Sheikh Ali Jaber
{{Short description|Indonesian preacher (1976–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Not to be confused with|text=Ali Jaber}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sheikh Ali Jaber
| image = Syekh Ali Jaber, 00.02.png
| image_size = 220px
| native_name = علي صالح محمد علي جابر
| native_name_lang = Arabic
| alias =
| birth_date = 3 February 1976
| birth_place = Medina, Saudi Arabia
| death_date = 14 January 2021 (aged 44)
| death_place = Jakarta, Indonesia
| genre = Islamic, Nasheed, Hamd, Na'at
| occupation = Qari, imam, Habib, Da'i
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2008–2021
| label =
| associated_acts =
| website =
| birth_name = Ali Saleh Mohammed Ali Jaber
}}
Ali Saleh Mohammed Ali Jaber ({{langx|ar|علي صالح محمد علي جابر|ʿAlī Ṣāliḥ Muḥammad ʿAlī Ǧābir}}) or better known as Sheikh Ali Jaber (3 February 1976 – 14 January 2021) was a Saudi Arabian-born preacher and scholar with Indonesian nationality.{{Cite web|last=Lestari|first=Puput Puji|date=14 January 2021|title=Profile Of Sheikh Ali Jaber, Becoming An Indonesian Citizen Thanks To President SBY And His Wish To Be Buried In Lombok
|url=https://voi.id/en/lifestyle/26835/profil-syekh-ali-jaber-menjadi-wni-berkat-presiden-sby-dan-keinginannya-dimakamkan-di-lombok|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 February 2021|website=Voi}} He has also been a judge on Hafiz Indonesia and has proselytised for Islam on television.
Personal life
Ali Jaber has been devoted to reading the Qur'an since childhood. It was his father who initially motivated Ali Jaber to study the Qur'an.
Although at first what he lived was the wish of his father, over time he realized it was his own need and by the age of eleven, he had memorized 30 juz of the Qur'an.
Sheikh Ali Jaber began memorizing the Quran at a young age and later pursued formal Islamic education in Saudi Arabia. He studied under some of the most prominent scholars of the time and obtained a degree in Shariah Law from the Islamic University of Madinah.{{Cite web |title=Education and Career |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1782051/saudi-arabia}}
After finishing his studies, Sheikh Ali Jaber became an Islamic scholar, preacher, and Quran reciter. He gave talks and lectures in different mosques and Islamic centers in many countries. People liked his speeches because they were easy to understand and related to problems faced by people today. He also wrote many books on Islamic subjects.{{Cite web |title=Popular Quran reciter dies {{!}} The National News |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/popular-saudi-quran-reciter-sheikh-ali-jaber-dies-of-covid-19-in-indonesia}}
Stabbing
On 13 September 2020, Syekh Ali Jaber was stabbed by an unknown person while lecturing at the Falahuddin Mosque, Sukajawa, Bandar Lampung. As a result, he suffered a stab wound to the right arm.{{cite web|author=CARLOS K.Y. PAATH|date=14 September 2020|title=Muslim Preacher Ali Jaber Describes His Attacker as "Well-Trained"|url=https://jakartaglobe.id/news/muslim-preacher-ali-jaber-describes-his-attacker-as-welltrained/|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=14 September 2020|website=|publisher=Jakartaglobe}} The suspect, who was born on 1 April 1996, Alfin Andrian, was successfully secured.{{cite web|author=Rizky Aditya Prnama|date=14 September 2020|title=The Perpetrator Of The Stabbing, Sheikh Ali Jaber, Is Detained For The Next 20 Days|url=https://voi.id/en/news/13880/read|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=15 September 2021|website=|publisher=Voi}}
Death
Sheikh Ali Jaber died on 14 January 2021, at age 44 from post-COVID-19 complications at YARSI Hospital, Cempaka Putih, Jakarta.{{Cite news|author=News Desk|date=15 January 2021|title=Islamic preacher Syekh Ali Jaber dies at 44|work=TheJakartaPost|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2021/01/15/islamic-preacher-syekh-ali-jaber-dies-at-44.html|access-date=3 February 2021}}
Filmography
= Television =
- Nikmatnya Sedekah
- Cahaya dari Madinah
- Kurma (kuliah ramadhan)
- Hafiz Indonesia
- Damai Indonesiaku
- Kultum Bersama Syekh Ali Jaber
= Film =
- Surga Menanti
References
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External links
- {{Instagram|syekh.alijaber}}
{{Islam in Indonesia}}
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Category:Saudi Arabian emigrants to Indonesia
Category:Indonesian people of Saudi Arabian descent
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
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