Welcome!

In the Name: Allah; the Most Merciful and Compassionate.

Welcome to the beginning stages of a website for the Qadiriya Butchishi Sufi Order in the United States.  All are welcome. 

The purpose of this site is to provide materials, primarily in English, that explain the Sufi path and reflect the activities and diversity of our tariqa both in the US and internationally. 

Please send any questions, comments or suggestions to webmaster@sufione.org. 

Sheikh Hamza Al qadiri Al Butchishi

About the Qadiri Butchishi and Sheikh Hamza

Throughout the world there exist many Sufi tariqas named after their founder, such as the Shadhili, Tijani, Chishti, and Naqshbandi. The Qadiri tariqa takes its name from Sheikh Moulay Al Qadiri Al Jilani (470H - 559H/1077 - 1166 C.E.), one of the most popular Sufi saints in Islam, who lived in Baghdad where he taught both the exoteric and esoteric sciences.

Sheikh Hamza is a direct descendant of Sheikh Al Qadiri Al Jilani, and their shared lineage goes back to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). While such a lineage is significant, it does not ensure a role in spiritual teaching without the transmission of the sirr, the inner spiritual "secret" that makes the teacher a spiritual heir of Muhammad (pboh), which Sheikh Hamza received. Sheikh Hamza is considered in Morocco and in many countries around the world to be an 'alive Master,' the authentic representative of this living tradition of Sufiism.

What's new on the site

The Sufi Talks page has been updated by including more descriptions and breaking the talks into different sections -- please use the menu bar to navigate to the different pages, and thank you for your patience on their "under construction" nature. Also, thanks to the generosity of Stephen Olsson and CEM Productions, there is a video excerpt of the movie "Sound of the Soul" on the Multimedia page.

What's coming

More sacred chants, video, and talk summaries, God willing.

(last updated 4/24/2008)