In 2024, the daily newspaper Le Matin devoted an article to the spirituality of the Tariqa Qâdiriya Boutchichiya, which it described as an “enchanting spirituality”. Below we offer a summary of it, as part of our press review. The source is available at the end of the article.
A Way founded on dhikr
The Tariqa Qâdiriya Boutchichiya rests on one foundation: dhikr, the unceasing remembrance of God. It is through the remembrance of the divine Name that the disciple polishes his heart and makes his way towards his Lord. From this practice arises an atmosphere of communion and recollection, in which piety becomes a state of the heart before it is an act.
The Sufism of Beauty
Tracing its origins to Moulay Abdelkader al-Jilani, founder of the Qadiri way in the twelfth century, the brotherhood took its name from the Boutchich. Under the guidance of Sidi Hamza and then of his son Sidi Jamal Eddine, may Allah sanctify their Secret, it has carried a spirituality of Beauty, the Jamal, and of divine love. Where fear opens one way, love opens another, perhaps a higher one: the way in which God is worshipped for His very Beauty, and not out of dread of His punishment alone. The name of the cheikh, Jamal, seemed to embody this doctrine.
A Way for our time
This spirituality of love finds a particular echo among young people, who find in it an anchoring in Moroccan and Islamic values and a bulwark against extremism. From its mother zaouïa in Madagh to the many centres spread across Morocco and abroad, the Way continues to shine, faithful to its calling: to lead hearts, through beauty and love, towards the divine Presence.
Source: Le Matin (French), 2024. Summary: boutchichiya.fr.
