What is Ahmed Ar-Rifai?
Hazrat Sheikh '''Ahmed Ar-Rifai''' (1118-1182) was a [[Sufi]] master and saint. He founded the [[Rifai]] Sufi order.<ref>Sheikh Abu Bakr M Sibahi ''Tareekh i Tassawuf'' (Urdu:Historical Sufism) Lahore, 1966</ref> He was born in the Hasen region of [[Iraq]]. He died and was buried in Northern Iraq near [[Tal Afar]].<ref>Sibahi aa</ref> His shrine is respected by most [[Muslims]], [[Shia Islam|Shia]] or [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]. However, in 2014, this shrine was destroyed by the [[ISIS]] [[terrorists]]{{fact|date=September 2014}}. ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ar-Rifai, Ahmed}} [[Category:1118 births]] [[Category:1182 deaths]] [[Category:Asian Sufis]]