Ahmed al-Rifa'i
Preacher
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Aḥmad ibn ʽAlī al-Rifāʽī was a Sunni Muslim preacher, ascetic, mystic, jurist, and theologian, known for being the eponymous founder of the Rifaʽi tariqa of Islam. The Rifaʽi order had its greatest following until it was overtaken by the Qadiri... Wikipedia
Born: 1118, Basrah, Iraq
Died: 1182 (age 64 years), Baghdad, Iraq
Full name: Shaikh Ahmed er-Rifai
Parents: Seyyid Sultan Ali
Creed: Ash'ari
Epithet (Laqab): Muhyi al-Din, Sehadetname