JEJAK AWLIYA' MOROCCO S3E36 : Moulay Al Arabi ad Darqawi

Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi (1760–1823) was a Moroccan Sufi leader of the Shadhili tariqa and the author of letters concerning the dhikr he preached and instructions for daily life. He stressed non involvement in worldly affairs (Dunya) and spoke against other Sufi orders exploiting claims of barakah (blessings). A branch of the Shadhili order, the Darqawa, was organized around his teachings after his death, with members coming from a wide range of social groups. Though the Darqawa was once the most important tariqah in Morocco, its power waned as it spread throughout North Africa. Al-Darqawi was descended from a Hasanid/Idrissid sherif family that lived among the Beni Zerwal Berbers, in the hills to the north-east of Fez. His tomb is in the Zawiya of Bou Brih. #JejakAwliya #HSRembaoui #Morocco