The Path of Gratitude and the Path of Wayfaring
Sīdī Abū al-Ḥasan al-Shādhulī said: “Spiritual knowledge comes from Allah in two ways: one way,…
Entering the Way: Levels of Connection in Attachment to the Ṭarīqa:
Part 3 of a series on the spiritual path of the Ṭarīqa ʿUlamāʾ Makka There…
The Makkan Roots of the Way of the Zāwīya of Cape Town
When the noble descendant of the Holy Prophet ﷺ, al-Sayyid Muḥammad b. ʿAlawī al-Mālikī, may…
Trainer of Hearts and Souls
Much like his own shaykh, Sayyid Muhammad b. ʿAlawī al-Mālikī, Shaykh Seraj’s activity was in…
A Scholar Formed Between Makka and the Cape
Azzawia is a unique, special tradition. Shaykh Seraj and Shaykh Ahmad were the third generation…
Radical Traditionalism: The Scholar and the Struggle
Shaykh Seraj Hendricks had been actively engaged in the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa during…
A Concise Introduction to Sayyid Muhammad b. Alawi al-Maliki
On the 15th of Ramadan 1425 (29 October 2004), just before dawn, the shaykh of…