Who is Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Aal Al-Sheikh, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia?
Duniya-e-Islam mein chand shakhsiyat aisi hain jinki awaaz ko aalmi (global) satah par ahmiyat di jaati hai. Inhi mein se ek ahem naam Sheikh Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Aal Al-Sheikh ka hai, jo is waqt Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ke Grand Mufti ke ohday (position) par faiz hain. Yeh Saudi Arab ka sab se aala mazhabi (religious) ohda hai, aur is haisiyat se Sheikh Abdul-Aziz na sirf mulk ke andar, balke duniya bhar mein phaili hui Salafi tehreek (movement) ke laakhon pairon-karon (followers) ke liye ek markazi shakhsiyat ki haisiyat rakhte hain.
A Legacy of Influence: The Aal Al-Sheikh Family (Asar-o-Rasookh Ki Meeras: Aal Al-Sheikh Khandan)
Sheikh Abdul-Aziz ka asar-o-rasookh (influence) sirf unke ohday tak mehdood nahi, balke unke khandan ki tareekh se bhi gehrai se jurra hua hai. Aal Al-Sheikh khandan ki tareekh darasal Salafi/Wahhabi soch ke bani (founder), Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab (1703–1792), se ja milti hai. Yeh unhi ki nasal se hain. Pichle 250 saalon se, Aal Al-Sheikh khandan Saudi Arab ke mazhabi aur adalti (judicial) idaron ko control karta aa raha hai. Iske ilawa, unke hukmran (ruling) Al-Saud khandan ke sath gehre rishtay aur shadiyan bhi hain, jisne unke asar ko mazeed mustahkam (stable) kiya hai.
A Leading Voice of the Global Salafi Movement (Aalmi Salafi Tehreek Ki Ek Numayan Awaaz)
Saudi Arabia ke Grand Mufti honay ki wajah se, Sheikh Abdul-Aziz aalmi Salafi tehreek ke ek ahem rehenuma hain. Unke fatway (rulings) Qur’an ki lafzi (literal) tashreeh (interpretation) par mabni (based) hotay hain. Unhon ne kayi mauqon par aam riwaaj (traditions) par tanqeed (criticism) ki hai:
- Unhon ne Musalmanon ko saalgirah (birthdays) aur shadi ki saalgirah (anniversaries) mananay se mana kiya hai.
- Unhon ne Arab duniya mein maqbool honay walay Turkish soap operas ko waqt ka ziya (waste) qarar diya.
- Unhon ne DA’ISH (ISIS) ko “shar” (evil) aur “Islam ka sab se bara dushman” qarar diya.
- 2017 mein, unhon ne Hamas ko ek “dehshat-gard tanzeem” qarar diya, jis par ek Israeli wazir ne unki tareef ki.
Navigating Changing Times: Vision 2030 (Badaltay Auqaat Mein Rehnumai: Vision 2030)
1932 mein Saudi riyasat ke qayam mein mazhabi rehenumaon ka kirdar ahem tha, aur tab se unhein be-panah taqat haasil rahi hai. Taham, haal hi ke barson mein Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ke Vision 2030 ke tehet honay wali tez samaji (social) tabdeeliyon ki wajah se inka asar-o-rasookh kam ho raha hai.
Saudi Arab mein cinemas ka khulna, khawateen ko driving ki ijazat milna, aur music concerts ka ineqaad (organization) aisi tabdeeliyan hain jo riwayati (traditional) mazhabi soch se takrati (clash) hain. Is badaltay hue manzar-namay mein, Saudi Arabia ke Grand Mufti aur deegar mazhabi idaron ko apni ahmiyat barqarar rakhne ke liye naye tareeqon par ghaur karna par raha hai. Unka kirdar ab riyasat ki in nayi policies ki himayat karne aur unhein ek mazhabi jawaz (justification) faraham karne tak mehdood hota ja raha hai.
Mukhtasar yeh ke, Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Aal Al-Sheikh ek aisi shakhsiyat hain jo riwayati taqat aur jadeed (modern) daur ke challenges ke sangam (junction) par kharay hain. Unka asar aaj bhi la-zawal hai, lekin Vision 2030 ke tehet Saudi Arab jis tezi se badal raha hai, us mein unke kirdar ka mustaqbil dekhna intehai dilchasp hoga.
