The Reality of Ashari-Sufi Translator:

Aiesha Bewley
and (her husband) Abdul-Haq Bewley
Her Sufi-Background:
She was born into a Christian family and converted to Sufism in 1968. She became
involved in Zen Buddhism for a number of years. She read a lot of philosophy,
starting with Nietzsche and moving on to Schopenhauer, Kant, Hegel, and so
forth until she became an Ashari-Sufi.
When asked:
Someone has said that practically all Malikis, with a few exceptions, are Ashari.
Would you call yourself Ashari?
she simply replied:
Yes.
Her Sufi University:
I spent a year with a fellowship at the American University in Cairo and at the
same time attended a seminar on Sufism and Islamic philosophy at Dar Al-Ulum.
Her Sufi-Shaykh:
As well as the teaching I received from Shaykh Abdul-Qadir Al-Murabit, I also
studied Ibn Arabi with the late Sidi Fudul Al-Hurawi in Fez, Morocco.
Her Shaykh, Dr. Ian Dallas Abdul-Qadir Al-Murabit As-Sufi was born in 1930 in
Ayr, Scotland. He was an actor who accepted Sufism in 1967. He then joined the
Darqawi order as a student of Muhammad ibn Al-Habib. He is an author and leader
of the Darqawi-Shadhili-Qadiri (Qadiri as in Abdul-Qadir Al-Jilani) Tariqa as well
as the founder of the Murabitun World Movement. He is an imposter of Salafi
Ulama:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnP174uK5WY&list=UUVLd4AOG7SL_udHEMi
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and Master Sufi-Break-dancer (starting at 21:25):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BaQunfXPpE&list=UUVLd4AOG7SL_udHEMir
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Her Sufi-Shaykhs Shaykh:
Muhammad ibn Al-Habib ibn As-Siddiq Al-Amghari Al-Idrisi Al-Hasani was born in
Fez in 1876 after his father immigrated there. He was the Shaykh of the Darqawa
Tariqa in Morocco and died January 10, 1972. Hence:
The Habibiyyah branch of the Shadhili-Darqawi Tariqa.
Her Sufi-Shaykhss Great Grand-Shaykhs:
Sidi Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahid Al-Alami Al-
Moussaoui Al-Harraq was a well-known Sufi poet and teacher from Morocco. He
was born in 1772 and was a pupil of Muhammad Al-Arabi Ad-Darqawi, whom he
met in 1814. He died August 25, 1845.
Ahmad ibn Ajiba was born in 1747 along the Mediterranean coast of Morocco. He
was an 18th-century Moroccan Saint in the Darqawa Sufi Islamic lineage who went
to Fez to study under Mohammed At-Tawudi ibn Suda and joined the new
Darqawiyya in 1793. He died of the plague in 1809.
Her Sufi-Religion:
The Habibiyyah branch of the Shadhili Darqawi Tariqa.
Wikipedia has defined Darqawa as:
The Darqawiyya or Darqawa Sufi order was a revivalist branch of the Shadhiliyah
brotherhood. The Darqawa comprised the followers of Shaykh Muhammad Al-
Arabi Ad-Darqawi. The movement, which became one of the leading orders in
Morocco, exalted poverty and asceticism. It gained widespread support among the
rural inhabitants and the urban lower classes. Its popularity was increased by its
use of musical instruments in its rituals. In both Algeria and Morocco the
Darqawiyya were involved in political activities and protest movements.
It is named after Abu Abdullah Muhammad Al-Arabi Ad-Darqawi (17601823) (her
Sufi Great-Great Grand-Shaykh) who was the Moroccan Sufi Reviver of the Shadhili
Tariqa. He was imprisoned by the Moroccan ruler for supporting revolts against
the throne. A branch of the Shadhili order, the Darqawa, was organized around his
teachings after his death.
Shadhili Tariqa
It was founded by Abul-Hasan Ali Ash-Shadhili (11961258). Its influence is in
North Africa and Egypt and it has nearly 72 branches across the globe. When asked
who his spiritual master was, he used to reply:
I used to be the close follower of Abdus-Salam ibn Mashish, but I am
still drinking the water of wisdom from five ponds: Jibril, Mikail, Israfil,
Israil, Rooh.
Shaykh Abul-Abbas Al-Mursi (d. 1288), who succeeded Shaykh Ash-Shadhili as the
Master of the Order, was asked about the knowledge of his spiritual master to
which he replied:
He gave me forty sciences. He was an ocean without a shore.
Her Sufi Husband:
Her husband Abdul-Haq Bewley with whom she translates can be seen poisoning
the people in the sittings of Dr. Abdul-Qadir As-Sufi here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3KX3Wi1tI8
Her Sufi-Cousins:
Another branch of the Shadhili-Darqawi Order known as the Shadhili-Darqawi-
Hashimi branch, is firmly established in Damascus and Jordan. This branch of the
Shadhili Tariqa was established through Shaykh Muhammad Al-Hashimi At-
Tilmisani who, as a young man who migrated from North Africa to Damascus with
his spiritual guide (Murshid), who was a disciple of Shaykh Ahmad Al-Alawi. Shaykh
Muhammad Al-Hashimi received his authorization to be a Murshid of the Shadhili
Tariqa from Shaykh Ahmad Al-Alawi when the latter was visiting Damascus in the
early 1920s. Perhaps the most well-known spiritual guides (Murshideen) in the
West of this branch of the Shadhili Tariqa are Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller and
Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqubi both students of the spiritual guide and Shadhili
Shaykh Abdur-Rahman Ash-Shaghouri.
Her Sufi-Books:
Self-Knowledge (Commentaries on Sufic Songs), Diwan Press, 1978
The Darqawi Way (Rasail Mawlay Al-Arabi Ad-Darqawi), Diwan Press, 1979;
The Diwans of the Darqawa, Diwan Press, 1980;
The Invocations of Shaykh Al-Alawi, Diwan Press, 1980;
The Seals of Wisdom (Fusus Al-Hikam) by Ibn Al-Arabi, Diwan Press, 1980;
Various Letters of Ibn Al-Arabi;
Futuhat Al-Makkiyya of Ibn Arabi (Unpublished)
Amongst others.