaykh Habib Ali Al Jifri

الحبيب علي زين العابدين بن عبد الرحمن الجفري

 

ولد في جدة – المملكة العربية السعودية في صفر 1391 هـ أبريل 1971م.

 

نشأ في بيئة ساعدته على التوجه العلمي والسلوكي الديني ودرس في مدرسة الثغر النموذجية بجدة حتى حصل على الثانوية العامة ، في نفس الوقت ومن سن التاسعة لازم تلقي الدروس الدينية طبقاً لمنهج علمي تربوي اشتهر به منهج علماء حضرموت ونبغوا فيه نهجاً سمحاً ، لا تطرف فيه ولا عنف ولا سعي نحو سلطة أو جاه أو مال ، علماً وتربية وسلوكاً بسندٍ متصل ، وكان حظه عظيماً أن شيخه الأول الذي لازمه ولازم دروسه وأسس بناءه العلمي والتربوي والسلوكي ورعاه رعاية خاصة لأكثر من اثني عشرة عاماً مستمرة ثم لم ينقطع عنه حتى الآن ، هو العلامة المربي العارف بالله والداعي إلى الله الحبيب عبدالقادر بن أحمد بن عبدالرحمن السقاف ، كما كان يتلقى دروساً ومعارفاً على يد علماء أفاضل منهم العلامة الصالح الداعية الكبير الحبيب أحمد مشهور الحداد رحمه الله ، والعلامة الفاضل الحبيب حامد الحداد رحمه الله ، والعلامة الحبيب أبو بكر بن علي المشهور الذي أسهم مبكراً في بنائه العلمي والفكري ، والشيخ حسن شدّاد الذي كان يجتمع إليه مع أقرانه ، وكان يبث إليهم محبته للمصطفى عليه وعلى آله وصحبه الصلاة وا لسلام ويجذرّها في قلوبهم والسيد العارف أحمد الأهدل رحمه الله الذي كان يشوّقهم لأولياء الله الصالحين ، وغيرهم من أهل العلم الشرعي الشريف.

 

وفي إطار الأسرة شاهد في طفولته عمه صاحب الفضيلة السيد محمد علي الجفري الذي درس في تريم على يد الحبيب الصالح العلامة المدرسة السيد عبدالله بن عمر الشاطري ثم أكمل دراسته بالأزهر الشريف وحصل على العالمية وعاد إلى الوطن وأسس أول هيئة تناضل للإستقلال والوحدة ويبرز سمو الإسلام وسماحته وسمع عمه يتحدث عن تريم وعن شيخه الإمام الحبيب عبدالله الشاطري ولا شك أن هذا رسم صورة في عقله وقلبه لتريم وخلق عنده في باطنه قبولاً وشوقاً لهذا النوع من العلم والعلماء الذي يجسّدون " نفس الرحمن الذي يهب من ناحية اليمن " كما جاء عن الذي لا ينطق عن الهوى عليه وعلى آله وصحبه أفضل الصلاة والسلام وهو الذي شمّه وشاهده ولمسه في شيخه الأول الحبيب عبد القادر السقاف وفي بقية شيوخه فكان سريع التجاوب من النهج شديد الملازمة لهم ولمنهجهم ، علماً وسلوكاً ، وكان كالمشتاق لموعد لقاء تحقق فلم يطق بعده فراق ، كما جلس في طفولته وصباه وشبابه إلى علماء صلحاء في أسرته هم أعمامه ( أبناء عم والده ) أصحاب الفضيلة السيد الحبيب عبدالله بن علوي بن محمد الجفري والسيد عبدالله حسن بن محمد الجفري والسيد علي حسن بن محمد الجفري رحمهم الله والسيد علوي حسن بن محمد الجفري ، كما تأثر بعمة والدته السيدة صفية بنت علوي بن حسن الجفري رحمها الله ، التي كانت تحدثه عن السلف و تحبب إليه الخير والصلاح وأهلهما.

 

وكان من حسن الطالع أن ينتقل إلى الوطن بعد الوحدة حيث التحق بجامعة صنعاء – كلية الآداب قسم الدراسات الإسلامية – كمنتسب ، وفي نفس الوقت التحق برباط البيضاء الذي أسسه وأداره الحبيب العلامة الصالح المربي محمد بن عبدالله الهدار رحمه الله ، وكان يدّرس ويدْرُس في هذا الرباط بإشراف الحيب الهدار وحسن الطالع بزر في أن الحبيب العلامة الفذ الصالح الداعية المربي الشاب عمر بن محمد بن سالم بن حفيظ كان يدّرس في هذا الرباط فكان الشيخ الذي لا زمه علي زين العابدين الجفري منذ ذلك الوقت وحتى الآن شيخاً في العلم والتربية والسلوك والدعوة فهو الذي اعتنى بالبناء العلمي والتربوي والسلوكي والدعوي له ولا زال يتمتع بعنايته ورعايته وتوجيهه .

