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'''Al-Ahbash''' is a religious and political group in ]; alternative names are : The Ahbash, Habashis, al Habashiyyin, , and Jam'iyyat al- Mashari' al-Khayriyya al-Islamiyya (in English, Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (AICP)). '''Al-Ahbash''' is a religious and political group in ]; alternative names are : The Ahbash, Habashis, al Habashiyyin, and Jam'iyyat al- Mashari' al-Khayriyya al-Islamiyya (in English, Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (AICP)).


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 ]. It advocates pluralism, and opposition to political activism and violence (its slogan is "the resounding voice of moderation"). 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 ]. It advocates 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 and other beliefs seen as heretical) and its political alliances (pro-] and conciliatory toward the West).


==See also== ==See also==

Revision as of 00:49, 22 August 2005

Al-Ahbash is a religious and political group in Lebanon; alternative names are : The Ahbash, Habashis, al Habashiyyin, and Jam'iyyat al- Mashari' al-Khayriyya al-Islamiyya (in English, Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (AICP)).

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. It advocates 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 and other beliefs 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.

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