Hassan al-Saffar explained

Religion:Islam
Birth Place:Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Denomination:Shia
Creed:Twelver
Jurisprudence:Ja'fari (Usuli)
Movement:Shirazi[1]
Main Interests:Pan-Islamism
Website:Official Website

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[2] in the early 1990s, which sought to improve the relations between the Shi'a and the ruling family.[3] On 23 October 2009, The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre mentioned him as one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world."[4]

Notes and References

  1. Linge, M., 2016. Sunnite-Shiite Polemics in Norway. FLEKS-Scandinavian Journal of Intercultural Theory and Practice, 3(1).
  2. Raihan Ismail. The Saudi Ulema and the Shi'a of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies. 2012. V. 4. 10 October 2020.
  3. http://www.merip.org/mer/mer237/iraq-effect-saudi-arabia Middle East Research and Information Project
  4. http://rasid.com/english/?act=artc&id=223 Rasid News Network 21 October 2009