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((Short description|Druze Spiritual Leader))
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[[Image:Amin Tarif 1950.jpg|right|thumb|Sheikh Amin Tarif, 1950.]]
[[File:The Grave of Sheikh Ameen Tareef (6).JPG|thumb|The Grave of Sheikh Ameen Tareef in [[Julis]], [[Israel]].]]
'''Amin Tarif''' (((lang-ar|أمين طريف)), [[Hebrew]]: אמין טריף; born 1898, died October 2, 1993) was the [[qadi]], or spiritual leader, of the [[Druze]] in [[Mandatory Palestine]] from 1928 and then [[Israel]] until his death in 1993. Such was the esteem in which he was held among Druze internationally that [[Sheikh]] Amin was regarded by many within the community as the preeminent spiritual authority in the Druze world.<ref>Dana, Nissim. The Druze in the Middle East: their faith, leadership, identity and status. 2003. pg.14.</ref>

Sheikh Amin was born in 1898 in the village of [[Julis]] in Upper Western [[Galilee]]. One of four brothers and two sisters, Amin was the youngest son of Sheikh Tarif Tarif, spiritual leader of the Druze in [[Galilee]] from 1888 till his death.

In 1911, after graduating from fourth grade, Amin travelled to the [[Khalwat al-Bayada]], near [[Hasbaya]], in [[Mount Lebanon]]. There he studied the basics of the Druze religion, graduating in 1918. Returning to Julis, the Sheikh adopted an ascetic lifestyle according to Druze ideals, living modestly from grains grown for his own needs.

In 1928, following the death of his father, it was decided to appoint Amin as spiritual leader of the Druze community. In addition to serving as his community's spiritual leader, Tarif served as Chairman of the Druze Religious Court of Appeals from 1963 and managed the assets of [[Maqam (shrine)|Maqam]] [[Nabi Shu'ayb]] - a religious complex that Druze believe houses the tomb of the Prophet Jethro.<ref>Dana, Nissim. The Druze in the Middle East: their faith, leadership, identity and status. 2003. pg 80.</ref>

Despite the esteem in which Amin was held, his relationship with Druze in neighbouring states was complicated by the Sheikh's loyalty to the State of Israel. In 1977, following complaints from the community in Lebanon that Israeli shelling threatened the Khalwat al-Bayada, he advised Druze members of the Knesset to ask questions of the Israeli government.<ref>((cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/05/obituaries/sheik-amin-tarif-arab-druse-leader-in-israel-dies-at-95.html | work=The New York Times | title=Sheik Amin Tarif, Arab Druse Leader In Israel, Dies at 95 | first=Eric | last=Pace | date=October 5, 1993 | accessdate=April 23, 2010))</ref>

In 1990, Amin was awarded the [[Israel Prize]] for his special contribution to society and the State of Israel,<ref name=prize>((Cite web| title = Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1990 (in Hebrew)| url = http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashmag/Tashnab_Tashmag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashan))</ref> being one of the few non-Jews receive this award.

Sheikh Amin died on October 2, 1993. The Israeli President, [[Ezer Weizman]], the Prime Minister [[Yitzhak Rabin]] and the Chairman of the [[Knesset]] were among the dignitaries present at his funeral. Simultaneously, additional ceremonies, attended by tens of thousands of Druze, took place in [[Syria]] and Lebanon.

The Sheikh was buried in a room at his family home in Julis. His tomb has since become a place of pilgrimage - large numbers of Druze visit the Sheikh's resting-place annually on the anniversary of his death.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.sheikh-ameen-tareef.net/eng/index.htm |title=:: Sheikh AMEEN TAREEF ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609154403/http://www.sheikh-ameen-tareef.net/eng/index.htm |archive-date=2013-06-09 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

Sheikh Amin's grandson, [[Mowafak Tarif]], succeeded his grandfather as the spiritual leader of Israel's Druze.

In June 2009 sectarian clashes between Druze and [[Christian Arab]] youth in the town of [[Shefa-'Amr]] were sparked by the posting of a YouTube clip dishonouring Sheikh Amin's memory.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3733898,00.html Man suspected of circulating anti-Druze video arrested], Ynetnews, 06.19.09, Israeli News</ref>

==See also==
*[[Druze in Israel]]
*[[List of Israel Prize recipients]]
*[[Saleh Tarif]], the first non-Jewish Israeli government minister and the grandson of Sheikh Amin Tarif
*[[Mowafak Tarif]], spiritual leader of the Druze in Israel and the grandson of Sheikh Amin Tarif

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==

English-language site dedicated to the Sheikh's memory.
* https://web.archive.org/web/20130609154403/http://www.sheikh-ameen-tareef.net/eng/index.htm

Photograph of Sheikh Amin Tarif.
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071022233747/http://www.druzehistoryandculture.com/Sheikh%20Tarif.jpg

The Sheikh's tomb in Julis.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060518122003/http://www.druzehistoryandculture.com/Sheikh%20Tarif%202.jpg]
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