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.