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I'm so happy you covered north African sufism. Moroccan subscriber here!

Shadhliya is rooted deeply in our collective consciousness as people of the Maghreb region. I was born in Tripoli and I have taken these traditions with me to America.

Very nice to have a video on this. Intresting that the Muslims who have influenced me the most - René Guénon, Ivan Aguéli and Martin Lings have all been of the Shadhili Order! Finally you're talking about the Traditionalist School!

The personality and thought of Sheikh Alawi is more than worth a complete episode

From a Moroccan woman raised in the west and finding myself called back to the spirituality of Maghreb, i thank you deeply for this information

I am North African (Arab Mother and Amazigh Father) and I would like to send you our best :) for your great academic work and informative content. Keep it up man you're doing great

I am Kosovar Rufai I want to Express my deepest gratitude for this beautiful words for Sufizam and for Shadhilya tarika. My Allah bless you.

I was waiting for video about Moroccan suffism as its known for its suffi orders and numerous Saints, wasn't disappointed

I love the Moroccan, Palestinian, Maghreb and North African representation on the comments section of this video. There is so much diversity and specific groups of people who practice this Islamic tradition in the Shadhili Tariqa. Great to see all the lovely comments, and thanks for spreading awareness of Shadhili order group in the video and through the comments.

Appreciation from the kingdom of Morocco ♥️

Shukran wa jazakallah for this. I have been following your podcasts for the longest while now (2021), and now being a MA student studying manuscript cultures at the University of Hamburg, most of what you've been putting out has really helped give me leverage in my studies. I appreciate you and the work you do.

Ideas for future videos Sunni sufis: Qadriri order, Tijani order, Chishti order, Mevlevi order, Sanusi order, Ba'Alawi tariqa, Rifaʽi order, Khalwati order, Badawiyya order, and Uwaisī order. Shia concepts: Irfan(twelver), Noorbakshia, Safavid order, Alevis/bektashi, Shabaks, Yarsanism, Shaykhism, agha khanis, Akhabaris, usailis, and zaidis. General ideas: ashari and maturdi.

It would be great to see a video about Islam in Caucasus from you! It is a very interesting topic to which Sufism (although generally superficially understood) is the most important element.

I just discovered you're channel today and I'm so glad I did, it's precisely the kind of content that interests me Thank you so much for your efforts and more specifically for this vedio ❤️

Hello, fellow north african here! I would like to thank you for your amazing educational content on sufism and hope to see more on our tariqas!! I myself descend from practicioners of rahmaniyya :) ♥️ keep up the great work

For me this is one greatest presentation you ever put forth! Amazing!! To share with you, there is a history in the Ancient Magherb that is known as the " Marabouts" the Holy Warriors"- this spiritual network existed prior to Islam and still alive and well though most have merged with this Sufi order.

Excellent information, well researched, well done. I'm glad you're informing the uninformed and educating the uneducated.

Love from Morocco, my ancestor Moulay abdesslam ibn Machich was a student of Abu Madyan and the teacher of imam shadhili ❤️❤️❤️

Your videos are absolute gems and a pure delight

Great and extremely interesting work as always Filip! I’d love to see an unbiased and accurate video on perennialism soon. It’s pretty hard finding good scholarly information on the subject here on KZfaq and the internet in general.

I truly enjoy your content and I want to also praise you for one thing. Thank you for not using constant jump cuts like a LOT of channels do. I can't even stand watching them due to the jumping of the screen due to cuts and splicing. Thank you for all the work you do.

I'm binge watching your videos on sufism currently, and i'm loving your way of describing this rich history. I'm part of the tariqa 'alawiya, and nowadays it also has a very big presence in france and European countries due to colonial and migration history. Big thank you for these educational videos, i wish you a very nice day ✨

I'm Palestinian and come from a *long* line of Shaadhilyya Suffis on my mother's side from Deir El Qasi/Akka.

Speaking about Sheikh allawi his teaching and influence is very present in today’s Sufis community here in Algeria where the biggest suffi gatherings happen , thank you for the good work

GREETINGS from Algeria ,enjoying your content.

Extremely well-made video! Thank you ❤

"He was a teacher but didn't really produced anything written material for us to study". Abul Hasan Shadili said, "My books are my disciples". In fact his disciples did wrote amazing books and thus fulfilling his prophecy.

Awesome video, Shadiliyya is also wide spread in the Sudan. Would love to see a video exploring the Tijanya Tariqa and other African Sufist traditions. Thank you for your work

I wish you could present us lectures on historical Maghrebian Sufi women.

Thanks so much , you connected many dots between elements that I knew but was not aware of their connection 🙏

Very informative and concise . Very happy to watch your videos

I live in Algeria, we have a story/joke been told by old people here: in old times, an old Sofi shaikh start to get lazy and couldn't wake up every morning for early prayer, when later quesented by his pupils why he's not attending morning "Fajr" prayer and "Imam" them in the "Salat", to evade criticism and embarrassment he told them: " I woke up early morning and pray to God to shape me alike dove so I can fly to "Maka", I pray there and come back before you younglings woke up".

