Al-Ahbash

Al-Ahbash (Arabic: الأحباش‎‎ / al-aḥbash / English: The Ethiopians), also known as the Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (AICP) (Arabic: جمعية المشاريع الخيرية الإسلامية‎‎ / jam'iyyat al-mashari' al-khayriyya al-Islamiyya) is a Sufi religious movement which was founded in the mid-1980s. The group follow the teachings of Ethiopian scholar Abdullah al-Harari. The AICP claims to run its Islamic schools being affiliated with Al-Azhar, a claim which has been denied by Al-Azhar. Due to the group’s origins and activity in Lebanon, the Ahbash have been described as the "activist expression of Lebanese Sufism".

Al-Ahbash

Al-Ahbash (Arabic: الأحباش‎‎ / al-aḥbash / English: The Ethiopians), also known as the Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (AICP) (Arabic: جمعية المشاريع الخيرية الإسلامية‎‎ / jam'iyyat al-mashari' al-khayriyya al-Islamiyya) is a Sufi religious movement which was founded in the mid-1980s. The group follow the teachings of Ethiopian scholar Abdullah al-Harari. The AICP claims to run its Islamic schools being affiliated with Al-Azhar, a claim which has been denied by Al-Azhar. Due to the group’s origins and activity in Lebanon, the Ahbash have been described as the "activist expression of Lebanese Sufism".