The Holy Prophet  (peace and blessing be upon him) in a Nutshell

The Holy Beloved Prophet of Islam, the Seal of Prophethood and Messengership, the Chieftain of the Universe, the Spring of Divine Mercy, the Beloved of Almighty Allah, the Best of the Best,  Prophet Sidna Mohammed ibn Abdellah ibn Abdelmuttalib (peace and blessing be upon him) was born in Mecca in the year 569 CE.... [More] 

"The Antidote in Knowing the Rights of the Chosen Prophet"

Praise be to Allah who is alone in possessing His most splendid Name, and is the Owner of unconquerable might. Praise be to Allah who is Unique having the highest Names, the Owner of tremendous might, having neither beginning nor end. He is apparent... [More]

The Necessity to Praise, Respect and Honor the Prophet

Allah made it obligatory to support, revere and respect His Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him). He says, "We have sent you (Prophet Mohammed) as a witness and as a bearer of glad tidings and warning. So that you (people) believe in Allah and His Messenger and that you support him and revere him." 48:8-9. Allah also says...[More]

The Praise on the Prophet (saw), its verdict, obligation, and virtue  

Allah tells us, "Allah and His angels praise and venerate the Prophet. Believers, praise and venerate him and pronounce peace upon him in abundance." 33:56. Abbas' son stresses the fact that Allah and His angels praise and venerate Prophet Mohammed (peace and blessing be upon him). It has been said that Allah showers His mercy upon His Prophet (peace and blessing... [More]

Concept of Revitalization (tajdid) in Islam

“Man”, noted Ibn Khaldun cautions in his Muqaddima, "should not trust the suggestion that his minds makes, that it is able to comprehend all existing things and their causes and to know all the details of existence. Such a suggestion of...[More]

Sealness of Special Mohammedian Sainthood

According to Sufi tradition, the invisible hierarchy of sainthood consists of the 40 abdal (substitutes; for when any of them dies another is elected by God from the rank and file of the saints), seven awtad (stakes, or props, of faith), three nuqaba' (leaders; one who introduces people to his master), headed by the qutb (axis, pole) or ghawt (succour)...[More]

Al-Fatiha with the Intention of Reciting the Greatest Name

Among the greatest virtues (karamat) of Sidna Shaykh Abil Abbas Tijani (may Allah be pleased with him) that the paramount Khalifa, Sidi Abul Hassan Ali Harazem ibn al-Arbi Berrada al-Fasi (d. 1218/1803) reports in "The Epistle Bounty and Gratitude to the Companions and Confidants" is that the Almighty God have bestowed upon him the secrets of the Fatiha with the intentio...[More]

The Prayer of  Salat al-Fatih Prayer: The Matchless Sapphire 

The prayer of Salat al-Fatih is attributed to the great scholar, al-Qutb Abu Abdullah Sidi Mohammed al-Bakri Siddiqi of Egypt (d. 994/1585) (may Allah be satisfied with him), who stated that one prayer of the prayer is worth the reward of six hundred thousand ordinary prayers ...[More]

Wipers of Sins (Mukaffirat ad-Dunub)

Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran, “Say: O My servants who have transgressed against their own souls, despair not of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (39:53);...[More]

Succession in Sufism

The spiritual succession is often represented as a tree: as it grows from a sapling to fully matured tree, it throws out branches, and these in turn sometimes develop still other, lesser branches. The same hold true for Sufi orders, but as time goes by the main...[More]  

Ideal Saints

To consider wilaya (sainthood) from the perspective of human experience, and not from some doctrinal ideal, one must first of all acknowledge that wilaya is a social phenomenon. In fact, the extraordinary is recognised in practice before it is defined in theory. To restate this point in the terms used by Moroccan Sufis: if the nature of person's knowledge ('ilm) is revealed through one's actions ('amal), then the nature of a person's sainthood will also be revealed through the actions of the saint as experienced by others...[More]

Mujahid Saints

There are some of the zawiyas where the shaykhs resisted the invaders and did jihad with weapons or the pen or the tongue.  It is not our aim to examine all the mujahidun Awliya here. We simply want to provide some evidence for those who say that not all the Sufi orders submitted to colonialists. These are but a few of the Sufi Shaykhs among those who liberated the Moroccan coasts...[More]

An Overview of Tijani Books: a Bibliography

The purpose of this page is to bring together all bibliographic references of the published literature on the Mohammediya Tijaniya Path and related e-books of the Sufi Community in one source so that it will save time for the companions and confidants in conducting literature searches and reviewing our Tijani Path’s hagiographies, jurisprudences, litanies, and responses to the agnostics. The Path’s doctrine included in this authentic bibliography has been collected from a variety of published sources. The bibliography is organized by collection within the headings...[More]   

The Moroccan Sufism Forum   

Morocco has long been one of the most important crucibles of Islamic mysticism. Moroccan religious and intellectual movements often created ebb tides of intellectual and cultural influence that flowed toward the Muslim East. The wide geographical extent of the Tijaniya and the Shadhiliya orders underscores the importance of this lacuna. Instead of been merely imitative, many of the doctrines and institutions that were created such as the al-Qarawiyyine of Fez had profound effect on the Maghrib and the rest of the Islamic world. The foundation of Sufism in Morocco came, of course, from the East, as did Islam. Yet the unusual type of Islam in Morocco, its life-style, its calligraphic art, its mosque architecture, and the coherently crystalline nature of its urban architecture—to say nothing of its Malikism—existed from the very early generations of Islam. Join now