Namaste! from India I love Sufism💚 Recently,I presented a research paper on Sufism. I love exploring it more and more. I feel ecstatic to watch your video. Thanks Man! Blessings from India 😊

Loved this video. Thank you for posting it!

Thank you for this informative video! One very worthy mention that is essential to story of Shaduliyah sufism in the west Shayk Muhammad Said (Sidi ) Al Jamal. (RA) Head of the higher sufi council in Jerusalem of the AL Aqsa mosque. THANKS AGAIN!

This is the most Important Sufi Order video to me you made till now

¡great video! I like the shout-out you gave Shaykh Nooruddeen. I knew him; he was very charismatic and compassionate.

Love your channel ❤️

Incredible. Happy to come across this channel.

Fantastic video Filip, love the mention of the figures of the Perennial school who seem to be so popular amongst some of your viewers (including me). Would you ever consider making a video on aṭ-Ṭarīqat al-Murīdiyyah or the Mouride Brotherhood from Senegal/The Gambia? I think their history and practices are so fascinating and beautiful. Thanks again.

lovely video I love learning abt our tariqas

Beautifully explained, thank you for your continuously wonderful work, Allah bless you.

Nicely done, as always.

In Tunisia🇹🇳 we have a very popular hadra song about Shadali. I never understood the song but now i realise he was a very important figure. Thanks.

Thank you so much for your content.

Very informative presentation. Thanks. :)

I am Tunisian Catholic. But I am grateful that you covered this. Sufism is a very important part of my national culture despite my own non-Islamic beliefs.

Great video. Thank you.

Thank you sm king! Thanks to you I both Understand passed my Sufism presentation💪

I was so glad if you talked about Mouride, one of the most influential Sufi orders in West Africa

Wonderful video, thank you.

Could you please recommend an overview and thorough introduction to Sufism from an academic point of view? Exploring the origins, the different schools, some doctrines, the paths etc. Love your work and everything it has introduced me to :)

Thank you for your efforts

I love your videos your content is so rich

Yo you are a great historian with a commendable record

Super interesting, I love the imagery of Morocco and Maghreb. I would enjoy a more in depth relationship between amazigh culture and Islam if possible? Cheers IB

MashaAllah beautiful documentary.

asalam wa alikum from south africa . wow masha allah good video. thank you brother

As a Tunisian North African so glad that you give A glimpse into the history of our region . Thanks 🌹

René Guénon is a must read for everyone.

I have a few clarifications: 1- I would argue that the Shadhilli order is not only the largest order in North Africa, but in all of the Arab world. While there are certainly other orders in the Levant, based on my personal experience of engaging with these orders, I believe the Shadhilis are the most numerous by a fair margin, followed by Rifais and Qadiris. In the Gulf and Yemen, the Ba Alawi order is the largest, followed by Shadhilis and Rifais, while in Iraq Rifais and Qadiris are the most numerous. Nevertheless, between North Africa, Egypt, and the Levant, I believe that the Shadhili order is the largest. 2- While it's true that the Shadhili order is "sober" compared to the ones you mentioned + the Chishtis, the Naqshbandis, Ba Alawis, and some Qadiri orders are far more "sober" since they don't do the Hadhra dancing dhikr--which is not considered a "sober" practice by those paths or most non-Sufi Muslims. The Alawi-Shadhili orders, and some others, also have ritual seclusion (khalwa) practices that some orders would not consider "sober." Finally, Shadhili himself called his path a path of gratitude (shukr) rather than a path of patience (sabr) in that there is more focus on "seeing Allah in everything, before everything, with everything, after everything, at all times" and being joyful and grateful in that realization and remembrance than on asceticism, which is/was a big part of other paths and is a hallmark of more "sober" paths. I think the Shadhilis strike a good balance. Also, the other measure of "sobriety," is in publicly showing one's intoxication/ ecstatic union with God, Shadhilis generally advised and taught to hide it and be "normal" in society, externally, while being in that state internally. Some other tariqas are find with their dervishes being internally and externally in such states and don't teach them how to properly integrate the two states. 3- I think it mainly spread in the West because of the figures you mentioned, which made it more accessible. A further figure I would also mention is Al-Alawi's contemporary, Muhammad Ibn Al-Habib Al-Buzaidi, and the orders that spread from his followers like the controversial Murabitun (followers of Ian Dallas / Abdul Qadir Al-Sufi), the Bewleys / Habibiya, and contemporary author, Michael Sugich--whose most recent 2 books have been popular. 4- Other than his Hizb Al-Bahr litany, there are several other litanies that he wrote and which some Shadhili paths still read today like his Hizb Al-Kabeer, Hizb An-Nur, and Hizb An-Nasr. Ibn Ata'illah mentions these and many of Al-Shadhilis words of wisdom and guidance in his biography of Al-Shadhili and his other works. The Shadhili Order litany book that Sh. Nuh Keller prepared and translated has these and other main litanies in it, as well, and should be accessible. 5- One of the hadhras you showed had people swinging side to side, that's not a Shadhili hadra. It's most likely a Rifai one. Shadhili Hadras are usually a bit more controlled than those of the Rifais and tend to be either up and down or back and forth bending.

