The Tariqa ash Shadhiliya is a Sufi order founded by Abu-l-Hassan ash-Shadhili. Followers (murids Arabic: seekers) of the Shadhiliya are often known as Shadhilis. Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... Shaykh Abu’l-Hassan ash-Shadhili was born in the north of Morocco in 1175 into a family of peasant labourers. ... Murid (Arabic: مريد ) is a Sufi term meaning committed one. It refers to a person who is committed to a teacher in the spiritual path of Sufism. ...

It is the most popular Sufi order in North Africa and some of its followers have made great contributions to Arab and Islamic literature, including Sheikh Ibn 'Ata Allah, author of the Hikam, and Sheikh Ahmed Zarruq, who was the author of a commentary on the Risala of al-Qayrawani (a standard work in Maliki Islamic jurisprudence) and a commentary on the Hikam. He also wrote extensively on Sufism and law. Another is Sheikh ibn Ajibah who wrote a commentary on the Qur'an. Many of the sheikhs of al-Azhar University in Egypt have also been followers of the Shadhili tariqa.  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa. ... For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Ahmad ibn Muhammad Ibn Ata Allah (d. ... Sheikh Ahmed Zarruq was a Shadhili Sufi Sheikh and founder of the Zarruqiyye branch of the Shadhili Sufi order (Tariqa). ... For other uses, see Risala (disambiguation). ... This page deals with Islamic thought. ... The Qur’ān [1] (Arabic: , literally the recitation; also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Koran, or Al-Quran) is the central religious text of Islam. ... Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo Egypt Al-Azhar University (Arabic: الأزهر الشريف; al-Azhar al-Shareef, the Noble Azhar), is a premier Egyptian institution of higher learning, world-renowned for its position as a center of Islamic scholarship and education. ...

The Hamadiyya Shadhili branch is the most popular. The Darqawi Shadhili branch is found mostly in Morocco and the Alawiyya (no connection to the Turkish or Syrian Alawi or Alevi groups) is found mostly in Algeria but now also in Syria, Jordan, and France amongst French North-Africans. The British Muslim convert Martin Lings wrote an extensive biography of the founding Sheikh of this branch, Sheikh Ahmad al-Alawi, entitled 'A Sufi Saint of the 20th century' (ISBN 0-946621-50-0) The Darqawiyya or Darqawa Sufi order was a branch of the Shadhiliyah brotherhood. ... Ahmad ibn Mustafa al-Alawi (1869–14 July 1934), (Arabic: أحمد بن مصطفى العلاوي), was the founder of one of the most important modern Sufi Muslim orders, the Darqawiyya Alawiyya, a branch of the Shadhiliyya. ... Alawite is a Middle Eastern Syria. ... Alevis (Turkish: Aleviler Kurdish: ) are a religious, sub-ethnic and cultural community in Turkey numbering in the millions. ... Martin Lings Martin Lings (Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din) (January 24, 1909 – May 12, 2005) was a lifelong student and follower of Frithjof Schuon and a British scholar of Sufism. ... Ahmad ibn Mustafa al-Alawi (1869–14 July 1934), (Arabic: أحمد بن مصطفى العلاوي), was the founder of one of the most important modern Sufi Muslim orders, the Darqawiyya Alawiyya, a branch of the Shadhiliyya. ...

The Swedish impressionist painter and Sufi scholar Sheikh Abd Al-Hadi Aqhili (1869-1917) was the first official Moqaddam (representative) of the Shadhili Order in Western Europe. Ivan Abd Al-Hadi Aguéli (Johan Gustaf Agelii or Sheikh Abd Al-Hadi Aqhili), (Sala, Kingdom of Sweden May 24, 1869 - Barcelona, Spain October 1, 1917) was a Swedish-born Impressionist painter and Sufi scholar. ...

Early Origins

(By permission of Dr. Alan Godlas to post to Wikipedia) ([1])

"The Shadhiliya Order, named after Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili (d. 656 AH/1258 CE), whose tomb is at Humaythara on Egypt's Red Sea coast, has branches throughout North Africa and the Arab world. It has also become established in Europe and the United States. One shaykh who has brought the Shadhiliya to the U.S. is Sidi Shaykh Muhammad al-Jamal ar-Rifa'i as-Shadhili. [2] The Shadhiliya derives from the tariqat of Abu Madyan Shu'ayb (d. 594 AH/1198 CE), whose tomb is in Tlemcen, Algeria. A recent book, The Way of Abu Madyan, by the scholar Vincent Cornell, provides his biography, a discussion of his teachings, and a number of texts written by Abu Madyan and translated into English along with the original Arabic." [3]

Important Figures

1. Abu Madyan Sidi Abu Madyan Choaïb ben al-Houssein al-Ansari ((1126-1198) was a Sufi teacher, scholar and writer and poet. ...

