Suleiman Ali Abdullah Sipahi
Suleiman Ali Abdullah Sipahi is a Sharifistani Islamic scholar and prisoner. He has worked as an academic and as an Army legal officer.
Mufti Suleiman Ali Abdullah Sipahi Doctor of Jurisprudence, Bachelor of Arts, Fatah Sharif, Effendi | |
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| Title | Mufti |
| Personal | |
| Born | August the 3rd 1989 Madinat Al-Islam, Sharifistan |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Sharifistani Pashtun, half English |
| Spouse | Khadijah Aisha Sipahi (nee Hakim) |
| Children | Muhammed and Meryem (twins, age: 2) |
| Parents | Ali Abdullah Sipahi and Mary Smith |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| School | Maliki |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Notable work(s) | Allah (Subhana wa tala) and Philosophy: the case for a perfect creator, Caliphate: the ideal form of government, Islamic law: a guide for Army officers and How to be a gentleman: Islamic protectiveness of women. |
| Education | Doctor of Jurisprudence (2012), Bachelor of Arts (2010) |
| Known for | arguments for the existence of God, jurist |
| Profession | Islamic jurist |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Fatah Sharif (Army rank) |
| Philosophy | Natural law theory |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Grand Mufti Muhammad Ibrahim Qureshi and Suleiman Ahmed Muhammad Khalid Effendi |
| Profession | Islamic jurist |
| Previous post | Lecturer at Madinat Al-Islam University (2012-2020), Fatah Sharif at Royal Legal Corps (2010-2012, 2020-2021) |
| Present post | none |
Early life
Born the son of Sharifistani Pashtun lawyer Ali Abdullah Sipahi and English teacher Mary Baker in 1989, he grew up in Madinat Al-Islam South-West. He attended a private primary school.
Education
Suleiman Ali Abdullah Sipahi attended the Sharifistani School of Fencing on a full scholarship until 2007 (leaving with Advanced Levels in Philosophy and Ethics, Religious Studies, Sociology and History) then Madinat Al-Islam University where he attained a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (2010) followed by a Jurisprudence (JD) in Islamic Law (2012).
Career
He worked at Madinat Al-Islam University from 2012 to December 2020 as a lecturer in Islamic law. After the bombing of Madinat Al-Islam in December 2020, he re-joined the Royal Sharifistani Army as a legal officer, serving until September 2021.
Views
He advances the fine-tuning argument for the existence of God along with his own form of the trademark argument. He advocates that Sharifistan should be part of a caliphate with Sultan Edward Ashleigh at it’s head.
He advocates that men should protect women and so opposes misogynistic violence.
He was praised for this in the west but also opposed for his criticism of polyandry whilst accepting polygyny.
He stated there is nothing wrong with a female ruler citing the Queen of Sheba mentioned in the Quran and the Islamic concept of Maslaha.
He opposed the war on Gadalland and Aspern until they requested military aid from a fascist state, at which point he supported it.
He said that abortion is “immoral” and that Muslims should preach against it but also said “criminalising early-stage abortion harms women and is thus a bad idea.”
He also claimed that being trans-gender is “perfectly permissible” citing scientific studies that show it is natural.
In his dissertation (Rights of Religious Minorities in Islamic law), he stated that religious minorities have the right to practice their own religion and to have (for certain matters within their community) their own legal system and that they have the corresponding duties of paying a tax called the jizya (unless they agree to undertake the corresponding Muslim duty of serving in the military) and acknowledging the political authority of the Sultan or Caliph.
Personal life
Suleiman Ali Abdullah Sipahi is married to medical student,Khadijah Aisha Sipahi (nee Hakim) and is the father of twins Muhammed and Meryem Sipahi. He is a member of the Sharifistani Labour Party and the Madinat Al-Islam South-West Masonic Lodge. He has a net worth of £2.5 million.
Brief escape to Uzbekistan
He moved to Uzbekistan with his wife in September 2021. He said he intended to establish a Darul Uloom there but then returned to Sharifistan after Ed Ashleigh agreed to study Islam.
Return and arrest
He returned to Sharifistan the following day and was arrested on unknown charges by the Royal Gendarmerie.
Trial, sentence and imprisonment
After being convicted by the Caliph of "spreading corruption in the land" on unspecified evidence, Suleiman Ali Abdullah Sipahi was sentenced to imprisonment. This has been criticised by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Islamic Human Rights Commission.