Amin tariff

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Sheikh Amin Tarif, 1950.

Amin tariff ( Arabic أمين طريف, DMG Amīn Ṭarīf , Hebrew אמין טריף; born 1898 in Ğulis ; died October 2, 1993 ) was Qādī (spiritual leader) of the Druze in Palestine and later in Israel from 1928 until his death in 1993. He was in part regarded as the highest authority of the Druze worldwide.

Life

Amin Tarif's grave in Julis

Sheikh Amin came to Ğulis in 1898 ( Arabic جولس, Hebrew ג'וּלִס) to the world, in what is now the northern district of Israel. He was the youngest son of Sheikh Muhammad Tarif , the spiritual leader of the Druze in Palestine from 1888 until his death in 1928. Amin had four brothers and two sisters.

After graduating from school in 1911, Amin went to Khalwat al-Bayada ( Arabic خلوات البياضة) near Hasbaya in Lebanon , where he received his training in teaching the Druze. In 1918 he returned to Julis and assumed an ascetic life according to Druze ideals.

In 1928, after the death of his father, he was appointed spiritual leader. In addition to these tasks, Tarif acted as chairman of the Druze religious court from 1963 and administered the Maqam Nabi Shuʿaib pilgrimage site (shrine of the Prophet Jitro ).

Despite the high reputation that Amin enjoyed for his spirituality, relations with the Druze in neighboring states were often complicated as he was always loyal to the State of Israel. In 1977, after complaints from the Druze community in Lebanon that Israeli bombardments also threatened the Khalwat al-Bayada , he instructed the Israeli Druze to direct official inquiries to the Knesset .

In 1990 he received the Israel Prize for his services to society and the State of Israel. This made him one of the few non-Jewish winners.

Tarif died on October 2, 1993. Israeli President Ezer Weizman , Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin and Knesset chairman Schewach Weiss were among the guests of honor at the funeral. At the same time, funeral ceremonies took place in Syria and Lebanon, which were attended by thousands of Druze.

Tarif was buried in his house in Ğulis. His grave has since developed into a place of pilgrimage. Especially on the day of death, the shrine attracts a large number of believers.

Sheikh Amin's grandson, Mowafak Tarif , succeeded him as leader of the Israeli Druze.

In June 2009, there were religious riots between Druze and Christian Arab youth in Shefa-'Amr because a YouTube clip violated the honor of Sheikh Amin.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nissim Dana: The Druze in the Middle East: their faith, leadership, identity and status . 2003, p. 14.
  2. ^ Nissim Dana: The Druze in the Middle East: their faith, leadership, identity and status . 2003, p. 80.
  3. ↑ Eric Pace: Sheik Amin Tarif, Arab Druse Leader In Israel, Dies at 95. In: The New York Times. October 5, 1993, accessed April 23, 2010 .
  4. ^ Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients. Retrieved 1990 (Hebrew).
  5. ↑ sheikh-ameen-tareef.net
  6. ↑ Man suspected of circulating anti-Druze video arrested . ynetnews, June 19, 2009, Israeli News
predecessor Office successor
Muhammad tariff Sheikh of the Druze in Israel
1928–1993 		Mowafak tariff
personal data
SURNAME Tariff, amin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tariff, ameen; أمين طريف (Arabic); אמין טריף (Hebrew)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli Druze leader
DATE OF BIRTH 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Ğulis
DATE OF DEATH 2nd October 1993