Shādhilīya
The Tarīqa Shādhilīya ( Arabic الطريقة الشاذلية, DMG aṭ-ṭarīqa aš-šāḏilīya ) is an Islamic Sufi order ( Tariqa ), which was founded by Abu l-Hasan asch-Schadhili (1196 / 97–1258).
It is the most popular among the North African orders. A large number of followers ( dervishes ) made a substantial contribution to Arabic and Islamic literature, for example Sheikh Ibn 'Ata Allāh , author of the Hikam , Sheikh Aḥmad Zarrūq , author of the Risala of al-Qayrawani (a standard work of Maliki jurisprudence), one Commentary on Hikam and numerous works on religion (Sufism) and law ( Sharia ) or Ahmad ibn 'Ajiba , author of a commentary on the Koran .
In addition, some sheikhs from Azhar University in Cairo ( Egypt ) were supporters of the Shadhiliyah.
Mohammed bin Sulaiman al-Ghazuli (1390s – 1465), who worked in Mecca , Cairo and later on the Moroccan Atlantic coast around Safi, is considered to be the innovator of the Schadhiliyya . He became one of the most popular saints in Morocco who is one of the Seven Saints of Marrakech .
There are also a few branches of the order, for example the Darqavi-Schadhili order with a large distribution in Morocco or the Alawi-Schadhili order (not to be confused with the Alevis ) in Algeria and France .
A German branch of the Schadhiliyya can be found in the Tariqah As-Safina under the leadership of Shekh Bashir Ahmad Dultz .
Web links
- www.suficenter.org Shadhiliyya Sufi Center, Pope Valley