Abdalqadir as-Sufi

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Abdalqadir as-Sufi
Shaykh of Instruction
Websiteshaykhabdalqadir.com

Abdalqadir as-Sufi (born Ian Stewart Dallas; 1930 – 1 August 2021) was a Scottish Muslim leader and author. He was

Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fez, Morocco.[2]

Early life

Ian Dallas was born in Scotland in 1930 of a Highland family. He was a descendant of the literary critic and writer E. S. Dallas. He travelled extensively to Greece, France and Italy.[3] In 1963 he acted in Federico Fellini's film as "Il partner della telepata".[4]

Conversion

As-Sufi

Shaykh and was further instructed in Sufism by Sidi Hamud ibn al-Bashir of Blida and Sidi Fudul al-Huwari as-Sufi of Fes.[3]

Teaching

Abdalqadir as-Sufi advocated adherence to the Maliki school of Islamic law, which he considered the original legal school of Islam, the tradition of the people of Medina[6] as recorded by Malik ibn Anas, since he considered this the primal formulation of Islamic society and a necessity for the re-establishment of Islam in the current age.[7]

Abdalqadir was responsible for the establishment of the Ihsan Mosque in Norwich, Norfolk, England,[8] and the Jumu'a Mosque of Cape Town.[9]

Abdalqadir as-Sufi taught that

Hinduisation of women".[14]

In 2006, he issued a

Benedict XVI in Germany. In his Fatwa Concerning the Deliberations of Pope Benedict XVI in Germany, he stated that "in my opinion, Pope Benedict XVI is guilty of insulting the Messenger of Allah".[15] He was an early mentor of American Sufi scholar, Hamza Yusuf.[16]

Murabitun World Movement

In February 2014 he distanced himself from the

Death

As-Sufi died on 1 August 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa at the age of 91.[19][20]

Authorship

The author of more than 20 books and several essays and articles,[21] As-Sufi's books include:

Translations undertaken by his students

Gallery

Notes

  1. ISSN 0140-0460
    . Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ^ Henderson, Barney (20 February 2010). "Radical Muslim leader has past in swinging London". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b From 'The Collected Works' by Ian Dallas
  4. ^ IMDB Filmography
  5. ^ "Shaykh Muhammad ibn al-Habib al-Filâlî". Archived from the original on 8 November 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Aisha Bewley's Islamic Home Page". Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Root Islamic Education". Bewley.virtualave.net. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Ihsan Mosque, Norwich, UK". Muslimsofnorwich.org.uk. 9 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  9. ^ The Jumu'a Mosque of Cape Town Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, South Africa
  10. ^ Fatwa on Suicide as a Tactic, [Madinah Press] 2004.
  11. ^ Radical Muslim leader has past in swinging London, The Telegraph 21 February 2010.
  12. ^ Political Renewal, [Budgate Press] 2009.
  13. ^ "Lifting the Veil on the Veil Issue By Shaykh Dr. Abdalqadir as-Sufi". Shaykhabdalqadir.com. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  14. ^ "The End of an Age by Shaykh Dr. Abdalqadir as-Sufi". Shaykhabdalqadir.com. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Fatwa Concerning the Deliberations of Pope Benedict XVI in Germany by Shaykh Dr. Abdalqadir as-Sufi". 21 September 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  16. ^ Grewal, Zareena "Islam Is a Foreign Country: American Muslims and the Global Crisis of Authority" December 2013
  17. ^ Media, Shakyh Dr Abdalqadir as-Sufi (11 February 2014). "The Islamic Dinar - A Way-stage Passed".
  18. ^ Refer to the following articles on his website, Ta Sin Mim – Today Archived 18 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine, A Ramadan Message to His Majesty King Abdullah Archived 18 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ Hussain, Shaik Zakeer (2 August 2021). "Islamic Scholar Sheikh Dr Abdalqadir As-Sufi Passes Away". The Cognate. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Abdalqadir as-Sufi obituary". The Times. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  21. ^ Profile on The Muslim 500
  22. ^ "The Way of Muhammad". Bewley.virtualave.net. Archived from the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  23. ^ "Root Islamic Education". Bewley.virtualave.net. Archived from the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  24. ^ "The Technique of the Coup de Banque" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2007.  (336 KB)
  25. ^ "Sultaniyya" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. (33.7 MB)
  26. ^ "The Muwatta of Imam Malik". Bewley.virtualave.net. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  27. ^ "The Foundations of Islam" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2006.  (715 KB)
  28. ^ "The Seals of Wisdom (Fusus al-Hikam)". Bewley.virtualave.net. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  29. ^ This rebuttal by two prominent ulema of the Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fes was written in response to the slander against Sayyid Muhammad 'Alawi al-Maliki al-Makki in a book called Kitab al-Hiwar,

References

  • The Collected Works by Ian Dallas, Budgate Press, 2005,

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