Abdalqadir as-Sufi | |
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Title | Shaykh |
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Born | Ian Stewart Dallas 1930 |
Died | (aged 91) Cape Town, South Africa |
Occupation | Shaykh of Instruction |
Website | shaykhabdalqadir |
Abdalqadir as-Sufi (born Ian Stewart Dallas; 1930 Ayr – 1 August 2021 Cape Town) was a Scottish Muslim leader and author. He was Shaykh of Instruction, leader of the Darqawi-Shadhili-Qadiri Tariqa, founder of the Murabitun World Movement and author of numerous books on Islam, Sufism and political theory. Born in Scotland, he was a playwright and actor before he converted to Islam in 1967 with the Imam of the Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fez, Morocco.[2]