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Abdullah al-Harari
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Abdullah al-Harari ( ) (1906) – September 2, 2008) was a Harari muhaddith and scholar of Islamic jurisprudence . He lived and taught in Beirut , Lebanon , and was the founder of Al-Ahbash , a Sufi religious movement.1 International Journal of Middle East Studies . 38 (4).
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scholar of islamic jurisprudence who lived and taught in beirut
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ethiopian muhaddith and scholar of islamic jurisprudence
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