2. Abdeslam Ben Mchich (d. 625 AH/1228 CE), another disciple of Abu Madyan, who transmitted his teachings to Abu-l Hassan ash Shadhili.

3. Abu-l-Hassan ash-Shadhili Shaykh Abu’l-Hassan ash-Shadhili was born in the north of Morocco in 1175 into a family of peasant labourers. ...

4. Abu-l-'Abbas al-Mursi (d. 686 AH/1287 CE), whose shrine is in Alexandria, Egypt. From another angle, visit the Mosque and Tomb of al-Mursi. This article is about the city in Egypt. ...

5. Ibn 'Ata Allah Iskandari (d. 709/1309 in Cairo), who wrote the text The Key to Salvation: A Sufi Manual of Invocation (Miftah al-Falah) (chapter available here). Another of Ibn 'Ata Allah's works is the Hikam (maxims or aphorisms), partially translated here by Ayesha Bewley. Ahmad ibn Muhammad Ibn Ata Allah (d. ...

6. ibn Abbad of Ronda Author of a commentary on the Hikam and a small treatise on Sufism.

7. An important Shadhili shaykh in Morocco was Muhammad al-Jazuli (d. between 869/1465 and 875/1461), whose fame was spread throughout the Muslim world by his collection of prayers titled Dala'il al-Khairat. The Jazuliya order, which he founded, is discussed by Prof. Vincent Cornell in his book Realm of the Saint: Power and Authority in Moroccan Sufism, as are other Moroccan Sufi orders and saints. [4] Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli (died 1465) was a Moroccan muslim of Berber origin who is most famous for compiling the Dalail ul Khairat, an extremely popular Muslim prayer book. ... Dalail ul Khairat (meaning the Waymarks of Benefits) is a famous collection of prayers for the Prophet Muhammad, which was written by the Moroccan Sufi and Islamic Scholar Muhammad al-Jazuli (died 1465). ...

8. Sheikh Ahmed Zarruq Founder of the Zarruqiyya order. Commentator on the Hikam and author of numerous works on jurisprudence and Sufism Sheikh Ahmed Zarruq was a Shadhili Sufi Sheikh and founder of the Zarruqiyye branch of the Shadhili Sufi order (Tariqa). ...

9. Ahmad ibn Ajiba Sufi saint and author of a commentary on the Qur'an and a commentary on the Hikam. Ahmad ibn Ajiba (1747 - 1809) was an 18th-century Moroccan saint in the Darqawa Sufi Islamic lineage. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... The Qur’ān [1] (Arabic: , literally the recitation; also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Koran, or Al-Quran) is the central religious text of Islam. ...

10. Sidi ad-Darqawi Founder of the Darqawi Sufi order. The Darqawiyya or Darqawa Sufi order was a branch of the Shadhiliyah brotherhood. ... The Darqawiyya or Darqawa Sufi order was a branch of the Shadhiliyah brotherhood. ...

11. Sheikh Muhammad ibn al-Habib (A Sheikh of the Darqawi order which is derived from the Shadhili order. Sayyidi Muhammad ibn al-Habib ibn as-Siddiq al-Amghari al-Idrisi al-Hasani (1876 - January 10, 1972) was a Islamic teacher, author, and shaykh of the Darqawa tariqa in Morocco. ... For other uses, see Sheikh (disambiguation). ...

12. Sidi Mohammed Bennaser Edderai (1603-1674) from Tamegroute, Morocco, leader of the order of the Nasiriyyin. Tamegroute is a village in the south of Morocco, in the valley of the Draa River. ...

13. Muhammad bin 'Ali Ba'Alawi, from whom the 'Alawiya Order, also known as the Ba'Alawiya Order, derives. [5] See a brief summary of The Way of the Bani Alawiyah - At-Tariqah al-'Alawiyah.[6]

14. Shaykh Ahmad al-Alawi al-Mostaghanimi, Algeria, a Sufi master of the 20th Century. Martin Lings has written an account of his teachings.

