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The Idrissid Dynsaty: Establishers of the First Islamic State of Imamate with the Capital in Fez
There are within Moroccan style of Islam three major types of legitimation: the Quran (including its extension by the Hadith –sayings of the Holy Prophet), the consensus of the community (Ummah), and the line of succession (wirata). The Quran is repository of the divine word, publicly available, not incarnated in any one person, group, institution, or policy, and hence capable of sitting in judgement on any one of them. Another important form of legitimation is the consensus of the community. In Islam, this approach has complemented rather than opposed the Quran. Legitimacy of the community was invoked only for the supplementing of divine truth by interpretation where interpretation was required, rather than as an independent and... Continue reading
The Moroccan Kingdom: 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. The wide geographical extent of the Tijaniya, the Shadhiliya Sufi 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... Continue reading
Pole of Poles: Sharif Moulay al-Arbi al-Darqawi al-Hassani (d. 1239/1823)
The Celebrated Pole of Poles, the Fabulous Support, the Marvellous Saint, the Master of Masters, Moulay al-Arbi ibn Mohammed al-Darqawi al-Idrissi al-Hassani, was one of the most influential Islamic leaders of nineteenth century North Africa. He was the founder of the Darqawiya Path, a branch of the great Shadhiliya which was itself founded by the Shaykh Sidi Abul Hassan Shadhili (d. 656/1241) in the seventh/thirteenth century. In addition to the wide geographical extent of the Hassanid Sharifian paths of the Tijaniya, the Idrissiya, and the Kattaniya, the spiritual radiation of the Darqawiya brought about a sudden great flowering of Sufism in the Maghreb and beyond. The Darqawiya was the last-born in a venerable tree that counted on its trunk and its main branches two... Continue reading
Moroccan Sufi Schools
An important step in establishing the Shadhiliya in the Maghreb was taken when Abul Hassan inherited the title of Axis of the Age (Qutb az-zaman) from the Moroccan Sufi Sidi Abul Hajjaj al-Uqsuri ("Sabti al-'Hussayni"; d. 642/1244)..[More]
One of the most widespread and ramified orders of Sufism is that of the Khalwatiya, which remained for generations one of Islam’s most important orthodox paths along with the Shadhiliya, the Qadiriya, and the Naqshbandiya. The very foundation of Sufism originated, of course...[More]
TheTijaniya Path (Portal)
In the history of Islam, there are numerous Sufi types. The universality of Sufi tradition balks at any attempt to reduce it to a signal, controllable pattern. Over the last centuries of the time, however, there has emerged a unique type of Sufi Shaykh who embodies in his...[More]
Praise be to Allah, who has opened for His saintly friends [awliya'] the paths of right guidance, and has caused all kinds of good things to come about at their hands, and has delivered them from ruin. Those who follow their...[More]
Imamate & Sufism
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The Imam of Morocco, the Founder of the Moroccan State, our Lord, the Pole, (d. 177/762) |
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Patron Saint of Tamesna, Founder of the Almoravides (al-Murabitun), the Imam, Sidi Abdellah ibn Yassin Jazouli (d. 451/1036) |
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Patron Saint of Aghmat, Founder of the Almohads (al-Muwahidun), the Imam, (d. 524/1130) |
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Patron Saint of Sahara, Founder of the Sharifian State, the Shaykh, the Imam, Moulay Ali Sharif al-Alawi(d. 847/1432) |
Moroccan King/Saint Relationship
The fate of Moroccan Sufism has since the Idrissid era, been closely connected to remarkable individuals whose achievements were praised in hagiographical literature. The authority of the Idrissids is linked to a specifically Mohammedian tradition...[More]
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Although sharifism attained its own glory under the rule of the Imam Moulay Idriss II, the Idrissid...[More] |
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Sidi Mohammed b. Abdellah (d. 1204/1790) To the period of anarchy (al-Fitna al-Kubra) that followed Mawlay Isma'il’s death, supervened a..[More] |
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Moulay Sulayman (d. 1238/1822) "He was a just man and active erudite. He took Sidna Shaykh Tijani’s order following the authorization..[More] |
The Patron Saints of Marrakech
For
centuries Marrakech has been known for its Seven Saints (Sab'atu Rijal).
When Sufism was at the
height of its popularity, during the reign of the sultan
Moulay
Ismail, the festival of the Seven Saints was founded by the Allama
Abu Ali al-Hassan al-Yusi (d. 1102/1687 in Sefrou) at the request of the sultan.
The tombs of several renowned figures were moved to Marrakesh to attract
pilgrims in the.
