Al-Tijani was born in a Tunisian Sunni Muslim family of the Maliki school. Previously, his family added “al-Tijani” to their name after adopting the Tijani sufi order of Ahmad al-Tijani. He was eighteen years of age when the Les Scouts Tunisiens agreed to send him as one of six Tunisian representatives to the first conference for Islamic and Arab scouts which took place in Mecca. He used the opportunity to perform the Hajj. He stayed twenty five days in Saudi Arabia, during which he met many prominent Salafi scholars, listened to their lectures and became heavily influenced by the Salafi movement.
Upon returning to Tunisia, al-Tijani started actively promoting and spreading Salafism during the religious classes and sermons that he gave, including in the Great Mosque of Kairouan. He then traveled to Egypt’s al-Azhar University. On the way back to Tunisia, al-Tijani met a Shi'i Iraqi lecturer from the University of Baghdad named Mun'im. He came to Cairo to submit his Ph.D. thesis at al-Azhar University and Mun'im invited him to Iraq. Al-Tijani spent several weeks with Mun'im; visited Baghdad and Najaf, and met with several leading Twelver Shi'i scholars, including Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, who taught him about Shi'a Islam. After long debates with the Shi'i scholars, he became a Shi'a Muslim.[1]
Worksedit
Al-Tijani's books are banned in some countries, such as Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. He has written six books:
Then I Was Guided
Ask Those Who Know
To Be with the Truthful
The Shi'ah are the real Ahlul-Sunnah
All Solutions Are with the Prophet's Progeny
Black Thursday
Referencesedit
^Note: Most of this information is from Al-Tijani's own work, available in the English translation of Then I Was Guided. See al-Islam.org
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muhammad al-Tijani.
A series of books by Muhammad al-Tijani with English translations
Striving for Right Guidance — A speech delivered by Dr. Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi
April 12, 2024
muhammad, tijani, sidi, tijani, north, african, sufi, saint, ahmad, tijani, other, uses, mohammad, tijani, disambiguation, arabic, محمد, التيجاني, romanized, muḥammad, tījānī, born, february, 1943, sunni, tunisian, twelver, scholar, academic, theologian, sayyi. For Sidi Al Tijani the North African Sufi saint see Ahmad al Tijani For other uses see Mohammad Tijani disambiguation Muhammad al Tijani Arabic محمد التيجاني romanized Muḥammad al Tijani born 2 February 1943 is an ex Sunni Tunisian Twelver Shi a scholar academic and theologian SayyidMuhammad al Tijaniمحمد التيجانيPersonalBorn 1943 02 02 2 February 1943 age 81 Gafsa French protectorate of TunisiaReligionIslamEraModern eraRegionNorth AfricaDenominationShiaCreedUsuli Twelver Shi aMuslim leaderInfluenced by Muhammad Baqir al Sadr Abu al Qasim al Khoei Muhammad Husayn Tabataba i Contents 1 Personal life 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksPersonal life editAl Tijani was born in a Tunisian Sunni Muslim family of the Maliki school Previously his family added al Tijani to their name after adopting the Tijani sufi order of Ahmad al Tijani He was eighteen years of age when the Les Scouts Tunisiens agreed to send him as one of six Tunisian representatives to the first conference for Islamic and Arab scouts which took place in Mecca He used the opportunity to perform the Hajj He stayed twenty five days in Saudi Arabia during which he met many prominent Salafi scholars listened to their lectures and became heavily influenced by the Salafi movement Upon returning to Tunisia al Tijani started actively promoting and spreading Salafism during the religious classes and sermons that he gave including in the Great Mosque of Kairouan He then traveled to Egypt s al Azhar University On the way back to Tunisia al Tijani met a Shi i Iraqi lecturer from the University of Baghdad named Mun im He came to Cairo to submit his Ph D thesis at al Azhar University and Mun im invited him to Iraq Al Tijani spent several weeks with Mun im visited Baghdad and Najaf and met with several leading Twelver Shi i scholars including Abu al Qasim al Khoei Muhammad Baqir al Sadr and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai who taught him about Shi a Islam After long debates with the Shi i scholars he became a Shi a Muslim 1 Works editAl Tijani s books are banned in some countries such as Saudi Arabia and Malaysia He has written six books Then I Was Guided Ask Those Who Know To Be with the Truthful The Shi ah are the real Ahlul Sunnah All Solutions Are with the Prophet s Progeny Black ThursdayReferences edit Note Most of this information is from Al Tijani s own work available in the English translation of Then I Was Guided See al Islam orgExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muhammad al Tijani A series of books by Muhammad al Tijani with English translations Striving for Right Guidance A speech delivered by Dr Muhammad al Tijani al Samawi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Muhammad al Tijani amp oldid 1192226902 Works, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
