Tariqua Madaniyya
Tariqua Madaniyya is connected with the Prophetic tradition through a transmission chain over fourteen centuries. In 1909, it was established in Tunisia by Sidi Mohammad al-Madani (1888-1959) who had got a robust theological education at the Mosque-University Zaytouna (Tunisia). After three years he spent with his Shaikh, Sidi Alaoui in Algeria, he returned to Tunisia and dedicated himself to his Tariqua’s followers for nearly 50 years. He left about fifteen works (books and notes) dealing with most of the religious sciences, the Moslem spirituality and the authentic Sufism. Since 1959, the Tariqua Madaniyya continues under the guidance of his successor, Sidi Mohammed al-Mounaouar al-Madani, who devoted his life to spreading the pure Sufism around the world. Due to its valuable teachings, to his infinite love for the Prophet (may the peace be upon him), to its robust knowledge of the Sharia, the Tariqua continues to shine in several countries of the world today.
Muhammad al Madani
Birth and education (1888 /1909)
Muhammad ibn-Khalifa al-Madani was born in the city of Ksibet al-Mediouni in 1888, in a noble family
His father Khalifa was a merchant, he was different from others and had a good temper. He has a cart in which he transported his harvest olive’s oil to Tunis where he could sell it and return to the village with substantial benefits. Since he was a pious man soonly becomes the first followers of the Sheikh as-Sadiq as-Sahrawi, muqaddam of the brotherhood Madaniyya Shadhiliyya in Tunisia. His spiritual teacher was sheikh Mohamed Zafir al-Madani.
Khalifa ibn – Hassan has a strongly desire to have a son and he wanted to give him the name of the founder of brotherhood (Muhammad-al-Madani)
When the son was born, he was named Muhammad al-Madani, and before 5 years old he joined the “Kùttab” to memorize the Quran.
He learned by hear 60 chapters of the book when he was only 12 years old. He was sent to Monastir city, where he attended the Quranic school courses and learned writing, reading, and how to calculate.
In 1901, he got back to hometown for starting up the religious sciences and the rules of syntax and Arabic grammar. He was taught by excellent teachers and in two years, the young Muhammad al-Madani becomes ready to join the courses of the big mosquet of Tunis city. At the age of fifteen years old he left the town which he grews up to join the Zaitouna university “… he was considerate as one of the best students in his class…”
Hikam (Words of wisdom)
Hikam is the irregular plural of hikma , a term that refers to two concepts in classical Arabic. On the one hand, it means the gnomic message expressed in a concise and expressive style. A hikma is any statement conveying sapiential content, represented in an incisive manner. The maxim is thus defined as an edifying discourse designed to educate the mind thanks to the preciosity of the style and the consistency of the spiritual content depicted. On the other hand, this term designates the moral wisdom that characterises the hakīm, the wise man. It is a kind of human depth that endows those who possess it with a lofty outlook, solid experience and ethical integrity…
Love
The creatures’ love for the True One consists in respecting His commands and prohibitions. The Creator’s love for His creatures is to manifest Himself to them, to the point of becoming their “hearing, sight, hand and foot”.
Renonciation
Renouncing the delights of the world of this world, devoting oneself to Allāh and devoting one’s life to His worship without harming oneself or the rights of others, are recommendable virtues.
Imposture
Anyone who claims to have reached a stage [of knowledge] where religious obligations are abandoned is an impostor. His claims are to be ignored.
The "Tree of Universes" Prayer
Surely Allah and His angels pray over the Prophet; O you who believe, pray over him and send greetings to him. (Sura Al-Ahzab, verse 56)
Recitation of the Event's Sura
The Prophet,ﷺ, prayed much as you do, but he lightened the prayer. In the dawn prayer he would recite the sura of Al-Waqi’a and similar surahs..
(100X) Implore the forgiveness of Allah
[73-20] Whatever good you prepare for yourselves, you will find it with Allah, better and greater in reward. And beg Allah’s forgiveness. For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
(100X) the prayer upon the Prophet ﷺ
May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our master Muhammad, Your servant and Messenger, the illiterate Prophet, and upon his family and companions.