The Ahmedi Mohammedi Tijani Path
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Zawiya Tijaniya al-Kubra The Grand Tijani Zawiya of Fez: The World Mother Sanctuary

To enter Fez is to be taken by surprise. Fez means different things to different people. To some, it is the Maghreb’s ancient center of learning and the arts. To others, it is the center of Sufism par excellence. In the eyes of this Mohammedian Fold Fez is the capital of Tijanidom. Just as the joyous mosque of Moulay Idriss al-Azhar (d. 213/798) may be said to be the heart of Fez, so the sacred sanctuary enclosing the sharifian tomb of the the Concealed Pole, the Known Mohammedian Seal, the Sealed Isthmus, the Evidence of God upon earth, the Mountain of Knowledge, the  Imam who possesses graces in complete measure, who takes disciples by the hand into the Mohammedian Presence, the Ocean that draws the people to straighten the tails of falsehood and conceit, the Moon that clarifies the paths of the farthest east and the western regions, Sidna Shaykh, Mawlana Abul Abbas Sidi Ahmed ibn Mohammed Tijani al-Hassani (may Allah sanctify his secret). By its situation and by meaning, it is the spirit of Fez. It is the very Presence of Authority. Here, in the pillared halls around the sun-drenched courtyard, pilgrims find rest and fresh water, and in the great mosque that contains the sharifian tomb the Mohammedian manifestation streams from its reservoir... [More]   

Sultan Mawlana Abu-r-Rabi'a Sulayman: The Champion of Orthodoxy

"He was a just man and active erudite. He took Sidna Shaykh Tijani’s order following the authorization of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) who testified to him that he was of his lineage. He witnessed prodigies from Sidna Shaykh, which strengthened his belief in him. Sultan Sulayman also refused to believe the words of Sidna Shaykh’s detractors – and indeed those were numerous. It has been reported he often asked Sidna Shaykh to allow him to see the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) while being awake. Sidna Shaykh answered: ”I am afraid you might no be able to withstand it.” He persisted in his request until Sidna Ahmed Tijani, unable to convince him to give up the idea, finally accepted his wish. First of all, he advised him to keep it secret and specially reserve a pure and empty place for this encounter, and to be alone....Continue Reading  
Hagiography bank
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Sidi Mhammed Ben Nasir ad-Dar'i (d. 1085/1670)   The great Shadhilite Nasiri order was founded in the beginning of the eleventh/seventeenth century by the Pole of Poles, the Helper of the Time, Sidi Abu Abdellah Mhammed ibn Mohammed Ben Nasir ad-Dar'i al-Aghlabi (d. 1085/1670) in the village of Tamgrut, which lies near the southern end of the Dar'a river valley... Continue Reading

Moulay Abdellah Sharif Wazzani (d. 1089/1674) Before long, the small town of Wazzan became the most important Sufi centre in Morocco. The Great Pole, Abu Mohammed Mawlana Abdellah ibn Ibrahim ibn Moussa al-Alami al-Yalmahi al-Idrissi al-Hassani ("Moulay Abdellah Sharif", 1005-89/1592-1674), a disciple of Shaykh Sidi Ali ibn Ahmed Karfiti as-Sarsari (d. 1027/1612) of the school of the Patron Saint of Marrakech... Continue Reading

Pan Ties of Qadiri-Shadhili Orders

The Qadiriya Sufi Order, so named after Shaykh Moulay Abdellqadir Jilani (d. 561/1166), occupies a pre-eminent place in Moroccan Sufism. Although its organisational structure came into prominence several decades after the death of the Shayk...[More]

Moroccan sufism 

Al-Maghreb al-Aqsa: The Hub of Sufism par Excellence Al-Maghreb al-Aqsa (present-day Morocco) has long been one of the most important crucibles of Islamic mysticism. Moroccan religious and intellectual movements often created ebb tides of intellectual and cultural influence that flowed toward the Muslim East... [More]

Maliki Influx into Morocco Although Maliki jurisprudence was introduced as early as the second/eighth century in Ifriqiaya (present Tunisia) by the faqih Ali ibn Zayyad al-Ifriqi (d. 183/768) and others, it had not yet become the official legal school (madhab) of Idrissid Morocco... [More]

Morocco and Arabia The Muslim Holy Places of Macca and Madina have attracted an ever-increasing number of Maghribis and Andalusians throughout the ages. Despite their politi­cal independence (from the Eastern Caliphate), the Maghrib... [More]

Books 

Selections from Ibn Arabi's "Fusus al-Hikam": Ch.1 Being and That is the Real, Ch.2 The Divine Names, Ch. 3 The Immutable Archetypes, Ch. 4 Substance and Accident According to the People of Allah, Ch. 4 Substance and Accident According to the People of Allah, Ch. 5 Exposition of the Universal Worlds and the Five Divine Planes.  

 
The Epistle of Bounty and Gratitude

The Tijanite paramount Khalifa Sidi Abu Yaaza Ali Harazem ibn al-Arbi Berrada al-Fasi (d. 1218/1803) is the author of various Tijani masterpieces of which Kitab Jawahir al-ma'ani wa-bulugh al-amani fi fayd Sidi Abil al-Abbas at-Tijani (Gems of Indications and Attainment of Aspirations in the Overflowings of Sidi Abil Abbas Tijani) is the best known. On the Jawahir, the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) said: ''That is my book....Continue Reading 

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