Thank you forbid this important lecture

Brilliant content.

as someone who work on mysticism and always being in one must sufi cities in Morocco , your presentation is a just magnificient

I am a Disciple of the Osmanli Naqshbandi Sufi Order. (Ottoman) Alhamdulillah.

Thanks for this rich information about the Shathlyeah

Fantastic video

Thanks for the video! However, you should also refer to "The School of Shadhdhuliyyah Volume I and II written and compiled by Shaykh Abdullah Noorudeen Durkee. It details minute characteristics of the path and much more.

GREAT CONTENT...

Amazing, thank you

I never ever thought I’d see a westerner ever talking about the Shadhillya such eloquently! Wow! Allah hu Akbar

Thanks a lot for your research on Sufism.

Recomend the book The sea without shore. It describes in detail the method of Shadiliya to attain divine presence

There in Shazliya (Al-Sama`a) During the common remembrances, especially in the largest Shadhili curriculum, which is the Darqawi method, from which most of the Shadhili methods branched off, and among the most important of them are Sheikh Al-Alawi Al-Jaza’iri and Sheikh Muhammad Al-Hashemi, Sheikh of Shazlyah Al-Sham. From the Hashemite way, the Shaghouri method appeared, and it is from the method of Al-Ishraq Al-Suhrawardi

Can we all agree that this channel's comment section is the best?

I know a few Shadhulis that don't know this much about their order. Thank you for this contribution.

Nice work

Amazing brother tank you

Intresting video :)

just have to say it - perfect description / naming scheme for your patron supporters! :P :)))

Fascinating!

I’m absolutely in love with the Shadhiliyya

Fascinating. I met Shadhili fuqara in the Netherlands in Utrecht and in Germany in Frankfurt. Sheikh Khaled Bentounes is well known in France. Sheikh Muhammad al Yaqubi from Syria also. In China you can find Shadhili, Indonesia, Java, Malaysia.The Commor Islands too. Thank you for your inspiring video. Have you read the book The Meaning of Man by Sidi'Ali al-Jamal of Fez? 🙏🤗

Interesting as expected

Very informative and enlightening video. Just one observation/correction. You mention Hizb al-Bahr being the most notable litany produced by al-Imām Abū al-Hasan al-Shādilī. Rather, his Hizb al-Nasr (Litany for Victory) is perhaps more widely known and recited in the Muslim world. Otherwise, may the Almighty guide and bless you for your efforts.

Please do a video on the rafa'i raatib. I've only recently learned about it amongst certain muslims in my area of south africa and even more recently found out it is done in other countries too.

Can’t wait to watch this.

Thanks!

I'm from sri lanka, I'm following qadiri order but in my country shazuliya/ Shadhiliya order following by so many Muslims

The Royal House of al-Saadi, the dynasty ruling Morocco prior to the current one, was closely intertwined with al-Jazuli and, in fact, were probably related. It was through the Shadhiliyya/Jazuliyya that their earliest Hasani sheiks (as they were known at the time) gained power and prestige. The Sufi orders of Morocco are fascinating and, in fact, warranted their own appendix in my recently published work "Footprints in the Sand: History of the Maghreb from the 7th to 17th centuries" (Lulu Publishing; 2023). The Hasani distanced themselves from the order proper as their political power grew yet relied on the order through most of their rule in the 16th & 17th centuries.

Thanks brother, its simple to understand, despite my english is poor. can you make a video about indonesian sufis like syekh siti jenar

Nice video ....Request you to also cover Life and teachings of Indian famous Saints " Sant Tukaram " " NAMDEO " / " Meera Bai "/ etc

Can we get an episode on ZEN ? It was mentioned as culmination of Tao and Buddhism in episode on Daoism. I am curious about it's history.

Please do a video about the Sarwari Qadiri order. I think you would find it fascinating

Hello, would you also be able to cover the ba'alawi tariqa in Yemen?

I've always been curious on how Sufi orders, especially in places like Turkey and Syria with higher Christian populations, interacted with the Christians, and what the Christians thought of Sufi practices. does anyone know about this?

Back when I was a little child, I thought those guys chanting in this shrine were weirdos. Thanks from North Africa,

Please do Ba'alwiyya order which hails from yemen. Thank you!!

Would love a video on the Tijaniya