Dhikr meetings
Wird of the Madaniyya
In accordance with the Qur’an and the Prophetic Traditions, the Madaniyya way attaches the utmost importance to the daily and assiduous recitation of the Wird (a set of suras or verses and invocations to be recited regularly every day). This consists of two distinct parts
من كتال برهان الذّكرين
… قال، وَلَمْ يَزَلْ قَائِلًا عَلِيمًا : ﴿والذاكرينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ مَغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عظيما﴾، أما بَعْد، فَلَمّا انْتَشَرَ طَرِيقُ اللَّهِ فِي البِلَادِ وَعَمّ الحَاضِر مِنْه وَالبَاد وتطاولت إِلَيْهِ الأَعْناقُ وَاشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الِازْدِحَام وَالسِّبَاق، قَام المُتَخَلِّفُونَ عَنْ اكْتِسَاب هَاتِه الفَضِيلَة الذين عاقتهم الوَسَاوِس الشَّيْطَانِيَّة والنزغات النَّفْسَانِيَّة عَن التَّمَسُّكِ بهاته الوَسِيلَة. وَالحَالُ أَنَّهَا وَسَاوِسُ واهية لَا تَسْكُنُ إلاّ قُلُوبًا لَاهِيَةً، يُعَارِضُون بِألسنَةٍ مُؤْذِية بَذِيَّة وعَن أَقْوَال الخَيْر خَلِيَّة، يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ مَا يَفْعَلُهُ أَهْلُ الطّرِيقِ مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ الذِّكْر وَالمُذَاكَرَة غَيْرُ مَوْجُودٍ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ المُحَمَّدِيَّةِ. وَلَيْس جَارِيًا عَلَى مَا تَقْتَضِيهِ السُّنَّة النَّبَوِيَّة، عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا أَفْضَلُ الصَّلَاةِ وَأَزْكَى التَّحِيَّة.
قال الشيخ سيدي محمد المدني معرفا شيخه سيدي أحمد العلاوي: هو القطبُ الأغرُّ، والغَوثُ المُشتَهر، كَهفُنا الرَّفيع، وحِصنُنا المَنيع، مَنبَع الأسرار الربّانيّة، ومَصدر طَريقَتِنا المَدَنيَّة العَلاويَّة، سيدي وأستاذي وعُمدتي ومَلاذي، مَولايَ أحمد العلاوي، بن سيّدي مصطفى بن سيدي محمد بن سيدي أحمد، المَعروف بالقاضي بن سيدي محمد، المَعروف بأبي شَنتوف، القائل فيه صاحبُ «سَبيكَةُ العِقيان مَع مَن بمستغانَم من الأعْيان»:
والحَنَفـي اللازم التـــعبّد
نَجْل عَليوة الفَقــيه المُهتَدي
… هَذا أيّها الفَقيرُ الفَاني، المُنْتَسِبُ الرَّبّانيُّ، مُحَمّدُ بنُ خلـيفَةَ بنُ الحَـاج عُمَـرَ، المَشهور بالمَداني، وقَد عَاشرتَنَا أيَّامًا، فأزالَ اللهُ عَنكَ حُجُبًا وأوْهامًا، واستَفَدْتَ مِنَّا بِقدْر مَا لكَ مِنَ الرَّغْبَةِ فينَا.
وَعلَيْهِ: فَيَجبُ عَليكَ أنْ تُفيدَ إخوانَكَ مِنَ العَبيد، لأنّهُ مَهْما استفادَ الإنسانُ إلاَّ وَيَجِبُ عَلَيه أنْ يُفيدَ، إذ لاَ يَحِلُّ للإنْسانِ أَنْ يَكتُمَ مَا أُعْطيَهُ مِن العِلم السَّديدِ. فَهَذه رُتبَةُ الإرْشَادِ تَطلُبُكَ بكلِّ الاجتِهاد، فأرْشِدْ مَنِ استَرْشَدَكَ، وصِلْ مَن قَطَعَكَ، فَإنَّا أجَزْنَاكَ في الطَّريقَة الشاذُلِيَّة الإجازَةَ اللفظيَّةَ تَعْضيدًا لِمَا تَقَدّمَ لَكَ مِنَ الإجَازَةِ القَلْبِيَّة.
وَعَليكَ بِمَحَبَّةِ رَبّكَ، فَاللهُ يُنْزِلُ عَبْدَهُ حَيْثُ أنْزَلَهُ العَبدُ مِن نَفْسِهِ، فَأرْجو اللهَ لَكَ دَوامَ الوِدادِ. واعْلَم أنَّ المَدَدَ يَكون بِقَدر الاستِعْداد. …\…