User talk:Tearlach/ahbash

Al-Ahbash is a religious and political group in Lebanon (alternative names are The Ahbash, Habashis, al Habashiyyin, Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (AICP), and Jam'iyyat al- Mashari' al-Khayriyya al-Islamiyya).

It follows the teachings of Shaykh Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Hirari al-Shibi al- Abdari, also known as al-Habashi ("the Ethiopian"), a belief system combining elements of elements of Sunni and Shi'a theology with Sufism. This combination promotes pluralism and opposition to political activism and violence (its slogan is "the resounding voice of moderation").

It is highly controversial within the Muslim sphere for its religious stance (heretical and anti-Wahhabi) and its political alliances (pro-Syria and conciliatory toward the West).