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== Social media popularity ==
== Social media popularity ==
Al-Arefe has over 20 million followers on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Yahya |first=Nasidi Adamu |date=19 July 2016 |title=Yadda Malamai ke wa'azi a shafukan zumunta |url=http://www.bbc.com/hausa/news/2016/07/160718_social_media_religious_propagation |newspaper=ABC Hausa }}</ref> As of 6 May 2019, Al-Arefe had over 24 million likes on Facebook,<ref>https://www.facebook.com/3refe/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> which places his account in the top 100 worldwide, and #10 in the [[Arab world]] and in the Middle East.<ref>[http://twitaholic.com/ Top Twitter User Rankings] retrieved 3 June 2014</ref> BBC claims that Al-Arefe is regarded as a scholar "Brad Pitt". Al-Arefe announced his fatwa for "jihad" against Syrian to his jihadist followers on social media.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 March 2016 |title=Meet Saudi Arabia's stars of social media |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-35609249 |newspaper=BBC Trending }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2 March 2016 |title=Saudis on Social: Faith, Freedom and Fun |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-35664637 |newspaper=BBC Trending }}</ref>
Al-Arefe has over 20 million followers on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Yahya |first=Nasidi Adamu |date=19 July 2016 |title=Yadda Malamai ke wa'azi a shafukan zumunta |url=http://www.bbc.com/hausa/news/2016/07/160718_social_media_religious_propagation |newspaper=ABC Hausa }}</ref> As of 6 May 2019, Al-Arefe had over 24 million likes on Facebook,<ref>https://www.facebook.com/3refe/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> which places his account in the top 100 worldwide, and #10 in the [[Arab world]] and in the Middle East.<ref>[http://twitaholic.com/ Top Twitter User Rankings] retrieved 3 June 2014</ref>


Muslim Brotherhood affiliation was denied for Arefe and [[Adil al-Kalbani]] by al-Kalbani, saying that they are affiliated with the Union of Muslim Scholars.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 August 2013 |title=تتصفح الآن: الكلباني : أنا عضو في اتحاد علماء المسلمين ولست إخوانياً .. والعريفي ليس إخوانياً |url=http://www.an7a.com/115868/ |newspaper=صحيفة أنحاء الإلكترونية |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214102112/http://www.an7a.com/115868/ |archive-date=14 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Muslim Brotherhood affiliation was denied for Arefe and [[Adil al-Kalbani]] by al-Kalbani, saying that they are affiliated with the Union of Muslim Scholars.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 August 2013 |title=تتصفح الآن: الكلباني : أنا عضو في اتحاد علماء المسلمين ولست إخوانياً .. والعريفي ليس إخوانياً |url=http://www.an7a.com/115868/ |newspaper=صحيفة أنحاء الإلكترونية |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214102112/http://www.an7a.com/115868/ |archive-date=14 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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Muhammad al-Arifi
محمد العريفي
Born (1970-07-15) 15 July 1970 (age 54)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
NationalitySaudi Arabian[1]
Occupationscholar
Years active1990-2019
Websitearefe.ws

Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman al-Arifi (Template:Lang-ar, born 15 July 1970) is a Saudi Arabian author and Da'i. He is a graduate of King Saud University, and member of the Muslim World League and the Association of Muslim Scholars.[2][3]

Social media popularity

Al-Arefe has over 20 million followers on Twitter.[4] As of 6 May 2019, Al-Arefe had over 24 million likes on Facebook,[5] which places his account in the top 100 worldwide, and #10 in the Arab world and in the Middle East.[6]

Muslim Brotherhood affiliation was denied for Arefe and Adil al-Kalbani by al-Kalbani, saying that they are affiliated with the Union of Muslim Scholars.[7]

He said that Syria jihad is incumbent and did apologia for al-Nusra, visiting the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque in Qatar.[8]

In July 2015, Al-Arafe wrote a critique[9] on Facebook of the Egyptian Ramadan TV series Jewish Quarter, complaining that it showed Jews in a positive light, when in reality Jews were terrible people. It was picked up by Arabic media.

Al-Arefe had a discussion with Saudi Deputy crown prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud and then tweeted and posted a photo of them smiling together.[10] The discussion was held on the same day as Saudi Vision 2030 began.[11][12][13] He asked God to bless Prince Mohammad and posted his thanks.[14] al-Arefe met with Prince Mohamed bin Salman again and talked with him and posted the photo of them smiling together on Twitter.[15][16] They talked about the futures of the Islamic world and of the Kingdom (of Saudi Arabia).[17]

King Saud University employs Al-Arefe.[18]

Al-Arefe's Twitter account was suspended in 2018.[19] In February 2021 it was reported that al-Arefe is under watch by Saudi government authorities and that his moves and actions are being followed using spy devices and a tracking knee band.[20]

The 2013 Egyptian coup d'état

In July 2013, Al-Arefe was detained by the Saudi authorities for using YouTube to criticize the military coup d'état in Egypt, an ally of Saudi Arabia.[21] It was speculated[by whom?] that the arrest was in response to a complaint filed by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to its Saudi counterpart. The complaint claimed that Al-Arefe was intervening in Egyptian domestic affairs.[verification needed] Before his release, he signed a pledge not to interfere in Egyptian affairs and was released afterwards but placed under house arrest. He was also banned from traveling to Doha, where he was scheduled to deliver a religious lecture there. The Saudi authorities never announced the reason behind Al-Arefe's arrest.