Branches

The Darqawiyya, a Moroccan branch of the Shadhili order, was founded in the late 18th century CE by Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi. Selections from the Letters of Shaykh al-Darqawi have been translated by the scholar Ayesha Bewley. [7] One of the first tariqas to be established in the West was the 'Alawiya branch of the Darqawiyya, [8] which was named after Shaykh Ahmad ibn Mustafa al-'Alawi al-Mustaghanimi, popularly known as Shaykh al-Alawi. A significant book about him, written by Martin Lings, is A Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century. The Darqawiyya or Darqawa Sufi order was a branch of the Shadhiliyah brotherhood. ... Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi (1760-1823) was a Moroccan Sufi reformer and Daee. ... Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi (1760-1823) was a Moroccan Sufi reformer and Daee. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Martin Lings Martin Lings (Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din) (January 24, 1909 – May 12, 2005) was a lifelong student and follower of Frithjof Schuon and a British scholar of Sufism. ...

The 'Attasiyah Order is a branch of the 'Alawi Order. It is centered in Yemen but also has zawiyas (hospices) in Pakistan, India, and Myanmar. The 'Alawiya order in Yemen has recently been studied by the anthropologist David Buchman. In his article "The Underground Friends of God and Their Adversaries: A Case Study and Survey of Sufism in Contemporary Yemen", Professor Buchman summarizes the results of his six month period of fieldwork in Yemen. The article was originally published in the journal Yemen Update, vol. 39 (1997), pp. 21-24. Anthem Kaba Ma Kyei Capital Naypyidaw Largest city Yangon Official languages Burmese Demonym Burmese Government Military junta  -  Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Than Shwe  -  Prime Minister Soe Win  -  Acting Prime Minister Thein Sein Establishment  -  Bagan 849–1287   -  Taungoo Dynasty 1486–1752   -  Konbaung Dynasty 1752–1885   -  Colonial rule...

A Shadhili shaykh who has established centers in the West is Shaykh Abdalqadir al-Murabit, a Scottish convert to Islam, whose lineage is Shadhili-Darqawi. Currently his order is known as the Murabitun. At other times his order has been known as the Darqawiyya and Habibiya. One of the first books that Shaykh Abdalqadir wrote was The Book of Strangers, which he authored under the name Ian Dallas. For a brief anecdote of Shaykh Abdalqadir in the early 1970's, go here. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Shaykh abdalqadir. ... This article is about the modern movement - the medieval al-Murabitun dynasty in Morocco and Spain is found at Almoravides. ... The Darqawiyya or Darqawa Sufi order was a branch of the Shadhiliyah brotherhood. ...

Another contemporary order deriving, in part, from Shaykh Abdalqadir al-Murabit is the al-Haydariyah al-Shadhiliyah, headed by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri. Of Shi'ite descent, Shaykh Fadhlalla teaches within neither a Shi'i nor a Sunni framework. Shaykh Fadhlallah Haeri, mystic scholar Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri is a Sufi shaykh who was born in the Islamic holy city of Karbala, Iraq, a descendant of five generations of well-known and revered spiritual leaders. ... Shia Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 10-15% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ...

There is another branch of the Shadhili-Darqawi Order known as the Shadhili-Darqawi-Hashimi branch, which is firmly established in both Damascus and Jordan. This branch of the Shadhili tariqa was established through Sheikh Muhammad al-Hashimi al-Tilmisani who, as a young man, migrated from North Africa to Damascus with his spiritual guide (murshid), who was a disciple of Sheikh Ahmad al-'Alawi (see above Martin Lings). Sheikh Muhammad al-Hashimi received his authorization (ijaza) to be a murshid of the Shadhili tariqa from Sheikh Ahmad al-'Alawi when the latter was visiting Damascus in the early 1920s. A Murshid is the teacher and guide to his disciples (Mureedh). ... Martin Lings Martin Lings (Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din) (January 24, 1909 – May 12, 2005) was a lifelong student and follower of Frithjof Schuon and a British scholar of Sufism. ... An ijazah is a certificate used primarily by Muslims to indicate that one has been authorized by a higher authority to transmit a certain subject or text of Islamic knowledge. ...

