On Saturday 31 January 2026, corresponding to 11 Sha’ban 1447 AH, the zaouïa of Madagh commemorated the ninth anniversary of the return to God of Cheikh Sidi Hamza al-Qadiri al-Boutchichi, may Allah sanctify his Secret. On this occasion, the cheikh of the Way, Sidi Mouad al-Qadri Boutchich, may Allah preserve him, renewed the spiritual commitment of the Tariqa. The Moroccan press reported on it. We offer a summary below, as part of our press review. The source can be found at the end of the article.
Nine years on
Nine years have passed since Cheikh Sidi Hamza al-Qadiri al-Boutchichi, may Allah sanctify his Secret, was called back to God, on 18 January 2017. In Madagh, seat of the mother zaouïa, his memory remains alive. Each year, the Way that he guided for almost half a century gathers to honour the one whom so many disciples, across Morocco and the world, held to be a living master of the science of the heart.
This year’s commemoration was held in devotion, combining recitation of the Qur’an, dhikr and supplication, in fidelity to the customs that the cheikh himself had upheld.
The pact renewed
On this occasion, the cheikh of the Way, Sidi Mouad al-Qadri Boutchich, may Allah preserve him, renewed the commitment of the Tariqa before the disciples. He recalled, according to the press, that “the minhaj of the Tariqa Qâdiriya Boutchichiya remains constant, and that the responsibility of guidance is a spiritual charge, not a mere inheritance”.
With these words, the cheikh brought attention back to what is essential: the Way is not reduced to a succession of persons, it is a transmission of light and of responsibility. The one who bears its charge receives it as a sacred trust, in the service of the disciples and of their journey towards God.
The foundations of the Way
In his address, Sidi Mouad, may Allah preserve him, recalled the foundations on which the spiritual education of the Tariqa rests: the sincere intention that turns the heart towards God alone, the centrality of dhikr as the breath of the inner life, scrupulous respect for the sacred law, the acquisition of moral virtues, and their concrete expression in the service of others.
These principles, he stressed, are not abstract notions: they form a path that the disciple walks day after day, until the clarity of the heart is reflected in uprightness of conduct. Such is the legacy that Sidi Hamza, may Allah sanctify his Secret, passed on, and that the Way continues to carry.
Source: Ahdat Dakhla (Arabic), 5 February 2026. Translation and summary: boutchichiya.fr.
