Abdulaziz al-Tarefe (Arabic عبد العزيز بن مرزوق الطريفي) (born 29 November 1976) is a Saudi Arabian Islamic Teacher. Al-Tarefe is a Salafi scholar who is recognized for his knowledge in Hadith and Fiqh.[1][2] He is particularly known for his ability to recall from memory a hadith from the major hadith collections.[3]

Abdulaziz al-Tarefe
عبد العزيز الطريفي
TitleAllamah, Muhaddith
Personal
Born (1976-11-29) 29 November 1976 (age 47)
Kuwait
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanbali
CreedAthari
MovementSalafi
Alma materImam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University
Muslim leader

He was arrested in April 2016, though the reason for his arrest is still not fully known.

Biography edit

Abdulaziz Al-Tarefe was born 29 November 1976, (7/12/1396 AH) in Kuwait. As a child, he moved between Kuwait and Mosul.

He settled in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.[4]

Education edit

Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Tarefe (also called as 'Abdul 'Aziz At-Turaifi) began memorising Islamic texts at the age of 13. Al-Tarefe finished his university studies at the College of Sharia at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in the city of Riyadh.

Occupation edit

[dubious ]

Sheikh Tarefe was a researcher for the Ministry of the Islamic Affairs, then the director of Studies and Research in the Center for Research and Studies, and then an Islamic researcher in this same center.[citation needed]

Arrest edit

It is alleged that on 23 April 2016, the Saudi police arrested him for tweets of violence.[5] As of October 2022 he is still detained.[6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ "عبد العزيز الطريفي.. قصة عالم حُرمت منه الأمة". blogs.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. ^ الجديد, لندن ــ العربي. "السعودية: نقل الشيخ الطريفي إلى المستشفى بعد تدهور صحته بالمعتقل". alaraby (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  3. ^ "Quotes on Tarefe". Archived from the original on 2020-11-01.
  4. ^ "السلطات السعودية تفرج عن الشيخ عبد العزيز الطريفي". البوابة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  5. ^ "أنباء عن احتجاز السلطات السعودية لداعية إسلامي". BBC News عربي (in Arabic). 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  6. ^ "أنباء عن احتجاز السلطات السعودية لداعية إسلامي". BBC News Arabic (in Arabic). 24 April 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  7. ^ الشامية, محرر الدرر (2019-10-01). "قرار عاجل من السلطات السعودية بشأن الداعية المعتقل عبدالعزيز الطريفي". الدرر الشامية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-04-10.