Sanctions

In May 2013, Al-Arefe was banned from entering Switzerland for a period of 5 years, for holding extreme views, Switzerland said.[2][22]

In March 2014, he was banned by the Home Office from returning to Britain after a series of sermons in Cardiff, Birmingham and London. A Home Office spokesperson said: "We can confirm Mohammad Al-Arefe has been excluded from the United Kingdom. The Government makes no apologies for refusing people access to the UK if we believe they represent a threat to our society. Coming here is a privilege that we refuse to extend to those who seek to subvert our shared values."[23][24]

In October 2014, he was jailed for 40 days for stating that the train linking Mecca and other holy sites was "one of the worst in the world".[21]

Denmark banned him from entering the country for two years in May 2017.[25][26]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mohamad al-Arefe.
  1. ^ "Britain bans controversial Saudi cleric al-Arifi". 25 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b Milmo, Cahal (24 June 2013). "Sunni vs Shia... in Gerrard's Cross: New mosque highlights growing tensions among British Muslims". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. ^ Official verified English page, Facebook, 2016.
  4. ^ Yahya, Nasidi Adamu (19 July 2016). "Yadda Malamai ke wa'azi a shafukan zumunta". ABC Hausa.
  5. ^ https://www.facebook.com/3refe/ [user-generated source]
  6. ^ Top Twitter User Rankings retrieved 3 June 2014
  7. ^ "تتصفح الآن: الكلباني : أنا عضو في اتحاد علماء المسلمين ولست إخوانياً .. والعريفي ليس إخوانياً". صحيفة أنحاء الإلكترونية. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017.
  8. ^ Gilligan, Andrew (27 September 2014). "The 'Club Med for terrorists'". The Telegraph.
  9. ^ "🚫 الآباء والأبناء والمربين ووقفات مع... – الصفحة الرسمية للشيخ د. محمد العريفي . – Facebook". facebook.com (in Arabic).
  10. ^ "أخبار 24 | العريفي ينشر صورة له برفقة الأمير محمد بن سلمان بعد إعلان". أخبار 24. 25 April 2016.
  11. ^ "العريفي ينشر صورة له برفقة الأمير محمد بن سلمان بعد إعلان "رؤية السعودية"". صحيفة سابق الإلكترونية. 27 April 1438.
  12. ^ عيسى, عمر (25 April 2016). "العريفي" يشكر ولي ولي العهد السعودي لهذا السبب". بوابة القاهرة.
  13. ^ "العريفي يلتقي مع بن سلمان بعد ساعات من إعلان رؤية 2030". الخليج أونلاين. الرياض. 25 April 2016.
  14. ^ "العريفي ينشر صورة له برفقة محمد بن سلمان بعد إعلان "رؤية السعودية"". صحيفة المرصد.
  15. ^ د. محمد العريفي [@MohamadAlarefe] (21 December 2016). "كانت جلسة خاصة، وحوار عميق، مليئ بالتفاؤل لمستقبل المملكة والعالم الإسلامي، والدعوة، والتحديات والخطط، مع الأمير محمد بن سلمان، شكر الله له https://t.co/owEoeEHOTl" [It was a special session, and a deep dialogue, full of optimism for the future of the Kingdom and the Islamic world, advocacy, challenges and plans, with Prince Mohammed bin Salman, thank God for him.] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "الشيخ العريفي ينشر صورة جمعته بـ محمد بن سلمان.. ويكشف ما دار بينهما". مـزمـز. 22 December 2016.
  17. ^ "الشيخ "العريفي" ينشر صورة جمعته بـمحمد بن سلمان .. ويكشف ما دار بينهما". صحيفة المرصد. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  18. ^ IGA Staff (17 June 2016). "Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets Obama after Welcoming an ISIS Supporter". The Institute for Gulf Affairs.
  19. ^ "تساؤلات بعد إيقاف حساب الشيخ السعودي محمد العريفي على تويتر". BBC. 29 December 2018.
  20. ^ "مجتهد: الوضع النفسي للشيخ العريفي سيء وصودرت حساباته على مواقع التواصل". El-Nashra. 14 February 2021.
  21. ^ a b Christian Science Monitor: "Saudi Arabia presses 'YouTube imams' to toe the line on Yemen – Popular Muslim clerics are using social media to stir dissent beyond the purview of government-controlled mosques and satellite TV stations. Saudi Arabia is sensitive to criticism of its war in Yemen" By Taylor Luck 2 June 2015
  22. ^ "Madhur temple undergoes massive renovation". Arab News. 27 May 2013.
  23. ^ "Banned preacher under scrutiny over links to young Cardiff men fighting with Isis in Iraq and Syria". ITV. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  24. ^ Morris, Steven (23 June 2014). "Father of Cardiff jihadists says his sons were radicalised in 'pop-up' schools". Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  25. ^ "Den nationale sanktionsliste - Religious preachers with entry ban". www.nyidanmark.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  26. ^ Jensen, Teis (2 May 2017). "Denmark bans six 'hate preachers' from entering the country". Reuters. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
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