Saggaf bin Muhammad Aljufri

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Saggaf bin Muhammad Aljufri,
سيد سقاف بن محمد الجفري
Habib Sayyid Saggaf Aljufri in 2018
Supreme Head of Alkhairaat
In office
1974 – 3 August 2021
Preceded bySayyid Muhammad bin Idrus al-Jufri
Rector of Alkhairaat University[1]
In office
1967–1989
Preceded bySayyid Idrus bin Salim al-Jufri
Succeeded byIr. Faisal Shahab
Personal details
Born
Sayyid Saggaf

(1937-08-17)17 August 1937
Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia
Died3 August 2021(2021-08-03) (aged 83)
Indonesia
Spouses
Syarifah Ruqayah Al-Jufri
(m. 1967)
Syarifah Zahrah bin Yahya
(m. 1971)
  • Syarifah Umnah Ar-Rumi
Children7
Parents
  • Sayyid Muhammad bin Idrus al-Jufri (father)
  • Syarifah Raquan binti Thalib al-Jufri (mother)
RelativesIdrus bin Salim al-Jufri (grandfather)
Residences
Education
Occupation
  • Ulama
  • preacher
  • merchant
Known forSupreme Head of
Ashʿari
Alma materAl-Azhar University
TariqaBa 'Alawiyya
Other namesSayyid Saggaf Aljufri

Shia, Aljufri welcomed him kindly. The discussion occurred after problems arose regarding the conflict between Sunni and Shiite Islam after the clash which killed a resident in Sampang Regency, Madura Island. In addition to frequent dialogue with Sunni figures, Aljufri also often discussed with several Shia figures, even he received several visits of Shiite figures at his residence.[5]

Aljufri graduated from Al-Azhar University in 1967. After graduating from Al-Azhar, moments later he was appointed dean of the Ushuluddin Faculty, the State Islamic Institute of Palu from 1967 to 1977. In 1977, he was elected Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council of Central Sulawesi. In addition, he also became the General Chairman of the Gerakan Usaha Pembaharuan Pendidikan Islam (GUPPI) in Central Sulawesi.[3] Since the death of his father, Sayyid Muhammad bin Idrus al-Jufri (Supreme Head of Alkhairaat since 1969 after the death of Guru Tua) in 1974, Aljufri was appointed supreme head in 1974 replacing his father.[2]

Biography

Early life

Sayyid Saggaf bin Muhammad Aljufri was born in

Arabic: الجفري, romanizedal-Jufrī, Arabic pronunciation: [al-dʒufriː]), his father was a cleric named Sayyid Muhammad bin Idrus al-Jufri, the son of a great cleric from Palu who was the founder of Alkhairaat, Habib Sayyid Idrus bin Salim al-Jufri. While his mother was an Indonesian female Islamic scholar named Hababah Syarifah Raquan binti Thalib Al-Jufri.[3]

Education

Personal life

Career

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Unispalu.ac.id 2018, Sejarah Universitas.
  2. ^ a b Fogg 2018, p. 126.
  3. ^ a b c Al Ikhlas Bunta 2015, Habib Saggaf.
  4. ^ "Ketum Al Khairaat Habib Saggaf Meninggal Dunia".
  5. ^ ANTARA News 2012, Menag Diskusikan.

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