 

ولم يستمر في جامعة صنعاء سوى عامين وكان ينجح فيها بدون جهد لتجاوزه مستوى المناهج في الجامعة في دراسته على شيوخه كما وجد أن من تلك المناهج مالم يكن يناسبه أو يتفق مع النهج الذي يعتقد صحته وهي لا تدَّرس كونها رأي من الآراء إنما تدرّس بفرضها على أنها الرأي الصحيح وما عداها باطل مما حول لمنهج إلى منهج تلقيني وبما يتعارض مع المذاهب السائدة في اليمن ويناصبها العداء ويصنع عوامل صراع وتطرف في إطار اليمن فوق ماتعانيه من عوامل الصراع الأخرى ، بل إن هذا المنهج يتعارض مع الغالبية الكبرى من العالم الإسلامي ، في حين يُفترض أن يكون منهجاً علمياً جامعياً يهتم بالتدريس للمذاهب السائدة في البلد ويعطي مساحة لتدريس المذاهب الأخرى لتوسيع مدارك التلّقي .

 

منذ 1994 انتقل إلى تريم بحضرموت ليلحق بشيخه الحبيب عمر الذي أسس " دار المصطفى للدراسات الإسلامية " والتي يعمل بها الجفري محاضراً وعضو مجلس إدارة ، كما حصّل دروساً في الفقه وكان شيخه فيها الشيخ الفقيه الصالح الشاب عمر حسين الخطيب .

 

إسهاماته بالإضافة إلى التدريس في دار المصطفى بتريم ومواصلة الدراسة والتلقي فإنه منذ أكثر من اثني عشر عاماً وهو يجوب البلدان ، من جنوب شرق آسيا وسيريلانكا إلى كندا مروراً بشرق أفريقيا ودول الجزيرة العربية ومصر العربية والسودان والأردن وسوريا ولبنان وعدد من بلدان أوروبا والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية داعياً إلى الله بالكلمة الطيبة والموعظة الحسنة ، وله محاضرات ودروس ومجالس في مختلف تلك البلدان وعشرات البرامج التلفزيونية والإذاعية في عدد من القنوات التلفزيونية والمحطات الإذاعية ، وبعض محاضراته أعدها تلاميذه وأقرانه للطباعة وا لنشر كما طرحت بعض مؤسسات التوزيع الكثير من محاضراته وجلساته في أشرطة صوتية وأشرطة فيديو .

 

ينتهي نسب الشيخ الجفري إلى الإمام علي بن أبي طالب

 

السيد الحبيب علي زين العابدين بن عبد الرحمن بن علي بن محمد بن علوي بن علي بن علوي بن علي بن أحمد بن علوي بن عبد الرحمن مولى العرشه بن محمد بن عبدالله التريسي بن علوي الخواص بن أبي بكر الجفري بن محمد بن علي بن محمد بن الشهيد أحمد بن الفقيه المقدم الأستاذ الأعظم محمد بن علي بن محمد صاحب مرباط بن علي خالع قسم بن علوي بن محمد بن علوي بن عبيد الله بن المهاجر إلى الله أحمد بن عيسى بن محمد النقيب بن علي العريضي بن الإمام جعفر الصادق بن الإمام محمد الباقر بن الإمام علي زين العابدين بن الحسين سبط رسول الله صلى الله عليه و آله و سلم بن علي بن أبي طالب كرم الله وجهه زوج البتول فاطمة الزهراء بنت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم .

Edited 28 جولائی 2009 by Jeddawi

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Some Pics of Shaykh Habib Ali Al Jifri

الحبيب علي زين العابدين بن عبد الرحمن الجفري

Edited 30 جولائی 2009 by Jeddawi

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thanks for sharing biography of such a gr8 scholar of Islam..........

 

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Some Pics of Shaykh Habib Ali Al Jifri

 

الحبيب علي زين العابدين بن عبد الرحمن الجفري

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Islamic Scholar & Sufi Shaykh Al Habib Ali Zain Al Abideen Al Jifri at the Condolence Meeting of Head of Egyptian & African Coptic Church Shenouda Pope III in Abu Dhabi .

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Shaykh Al Habib Ali Zain Al Abideen Al Jifri and Prince Hashem, half brother of Jordan's King Abdullah II, paid a visit on to Jerusalem, where they prayed at Al-Aqsa mosque, officials said."Prince Hashem visited Jerusalem today and prayed at Al-Aqsa," the state-run Petra said in a brief statement, quoting the officials. It added without elaborating that he also met with officials of Jordan's ministry of Awqaf and Islamic affairs in the Holy City. Jordanian Govt is the custodian of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem.

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Islamic Scholar & Ba Alawi Tariqa Sufi Shaykh Habib Ali Al-Jifiri is touring the UK, exploring the vision to which Muslims must aspire and what we must do with the time Allah has given us and

What is real change? How does it take place? He will also be teaching and Intensive Study of Book of Imam Al-Ghazali Ihya Ulum Al-DiN " The Book of the Conduct of Life as Exemplified by the Prophetic Character "

the tour is Organized by Radical Middle Way April 2012