Abdul Rachid Soufi
Abdul Rachid Soufi | |
|---|---|
Cabdirashiid Cali Cabdiraxmaan Suufi عبد الرشيد علي عبد الرحمن صوفي | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | January 1, 1962 Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Citizenship | Somali Qatari |
| Occupation | Qāriʾ |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Salafi |
Sheikh Abdul Rachid Ali Abdulrahman Soufi (Somali: Cabdirashiid Cali Cabdiraxmaan Suufi; born 1 January 1962, Arabic: عبد الرشيد علي عبد الرحمن صوفي) also known as Abdirashid Ali Suufi is a professional Quran reciter who holds an advanced degree in the ten Quranic recitations and is a former mufti in Somalia. He holds both Somali and Qatari citizenship.[1][2][3]
Life
[edit]Soufi was born on January 01, 1962 in Somalia and settled in Qatar in 1991. In 1989, during the reign of the secular dictator Siad Barre, he was arrested for extremism following the assassination of Catholic priest Salvatore Colombo.[4] Many scholars have graduated under his guidance, and he has established numerous schools and centers for learning and teaching the Quran. The latest of these is his famous mosque in Mogadishu, named Sheikh Ali Soufi Mosque. He currently serves as the imam of Anas ibn Malik Mosque in the Qatari capital, Doha. He also participates as an accredited judge in Quran recitation competitions, including his role as a judge in the Tejan Al-Noor competition, held annually by the Qatari Jeem TV.[5][2]
Education
[edit]He completed memorizing the Quran at the age of ten and then mastered the science of Tajweed under the guidance of his father, Sheikh Ali Abdulrahman Soufi, according to the narration of Hafs ‘an ‘Asim. Subsequently, he learned the seven Quranic recitations through the Shatibiyyah method and listened to his father's explanation of the Shatibiyyah more than three times, eventually memorizing it.[5]
Egypt
[edit]He travelled to Egypt to complete readership in October 1981, there was a regular at the Readings Institute, and received a high degree in the 10 readings of this Institute.[3]
Sheikh Muhammad bin Ismail Al-Hamdhani granted him two certifications with his connected chain of narration to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The first certification is in the ten Quranic recitations through the Shatibiyyah and Durrah methods, and the second is in the ten Quranic recitations through the Tayyibah method.[2]
Qatar
[edit]He arrived in Qatar in 1991, where he has been working since his arrival at the Qatari Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs as an imam and preacher at Anas ibn Malik Mosque in the Central Market area of Doha. He now holds Qatari citizenship.[1]
Religious seminars
[edit]He has participated in several meetings, religious lectures, Quran recitations, and led prayers outside of Qatar, including in various Arab and European countries.[6]
Quranic recitations
[edit]- The recited Qur’an narrated by Hafs on the authority of Asim, the reciter Abdul Rashid Sufi
- The recited Qur’an narrated by Khalaf on the authority of Hamzah - reciter Abdul Rashid Sufi
- The recited Qur’an narrated by Al-Duri on the authority of Abu Amr, the reciter Abd al-Rashid Sufi
- The recited Qur’an narrated by Al-Susi on the authority of Abu Amr, the reciter Abd al-Rashid Sufi
References
[edit]- ^ a b "نبذة عن حياة الشيخ عبد الرشيد صوفي - موقع مقالات إسلام ويب". 2022-02-07. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ a b c "عبد الرشيد صوفي | الموسوعة | الجزيرة نت". web.archive.org. 2023-02-24. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ a b "الشيخ عبد الرشيد | الجزيرة نت". 2023-04-05. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ Elmi, Afyare Abdi (2010). Understanding the Somalia conflagration : identity, political Islam and peacebuilding. Pluto Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-7453-2975-8.
- ^ a b "السيرة الذاتية". 2014-08-10. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "تراويح رمضان1433-اليوم السابع-صلاة-الشيخ عبدالرشيد صوفي - YouTube". YouTube. 2014-06-04. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
