Shaykh Muhammad Ṣāliḥ Hendricks (1871–1945) and his sons, the shaykhs of Azzawia
Origins and Family Background Shaykh Muḥammad Ṣāliḥ Hendricks was born in 1871 in Swellendam, a…
The Practice of Remembrance and some of the Litanies of the Way
Part 5 of a series on the spiritual path of the Ṭarīqa ʿUlamāʾ Makka The…
Adab: The Etiquette and Character of the Way
Part 4 of a series on the spiritual path of the Ṭarīqa ʿUlamāʾ Makka The…
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…