Ahmed Ar-Rifai
6th-century founder of Rifa'i Sufi Order
Hazrat Sheikh Ahmed Ar-Rifai (1118-1182) was a Sufi master and saint. He founded the Rifai Sufi order.[1]
He was born in the Hasen region of Iraq. He died and was buried in Northern Iraq near Tal Afar.[2] His shrine is respected by most Muslims, Shia or Sunni. However, in 2014, this shrine was destroyed by the ISIS terrorists[source?].