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Hamid Bin Ahmad Al-Rifaie
Hamid bin Ahmad Al Rifaie ( ar, حامد بن أحمد الرفاعي) (born 1940) is a Saudi Arabian activist and thinker, president (corporate title), president of the ''International Islamic Forum for Dialogue (IIFD )'', and President (corporate title), co-president of the World Muslim Congress. Biography Al-Rifaie was born in 1940 in Bosra, Busor Alharer village in the Hauran, Huraan region of Syria to a well-known family. His father, Sheikh Ahmed bin Zaal Beck Al-Rifaie, was an American educated tribal leader. His grandfather, Sheikh Zaal Beck Al-Rifaie, was also from the leaders and dignitaries in Hauran, Huraan. He played an important role in the national revolution against the French, and was the right-hand man of Huraan Sheikh Ismail Pasha Al-Rifaie during and after the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, French mandate over Syria. Hamid Al Rifaie earned his B.Sc. in chemistry and geology from the Damascus University, University of Damascus and M.Sc. in industrial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagreement over the succession to Muhammad and subsequently acquired broader political significance, as well as theological and juridical dimensions. According to Sunni traditions, Muhammad left no successor and the participants of the Saqifah event appointed Abu Bakr as the next-in-line (the first caliph). This contrasts with the Shia view, which holds that Muhammad appointed his son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor. The adherents of Sunni Islam are referred to in Arabic as ("the people of the Sunnah and the community") or for short. In English, its doctrines and practices are sometimes called ''Sunnism'', while adherents are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis, Sunnites and Ahlus Sunnah. Sunni Islam is sometimes referred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
