sufioneSheikh 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 (pbuh), 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
Remastering of the Sufi Talks has begun, starting front to back, to increase volume and clean up audio.
A brief story, The Gift by Sister Amina Anne
A poem inspired by our recent retreat in West Virginia:
Stay, or take me with You
The blue-green waters have risen in my heart
Again and again
Shaking and washing it
Leaving it breathless and longing for more
As the beads hum
In "the bright morning hours"
Now
I can feel Your presence slipping away
Dawn is coming and the night is slipping away
I long for the stillness to continue
That we may stay together
You promised if I walked to You, You would run to me
I'm the one running now
don't go
Stop the dawn that we may have a few more moments together
Your fingers plucking the strings of my heart
Vibrating my being
Making me tremble in bliss
There is no way I can contain the ecstacy
Now I understand "the cost is your life"
Not a quick extinction, but a loss of everything that used to be dear
Replaced with something better
For "what we have been given is better than what you have been given"
But the sun continues to rise and the dhikr is almost complete
How can this end?!
Don't let me go away from You!
Stay, or take me with You. . . .
from malik r., May 2010
Featured talk for August / Ramadan:
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The Meaning of Fasting: Discourse on Ramadhan (the Muslim Holy Month of Fasting) and the idea of fasting in all religious traditions. Elaborates on what "fasting" means in the Sufic Tradition, namely to attain the true essence of the "Fasting of the Heart" so that the Heart is totally immersed in the Presence of the Divine. (32:58) |
What's Coming
More, God Willing. . . .
(last updated 08/20/2010)