Sadiq Al-Ghariani

Sadiq al-Ghariani
الصادق الغرياني
Grand Mufti of Libya
In office
1995–2009
Assumed office
February 2012
Preceded byMuhammad al-Madni al-Shwayrif[1]
Personal details
Born (1942-12-08) 8 December 1942 (age 81)
Tripoli, Italian Libya
Alma materUniversity of Mohammed bin Ali al-Sanusi (BA)
al-Azhar University (Msc & PhD)
University of Exeter (PhD)
ProfessionGrand Mufti of Libya
Websitesadiqalghiryani.ly
Personal
JurisprudenceMaliki
CreedAthari[2]

Al-Sadiq Abd al-Rahman Ali al-Ghariani (alternative spelling include Saadiq, Sadeq and Sadik) (Arabic: الصادق عبد الرحمن علي الغرياني) has been the Grand Mufti of Libya since 2012.[3][4] He is a Muslim imam of the Maliki school of thought [citation needed]. Academically he is a seated professor in the College of Sharia in the University of Tripoli since 1969 and distinguished contributor the Maliki school of thought with his numerous publications.

His family originates from the village of Intataat near the city of Gharyan. Though he is often identified as a Salafist, al-Ghariani has often opposed efforts by Salafist militants to eliminate their opposition and force the creation of an Islamic state. As Grand Mufti and head of the Dar al-Ifta, the office in Libya responsible for religious rulings, his fatwas are not law, but they nevertheless exert an important moral force in government policy and decision-making.[5]

Sheikh Al Ghariani has become more prominent after the 2011 Libyan Revolution and subsequent civil war due to his widely supported fatwas against Muammar Gaddafi and public opposition to Gaddafi's rule on Al Jazeera.[6]

In June 2017, Sadiq Al Ghariani, was placed on a Terrorism watchlist, following accusation of links to Terrorism and Qatari backing for International terrorism in the 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis. A number of nations, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, and Egypt are some who have issued this verdict.[7][8]

  1. ^ https://akhbarlibya24.net/2015/08/09/%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B7/amp
  2. ^ https://sadiqalghiryani.ly/fatwa/1750
  3. ^ "دار الإفتاء الليبية".
  4. ^ "التناصح -الموقع الرسمي لفضيلة الشيخ الصادق بن عبد الرحمن الغرياني". Archived from the original on 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  5. ^ "Shaykh Sadiq al-Ghariani: A Profile of Libya's Grand Mufti | Aberfoyle International Security". www.aberfoylesecurity.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  6. ^ "الغرياني: الخروج على القذافي واجب". Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  7. ^ /WAM, Abu Dhabi. "Arab nations list 59 individuals, 12 entities on Qatar-linked terror list". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  8. ^ -STAFF- (8 June 2017). "Arab powers list 59 individuals as Qatar-linked terrorism supporters". Al Arabia - English. Al Arabiya. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2017.

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