Sheikh Abdullah Al-Habashi, Al-Ashaari Al-Rifai
(or Al-Habachi or AlHabashi and AlHabachi) (and sometimes his students are called the Ahbash "The Ethiopians")

The great impact of the A.I.C.P. on Muslims and its popularity among them is the result of the efforts of its leader and spiritual guide: Shaykh Abdullah al-Harariyy, whose lineage is from the same honorable Arab tribe as the Prophet, the tribe of Quraysh. With diligence and great devotion, peacefully and in sincerity, Shaykh Abdullah spreads the correct knowledge from Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet’s companions, and the generations of Muslims after them.

• Shaykh Abdullah started acquiring the Religious knowledge at a very young age. He memorized the Qur’an by heart and with tartil (reading correctly with tajwid rules) when he was only seven years old. He is a renowned Scholar of Tawhid, Fiqh, and the Hadith. He learned and mastered many fields of knowledge. These include: the Shafiiyy Fiqh (Rules of the Religion according to the school of Imam ash-Shafiiyy), its Usul (the Science of Inferring Rules and Judgments), Nahw (Arabic and Grammar), the Sciences of the Arabic language, Tafsir (Science of Explanation of the Qur’an), Tajwid (the proper recitation of the Qur’an), including the fourteen Qira’at (ways of reciting Qur’an), among others. He is a Scholar of Hadith (Muhaddith) and of its sciences. He is also an authority in the Fiqh and Usul of the other three madhhabs: Malikiyy, Hanbaliyy, and Hanafiyy. 
   
• Shaykh Abdullah narrates the hadith with continuous chains of narration linked all the way to Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Among the many prominent narrators of his chains are: Ibn Abbas, al-Hasan al Basriyy, ash-Shafiiyy, Abu Hanifah, Malik, Ahmad, at-Tabariyy, al-Ashariyy, al-Maturidiyy, al-Bukhariyy, Muslim, al-Bayhaqiyy, ath-Thawriyy, an-Nawawiyy, Ibn Hajar, at-Tahawiyy, al-Qadi Iyad, and al-Ghazaliyy.
   
• Shaykh Abdullah’s primary goal is to spread the truth of Islam, by teaching the correct belief of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaah, and he works with tenacious determination to reach his goal. His students have spread through more than forty (40) countries, across six (6) continents. He continues to support the Muslims in acquiring the knowledge and in fighting the deviant factions who attempt to spread misguidance in the name of Islam. 
   
• Shaykh Abdullah emphasizes the rich and moderate face of Islam - that of justice, truth, trustworthiness, knowledge, generosity, manners, excellence, and sound intellect.