Shaikh Rashid Bin Ibrahim Al Muraikhi ( ar, الشيخ راشد بن ابراهيم المريخي) is a prominent

Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, r ...

Sunni Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a dis ...

Islamic Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the ma ...

scholar and teacher in

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and a ...

. He used to be the khateeb of the Shaikh Isa Bin Ali Mosque in

Muharraq Muharraq ( ar, المحرق, al-Muḥarraq) is Bahrain's third largest city and served as its capital until 1932 when it was replaced by Manama. The population of Muharraq in 2012 was 176,583. The city is located on Muharraq Island. Bahrain Int ...

until 1988. He has been praised for his role in bridging the

Shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, mos ...

sectarian Sectarianism is a political or cultural conflict between two groups which are often related to the form of government which they live under. Prejudice, discrimination, or hatred can arise in these conflicts, depending on the political status quo ...

divide in Bahrain and has warm relations with

scholars in Bahrain. As a leader of the

tradition in Bahrain, he has been a target of criticism by puritanical

Salafist The Salafi movement or Salafism () is a reform branch movement within Sunni Islam that originated during the nineteenth century. The name refers to advocacy of a return to the traditions of the "pious predecessors" (), the first three generati ...

activists for participating and endorsing

ceremony such as Al-Maulid Al-Nabawi (the birth of Muhammad) in which he recites poems about the event. His son, Shaikh Ibrahim Al Muraikhi, is the chief justice of the Supreme Sunni

Sharia Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam and is based on the sacred scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and the H ...

Court in Bahrain and the president of the Imam

Malik ibn Anas Malik ibn Anas ( ar, مَالِك بن أَنَس, ‎ 711–795 CE / 93–179 AH), whose full name is Mālik bin Anas bin Mālik bin Abī ʿĀmir bin ʿAmr bin Al-Ḥārith bin Ghaymān bin Khuthayn bin ʿAmr bin Al-Ḥārith al-Aṣbaḥī ...

Society. The Imam Malik Society is the only registered Sufi organization in Bahrain. Among Shaikh Rashid's published works is ''Raf' al-Astar 'an Shubuhat wa Dalalat Sahib al- Hiwar'' ("Exposing the Insinuations and Aggravations of the Author of the 'Debate with al-Maliki"). Among his teachers are Shaikh Mohammed Al Hijazi of

, Shaikh Mohammed Abil Mulla of al-Hasa, Shaikh Abbas Bin Alawi Al Maliki of

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(brother of Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki), and Shaikh Abdul Qadir Al Sagga

of

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Gulf Daily News The ''Gulf Daily News'' (''GDN'') is an English-language local newspaper published in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Al Hilal Group. The paper, which is one of six daily newspapers in Bahrain, calls itself "The Voice of Bahrain". Al Hilal Group publi ...

, 12 July 2009
Sufi clerics plan German pilgrimage

, 12 July 2009
أكد أنهم أولى بالسلف من غيرهم... شيخ الصوفية في البحرين راشد المريخي: //البحرين
- Al Wasat, 7 October 2008
مبادرات المريخي... أم بيانات السعيدي؟
Al Wasat, 18 October 2008

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