Perhaps the most well known spiritual guides (murshideen) in the West of this branch of the Shadhili tariqa are Sheikh Nuh Ha Mim Keller and Sheikh Muhammad al Yaqoubi. The former is an American convert to Islam who resides in Amman, Jordan. Some of his writings are available here. His official website is here. The latter, Sheikh al Yaqoubi, traces his lineage in the tariqa through his father and grandfather. He often lectures in the West, most notably at the Shaykh Ibrahim Institute, named for his father, and Zaytuna Institute in California. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Shaykh as-Sayyid Muhammad al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani as-Shami al Hanafi descends from a scholarly family whose lineage goes back to the Prophet, salla Allahu alayhi sallam, through his grandson Sayyiduna al-Hasan, radiya Allahu anhu. ... For other meanings, see Amman (disambiguation) and Ammann. ...

Between October 17-26, 1999 the First International Shadhilian Festival occurred in Egypt. It concluded with a pilgrimage to the tomb of Abu 'l-Hasan al-Shadhili and involved Sufi gatherings of dhikr and the singing of qasidas, or classical poetry. Qasida (also spelled qasidah) in Arabic قصيدة, in Persian قصیده, is a form of poetry from pre-Islamic Arabia. ...

The Burhaniya (or Burhamiya), named after Shaykh Burhan al-Din Ibrahim al-Dasuqi (d. 687/1288), sometimes regarded as derived from the Shadhili order and sometimes from the Rifa'i order, is active today in Egypt. A branch in Australia is led by Murshid F.A. Ali ElSenossi whose organization is called the Almiraj Sufi and Islamic Study Centre. The Rifai (also Rufai) are a Sufi order most commonly found in the Arab Middle East but also in Turkey and the Balkans. ...

The Spiritual Chain

The (silsila) of the Shadhili order is as follows: Silsila is a 1981 Bollywood movie directed by Yash Chopra. ...

• Muhammad
• Ali ibn Abi Talib
• Sheikh Fassy ash shadhili
• Imam Hasan ibn Ali
• Sheikh Muhammad Jarbadi
• Sheikh Sa'id Qirwani
• Sheikh Fatih Mas'udi
• Sheikh Abu al-Qasim Mirwani
• Sheikh Abu Ishaq Ibrahim Basri
• Sheikh Qutubuddin Mahmud Qazwini
• Sheikh Shamsuddin
• Sheikh Tajuddin
• Sheikh Abu al-Hasan Ali
• Sheikh Taqiuddin Sufi
• Sheikh Abu Madyan
• Sheikh Abdeslam Ben Mshish
• Sheikh Nuruddin Abu-l-Hassan ash-Shadhili

Muhammad in a new genre of Islamic calligraphy started in the 17th century by Hafiz Osman. ... Ali ibn Abu Talib (Arabic: علي بن أبي طالب translit: ‘AlÄ« ibn Abu Ṭālib Persian: علی پسر ابو طالب) ‎ (599 – 661) is an early Islamic leader. ... al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib ()‎ (c. ... Sidi Abu Madyan Choaïb ben al-Houssein al-Ansari ((1126-1198) was a Sufi teacher, scholar and writer and poet. ... Shaykh Abu’l-Hassan ash-Shadhili was born in the north of Morocco in 1175 into a family of peasant labourers. ...

External links

• Shadhiliya (Shazuliya) Tariqa An introduction to the tariqa, with Powerful Hizbs Collections and full history of Imam Shadhili with Rare Picture Galleries.
• Shadhili Tariqa A comprehensive introduction to the tariqa, with most viewd articles
• Shaykh Ibrahim Institute
• Attasia Tariqa (Arabic)
• Damascus Breeze Memories of Sheikh Abdur Rahman Shaghouri, the murshid of Sheikh Nuh Keller.
• Sidi Shaykh Muhammad al-Jamal, his teachings and books
• The Shadhiliya Sufi Center in California follows Sidi Muhammad al-Jamal
• The Shadhili Darqawi 'Alawi branch
• A biography of Sheikh Muhammad ibn al Habib of the Darqawi branch
• Tariqa Burhaniya as Shadhiliya
• The Fons Vitae Ibn 'Ata'Allah Translation Book Series
• The Founders of the Shadhili Order
• [9] A sufi anasheed group based in avignon, France.