Patron Saints of Morocco
By Date | Tariqa | Chain | Patron Saints | Tijani Men | Tijani Women |
11th Centruty
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Patron Saint of Sanhaja, al-Sharif al-Amjad, al-Kawkab al-As'ad, (d. 343/923) |
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The Baraka of Fez, Shaykh al-Malikiya bi al-Maghreb, al-Wali al-Kabir al-As'ad, (d. 357/942) |
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Patron Saint of Dukkala, Founder of the Initial Moroccan Sufi order, the Sharif, (d. after 540/1125) |
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Al-Wali Salih, al-Qudwa al-Nasi'h, Author of the Munfarija Poem, Shaykh, (d. 513/1098) |
12th Centruty
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Patron Saint of Egypt, the Founder of the Shadhili Path, the Complete Pole, (d. 656/1241) |
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Patron Saint of Fez, Qutb al-Maghrib, Malamati al-Shahir, Allama al-Nabil, Sidi Abul Hassan Ali b. Harzihim (d. 559/1144) |
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Al-Qutb Rabbani, al-Ghawt Samadani, Shaykh Tariqa Nuriya, Mawlana, (d. 561/1146) |
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Shaykh Tariqa al-Nuriya, Supporter of His Caller, al-Qutb al-Farid al-Abhar, (d. 572/1157) |
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Patron Saint of Iraq, the Founder of the Rifa'i Path, the Complete Pole, Sidi Ahmed al-Rifai (d. 578/1136) |
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Patron Saint of Marrakech, the Most Charitable, Sayyid Nabil, al-Baraka, (d. 601/1186) |
13th Centruty
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Patron Saint of Jbala, Father of Moroccan Sufism, Master of Masters, (d. 622/1207) |
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Patron Saint of Asfi, al-Murabit al-Kamil, al-'Arif al-Zahid, al-Wali al-Fadil, (d. 631/1216) |
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Patron Saint of Fez, the Knower of God, the Noted Pole, the Established Support, Sidi Mohammed b. Ali Harazem (d. 633/1218) |
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Patron Saint of Egypt, Founder of the Shadhiliya Order, al-Ghawt al-Kamil, (d. 656/1241) |
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Patron Saint of Egypt, the Baraka of Tanta, Shaykh Tariqa al-Rifa'iya, (d. 675/1260) |
14th Centruty
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Patron Saint of Salé, al-Wali al-Salih, al-Murshid al-Nasih, al-Nur al-Wadhih, (d. 764/1349) |
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Patron Saint of Cairo, the Pole of his Time, the Knower of his Lord, the Sharif, (d. 765/1352) |
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Al-Wali al-Baraka, Imam Jami'a al-Qarawiyyine, Shaykh Shadhiliya, (d. 792/1377) |
15th Centruty
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Patron Saint of Marrakech, Shaykh Tariqa al-Jazouliya, Author of Dala'il al-Khayraat, (d. 869/1454) |
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Patron Saint of Marrakech, Successor of al-Jazouli, Mawlana al-Qutb, Abu Faris, (d. 914/1499) |
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Patron Saint of Lybia, the Evidence of the Sufi Community, the Prolific Author, Sidi Ahmed Zarruq al-Fasi (d. 898/1493) |
16th Centruty
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Patron Saint of Marrakech, Successor of al-Qutb al-Tabba', al-Jaras, al-Sultan, (d. 935/1520) |
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Barakat Bab al-Futuh, al-Wali Salih, Sayyid Ahl al-Jadb, Zarruqi al-Mashrab, |
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Patron Saint of Habt, al-Sufi al-Mujaddid, al-Faqih al-Mujahid, (d. 963/1548) |
17th Centruty
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Patron Saint of Dar'a, Shaykh Tariqa Nasiriya, Mawlana al-Qutb, (d. 1085/1670) |
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Patron Saint of Wazzan, Shaykh Tariqa al-Wazzaniya, The Idrissid Sharif, Moulay Abdellah Sharif al-Wazzani (d. 1089/1674) |
18th Centruty
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Qutb Wazzan, al-'Alim al-'Amil, al-'Arif al-Wasil, al-Sharif al-Kamil, Mawlana, Sidi Tuhami b. Mohammed Wazzani (d. 1127/1712) |
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Sahib al-Ibriz, al-Qutb al-Aziz, Ghawt Ahl Tabriz, Imam Dairat al-'Izz, Sharif (d. 1132/1717) |
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The Baraka of Fez, al-Qutb al-Samadani, al-Fard al-Rabbani,al-Sharif al-Hussayni, Moulay Ahmed Siqilli (d. 1177/1762) |
