Abd al-Aziz al-Tarifi
Abdulaziz al-Tarifi | |
|---|---|
عبد العزيز الطريفي | |
| Title | Allamah, Muhaddith |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 29 November 1976 Kuwait |
| Alma mater | Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanbali |
| Creed | Athari |
| Movement | Salafi |
| Muslim leader | |
Abdulaziz al-Tarifi (Arabic عبد العزيز بن مرزوق الطريفي) (born 29 November 1976) is a Saudi Arabian Islamic Teacher. Al-Tarifi is a Salafi scholar who is recognized for his knowledge in Hadith and Fiqh.[1][2] He is particularly known for his ability to recall from memory a hadith from the major hadith collections.[3]
He was arrested in April 2016, though the reason for his arrest is still not fully known.
Biography
[edit]Abdulaziz Al-Tarefe was born 29 November 1976, (7/12/1396 AH) in Kuwait. As a child, he moved between Kuwait and Mosul.
He settled in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.[4]
Education
[edit]Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Tarefe (also called as 'Abdul 'Aziz At-Turaifi) began memorising Islamic texts at the age of 13. Al-Tarefe finished his university studies at the College of Sharia at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in the city of Riyadh.
Occupation
[edit]Sheikh Tarefe was a researcher for the Ministry of the Islamic Affairs, then the director of Studies and Research in the Center for Research and Studies, and then an Islamic researcher in this same center.[citation needed]
Arrest
[edit]It is alleged that on 23 April 2016, the Saudi police arrested him for tweets that allegedly supports violence.[5] As of October 2022[update] he is still detained.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "عبد العزيز الطريفي.. قصة عالم حُرمت منه الأمة". blogs.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ الجديد, لندن ــ العربي. "السعودية: نقل الشيخ الطريفي إلى المستشفى بعد تدهور صحته بالمعتقل". alaraby (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ "Quotes on Tarefe". Archived from the original on 2020-11-01.
- ^ "السلطات السعودية تفرج عن الشيخ عبد العزيز الطريفي". البوابة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ "أنباء عن احتجاز السلطات السعودية لداعية إسلامي". BBC News عربي (in Arabic). 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "أنباء عن احتجاز السلطات السعودية لداعية إسلامي". BBC News Arabic (in Arabic). 24 April 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ الشامية, محرر الدرر (2019-10-01). "قرار عاجل من السلطات السعودية بشأن الداعية المعتقل عبدالعزيز الطريفي". الدرر الشامية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
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