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Origins

The main Zawiya (Cornerstone) of the Qadiri Boutchichi Tariqah is from North East Morocco. It has been the home to the Shuyukh of this Tariqah for many decades. This tariqah has a silsilah (chain of Sheikhs) leading back to the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the well-known Sufi Master known as Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani. The Current Sheikh of the Tariqah is Sheikh Sidi Hamza al Qadiri al boutchichi, is the son of the previous Sheikh of the Tariqah known as Sheikh Sidi al Abbas al Qadiri al Boutchichi. What makes this Tariqah quite unique is that Sheikh Sidi Hamza, Sheikh Sidi Al Abbas, Sheikh Sidi Abu Madyan (the Sheikh before Sheikh Sidi Al Abbas) were all descendants of the well-known Sufi Master Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani.

Where did this Qadiri Tariqah get the name Boutchichi?

This Tariqah got its additional name because of an event that occurred during Sheikh Sidi Ali's time (the sheikh at that time). He traveled with two other Shuyukh (plural for Sheikh) to visit a great Sheikh who had the sirr (spiritual secret). When they arrived there they found that this great Sheikh had many guests that were already eating. The custom at that time was that honoured guests would always have the best available. The current guests were eating a poor man's dish made from barley and milk. The three Shuyukh were shown their seats and were given three large bowls of this dish. Two of them did not eat as they thought they would receive a better dish. Sheikh Sidi Ali ate his dish and felt embarrassed that his two companions had left theirs (it is also custom to eat what your given by your host). Sheikh Sidi Ali ate his two companion's dishes as to not offend the Sheikh they came to visit. Just as he had finished eating their dishes, the Sheikh came to the three guests and stated who he did not have time so he put the sirr in the food for them. Sheikh Sidi Ali received everything and the other two left with nothing.

Silsila (Chain)

1. Prophet Muhammad (May Allah bless him and grant him peace)
2. Ali ibn Abi Talib
3. Hasan al-Basri
4. Habib al-Ajami
5. Suleiman Tai
6. Maruf al-Karkhi
7. Abul Hassan Saqti
8. Abulqasim al-Junaid
9. Abu Bakr Shibli
10. Raziuddin Abdulwahid
11. Youssef Tartusi
12. Ali Ahmad al-Hankari
13. Mubarak al-Mukhrami
14. -- Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani -- (Founder of the Qadri Tariqahs)
15. Sheikh Sidi Abderrazaq I
16. Sheikh Sidi Isma'îl
17. Sheikh Sidi Muhammad
18. Sheikh Sidi Muhammad
19. Sheikh Sidi Abdul Qadir
20. Sheikh Sidi Ali Shoaib
21. Sheikh Sidi al Hassan
22. Sheikh Sidi Abû Dakhîl
23. Sheikh Sidi Muhammad
24. Sheikh Sidi Muhammad
25. Sheikh Sidi Muhammad
26. Sheikh Sidi Abu Dachich
27. Sheikh Sidi Ali
28. Sheikh Sidi Mokhtar I
29. Sheikh Sidi Hajj al Mokhtar
30. Sheikh Sidi Hajj Muhyi Addin
31. Sheikh Sidi al-Mokhtar
32. Sheikh Sidi al-Mokhtar
33. Sheikh Sidi Abu Madyan (Sheikh Sidi Abu Madyan also received from Sheikh Sidi Muhammad Lahlu al Fassi of the Darqawi Tariqah, from Sheikh sidi al Mahdi Bel'arian of the Tijani Tariqah and from Sheikh Sidi Ahmad ibn Mustafa al Alawi (Mostaganem in 1930))
34. Sheikh Sidi Hajj al-Abbas
35. Sheikh Sidi Hamza al Qadiri al Boutchichi

Countries with sizeable numbers

The Boudshishi Tariqa has many members worldwide. Understandably, since the order places its origins in Morocco, it also has a significant number of members there. French is one of the national languages of Morocco. This has helped it develop in a number of French speaking countries such as France and Belgium.

• Morocco

• Belgium
• France
• United Kingdom
• United States of America

References

External links

• Official US Site
• Official UK Site
• Official International Site
• Official French Site
• The Qadiri Boutchichi Silsilah