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| '''Al-Ahbash''' is a religious and political group in ] (alternative names are The Ahbash, Habashis, al Habashiyyin, Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (AICP), and Jam'iyyat al- Mashari' al-Khayriyya al-Islamiyya). | '''Al-Ahbash''' is a religious and political group in ] (alternative names are The Ahbash, Habashis, al Habashiyyin, Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (AICP), and Jam'iyyat al- Mashari' al-Khayriyya al-Islamiyya). | ||
| It follows the teachings of Shaykh Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Hirari al-Shibi al- Abdari, also known as al-Habashi ("the ]n"), a belief system combining elements of | It follows the teachings of Shaykh Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Hirari al-Shibi al- Abdari, also known as al-Habashi ("the ]n"), a belief system combining elements of ] and ] theology with ]. This combination is said to promote pluralism and opposition to political activism and violence (its slogan is "the resounding voice of moderation"). | ||
| elements of ] and ] theology with ]. This combination is said to promote pluralism and opposition to political activism and violence (its slogan is "the resounding voice of moderation"). | |||
| It is highly controversial within ] for its religious stance (anti-], and with Sufi practices seen as heretical) and its political alliances (pro-] and conciliatory toward the West). | It is highly controversial within ] for its religious stance (anti-], and with Sufi practices seen as heretical) and its political alliances (pro-] and conciliatory toward the West). | ||
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Al-Ahbash is a religious and political group in Lebanon (alternative names are The Ahbash, Habashis, al Habashiyyin, Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (AICP), and Jam'iyyat al- Mashari' al-Khayriyya al-Islamiyya).
It follows the teachings of Shaykh Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Hirari al-Shibi al- Abdari, also known as al-Habashi ("the Ethiopian"), a belief system combining elements of Sunni and Shi'a theology with Sufism. This combination is said to promote pluralism and opposition to political activism and violence (its slogan is "the resounding voice of moderation").
It is highly controversial within Islamism for its religious stance (anti-Wahhabi, and with Sufi practices seen as heretical) and its political alliances (pro-Syria and conciliatory toward the West).
See also
References
A Sufi response to political islamism: Al-ahbash of Lebanon A. Nizar Hamzeh and R. Hrair Dekmejian, International Journal of Middle East Studies 28 (1996), 217-229.
External links
- Association of Islamic Charitable Projects Official US site
- Al-Ahbash: Their History and Their Beliefs Islamicweb.com