Wikipedia's first sentence called it “islamic scholar from hadramout”. Today it says “yemeni sunni islamic scholar and spiritual educator based in cairo”.
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Ali Zain al-`Abideen al-Jifri (Arabic: الحبيب علي زين العابدين الجفري) (born in April 1971 Jeddah ) is an Islamic scholar from Hadramout . Grew up in an educated environment, he is interested in Islamic sciences, and to take cognizance of a number of scholars in the Hijaz and Hadramout , Egypt , Syria and other countries and he has received their sole discretion .. The holder of degrees in Islamic sciences .. the director general Tabah Foundation for Islamic Studies in Abu Dhabi . Habib Ali al-Jifri has continued strong with many centers and academies in the competent international dialogue of religions and civilizations, such as: Center for Faith and Culture at Yale University in the United States . He is also a contributor to " A Common Word " Islamic-Christian Dialogue. And received the annual award for the Foundation (Augen Biser) German for the year 2008 for his contribution to Islamic-Christian dialogue. According to a study led by researchers and international specialist,Al Jafri is one of the most influential Muslim figure in the world1
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Habib Ali Zain al-`Abideen al-Jifri ( ; born April 16, 1971 ) is an Islamic scholar and spiritual educator from Hadhramaut , Yemen .He is the founder of Tabah Foundation, a research institute based in Abu Dhabi , UAE .
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Habib Al-Habib Ali Zain al-Abidin al-Jifri ( ; born 16 April 1971 ) is a Sunni Sufi Islamic scholar and spiritual educator located in the United Arab Emirates . He is the founder of Tabah Foundation ( مؤسسة طابـة ), a research institute based in Abu Dhabi , UAE .
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Islamic scholar Habib Ali Zain al-Abidin al-Jifri ( ; born 16 April 1971 ) is a Yemeni Sunni Hanafi Islamic scholar and spiritual educator based in the United Arab Emirates . He is the founder of Tabah Foundation ( مؤسسة طابـة ), a research institute based in Abu Dhabi , UAE. He is a direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad .
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Islamic scholar Habib Ali Zain al-Abidin al-Jifri ( Arabic : الحبيب علي زين العابدين الجفري ; born 16 April 1971 ) is a Yemeni Sunni Islamic scholar and spiritual educator based in Cairo , Egypt. He is the founder of Tabah Foundation ( مؤسسة طابـة ), a research institute based in Abu Dhabi , UAE.
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islamic scholar from hadramout
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yemeni sunni islamic scholar and spiritual educator based in cairo
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