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Qutb Wazzan, al-'Arif al-Kabir, al-Badr al-Munir, al-Qutb al-Ghawt, al-Sharif, Sidi Tayyeb b. Mohammed al-Wazzani (d. 1181/1766) |
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The Baraka of Fez, the Knower of Allah, the Student of Shaykh Dabbagh, Allama,
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1198/1783) |
19th Centruty
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Patron Saint of Bani Zarwal, Shaykh Tariqa Darqawiya Shadhiliya,The Sharif, (d. 1239/1824) |
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The Concealed Pole, the Pole of Poles, the Link of Links, the Seal of Special Mohammedian Sainthood, Sidna Shaykh, (1150/1735 -1230/1815) |
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Patron Saint of Yemen, al-Fadil al-Amjad, al-Kawkab al-As'ad, al-Sharif Mawlana, (d. 1252/1837) |
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Patron Saint of Tetouan, the venerated Sharif, the famous Poet, the Allama, Sidi Mohammed al-Harraq
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Moroccan Sufi Influcence
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Tijani
Chains and Ramifications Since its establishment in the twelfth/eighteenth century, the Tijaniya Path has grown to...[More] |
Literature about Moroccan Sufism
Books: Jawahir al-Maani | Al-Bughya | Salwat al-Anfas | Mir'at al-Mahasin |
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Pure Gold from the Words of Sayyidi Abd Al-Aziz Al-Dabbagh By O'Kane and RadtkeAround 1720 in Fez Ahmad b. al-Mubarak al-Lamti, a religious scholar, wrote down the words and teachings of the Sufi master Sidi Abd al-Aziz al-Dabbagh. Al-Dabbagh shunned religious studies but... [More] |
Sufism: Begining to End
On the Office of the Spiritual Master and Being a Disciple
One of the jurists asked him—God be pleased with him— whether what's been said is true or not, namely that the training of disciples has ceased. The text of the question is: 'Our lord and imam, you whom God has given the illumination He confers on His noble Friends and has honored by family ties with the house of prophethood— the most excellent blessings and purest peace be upon him who possesses prophethood —teach...[More]
Quest for the Contemporary Sufi Guide: Challenges, Veils and Limitation of Sufi Books
On the Living Saints (al-Awliya al-A'hya') and Masters of the Age (As'hab al-Waqt) and Saints of Disposal and Special Authority (Ahl Diwan wa al-Idhn al-Khass) and Trainers of Disciples by Aspiration and Magnet (al-Murabbun bi al-Himma wal-'Hal), (i.e. Caliphs of Sidna Shaykh Abil Abbas Sidi Ahmed Tijani), which should be sought after and obeyed in sayings and actions, Sidna Shaykh, the Concealed Pole, Mawlana”...[More]
Clearing the Confusion between the Difference of the 'Shaykh' and the 'Muqaddam'
Tijani scholars have agreed about the thorough identity of the teacher of the Tijani litany. The Allama Shaykh Sidi Ahmed Skirej (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "A Tijani follower, is, literally, he who has received the special permission in the (Tijani) invocations from a person who holds a genuine Taqdim (a title of Muqaddam that allows the bearer legal transmission of the Tariqa) and lucid initiating authority..[More]
Between Morocco and Andalusia
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Patron Saint of Marrakech, the Grand Imam, the Knower of Allah, (d. 536/1121) |
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Patron Saint of Fez, al-Qadi, al-Muhaddith, al- Ghazali's Successor, (d. 543/1128) |
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Patron Saint of Tlemcen, the Venerated Pole, the Famous Support, the Shaykh, Sidi Abu Madyan Shuayb al-Ghawt (d. 594/1179) |
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Patron Saint of Damascus, the Shaykh al-Akbar, al-Qutb al-Azhar, the Seal, (d. 636/1221) |
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Patron Saint of Alexandria, the Shaykh al-Jama'a, the Baraka of the Maghreb, Sidi Abul Abbas al-Mursi (d. 686/1271) |
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The Baraka of Fez, the Established Scholar, the Shaykh al-Jama'a, the Sufi Icon, Sidi Ahmed ibn 'Abbad al-Rundi (d. 792/1377) |
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The Baraka of Marrakech, the Knower of Allah, the Noted Savant, the Prolific Author, (d. 536/11211) |
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Patron Saint of Fez, Student of the Pole Sidi Abdellaziz at-Tabba', the Spirit of Spirits, Sidi Ali Salih al-Andalusi (d. 893/1488) |
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