Journal
The Shadhili path, dhikr and ziyara explained, the saints and shrines of Morocco, and practical advice for coming on retreat.
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Six Sufi retreats in Morocco for 2026–2027: Jbel Alam, Fez, Marrakech, the Drâa valley and more. Who they are for, the best months and how dates are set.
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A practical guide to Morocco for Muslim travellers: mosques and prayer times, halal food, Ramadan, dress, visiting shrines, and travelling as a woman or family.
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Planning a spiritual retreat in Morocco from the UK? Which airport to fly into, entry rules, money, dress and what an all-inclusive Sufi retreat includes.
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Who the Seven Saints of Marrakech were, the order of the traditional ziyara, the story behind it, and how to visit their tombs respectfully today.
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Moulay Abdessalam Ibn Mashish, master of Imam al-Shadhili: his tomb on Jbel Alam, his salawat (the Ṣalāt al-Mashīshiyya) and how to visit with a guide.
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The Sufi shrines of Fez: the darih of Moulay Idriss II, al-Qarawiyyin, the Tijani zawiya and the Shadhili heritage of the old city, with visiting etiquette.
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Dhikr means the remembrance of God. What it is, the common words of dhikr, how it is practised alone and in a zawiya gathering, and how to attend one.
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Ziyara means a visit: in Morocco, the visit to the tombs of saints and zawiyas. Its meaning, its adab, the main places of ziyara and how scholars view it.
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