Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari

Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari (born 1974) (in full: Sīdī Shaykh Abū ʿAbd Allāh Mohamed Faouzi b. Ṭayyib al-Karkari al-Idrīsī al-Ḥasanī) is a Moroccan Sufi shaykh and living founder of the Karkariya Tariqa, a newly formed branch of the prominent Shadhili order; whose mother zawiya is located in Al Aaroui, Morocco.

Karkari's Karkariya tariqa is physically distinguished by the practice of the wearing of the muraqqa˓a, a colorful patched cloak intended to generate humility in the disciple, as well to revive a Sunnah of Muhammad.

Karkari's tariqa has spread beyond Morocco to other regions of the Maghreb, and is beginning to proliferate internationally with burgeoning presence in France and North America. and other aspects of spiritual wayfaring unique to his tariqa. During his second tour of the United States in July 2024, Shaykh al-Karkari was invited by Stanford University's ATMA Club to speak in an interfaith dialogue on the topic of the spiritual life and the necessity of teachers in spiritual development.

Biography Karkari was born on Wednesday July 2, 1974, inside of a zawiya in Temsaman, Morocco.

Born to a Sharīf—Sīdī Mūlāy Ṭayyib al-Karkarī al-Idrīsī al-Ḥasanī—making Shaykh Al-Karkari a descendent of Muhammad. The Sufi Path of Light. Published: February 23, 2023, Les 7 Lectures. ISBN 9782930978826. Introduction to Islamic Metaphysics. Published: August 11, 2021, Les 7 Lectures. ISBN 9782930978581. In the Footsteps of Moses: A Contemporary Sufi Commentary on the Story of God's Confidant (kalīm Allāh) in the Qurʾān. Published: January 18, 2021, Les 7 Lectures. ISBN 9782930978512. Sufism Revived: A Contemporary Treatise on Divine Light, Prophecy, and Sainthood. Published: January 25, 2021, Les 7 Lectures. ISBN 9782930978529. Candles on the Path. Published: December 10, 2023, Les 7 Lectures. ISBN 9782930978925.