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Poems by Ahmad al-Alawi
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[Shaykh Ahmad al-Alawi was] an Algerian saint considered by many to be one of the greatest Sufi Masters of the 20th century. He was largely unknown in the West until the publication of Martin Lings' classic work A Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century: the Spiritual Legacy of Shaykh Ahmad al-Alawi.

-- From Music of the Sky: An Anthology of Spiritual Poetry, edited by Patrick Laude and Barry McDonald

Poems by Ahmad al-Alawi


Recommended Books: Ahmad al-Alawi

Music of the Sky: An Anthology of Spiritual Poetry A Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century: Shaikh Ahmad al-Alawi Two Who Attained: Twentieth-Century Sufi Saints: Fatima al-Yashrutiyya & Shaykh Ahmad al-'Alawi The Uniqe Name



Related Links

Shaykh Sidi Ahmed Alawi
http://www.sufiway.net/ar_SidiAhmedAlawi.html
A translation of the life story of Shaikh Ahmad al-Alawi in his own words. Excerpted from Martin Lings' book A Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century.

Deen Islam - Abu Madyan, Ibn Arabi, Shadhili... Abhmed al-Alawi
http://www.deenislam.co.uk/mix/shadhili.htm
Contains a brief biographical sketch of al-Alawi and his significance to the Shadhili Sufi orders.

Al-Alawi (1869-1934)
http://www.netowne.com/eastern/islam/alawi.htm
A detailed biography of Shaykh al-Alawi.
Ahmad al-Alawi