Hassan al-Saffar
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Sheikh
Hassan al-Saffar (Arabic: الشيخ حسن الصفار, born 1958) is a Shi'a scholar from Qatif
, Saudi Arabia
. He is considered one of the most important Shi'a leaders in Saudi Arabia
. He established the Shi‘a Islamic Reform Movement in the early 1990's, which sought to improve the relations between the Shi'a and the ruling family. On October 23, 2009, The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center mentioned him as one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world."
Sheikh
Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
Hassan al-Saffar (Arabic: الشيخ حسن الصفار, born 1958) is a Shi'a scholar from Qatif
Qatif
Qatif or Al-Qatif is a governorate and urban area located in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It extends from Ras Tanura and Jubail in the north to Dammam in the south, and from the Persian Gulf in the east to King Fahd International Airport in the west...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. He is considered one of the most important Shi'a leaders in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. He established the Shi‘a Islamic Reform Movement in the early 1990's, which sought to improve the relations between the Shi'a and the ruling family. On October 23, 2009, The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center mentioned him as one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world."