Tariqa Qadiriya Boutchichiya · France
'Sufism is a flavour: you cannot know it until you have tasted it.'
Teaching of the Qadiriya Boutchichiya path
The Qadiriya Boutchichiya tariqa is a Sufi path within Sunni Islam, centred on the zawiya of Madagh in Morocco. Present in France since the 1980s, it gathers practitioners in eight cities. Soufisme.org publishes its teachings and announces its meditation (dhikr) sessions, which are open to all.
A path is a method and a chain of transmission: practices received from a guide who had them from his own, heart to heart, back to the Prophet. Full presentation of the path →
We are members of the Qadiriya Boutchichiya Sufi path, living in France and coming from varied social and cultural backgrounds. Our path stands within Sunni Islam and carries universal spiritual values. We want to share our experience, and the way this path is a means of inner transformation and peace: a little-known face of Islam, that of the quest for meaning grounded in divine love.
Three generations of guides since Madagh. Each card leads to the full biography published on this site.
The renewer
1918-2017 · guide from 1972 to 2017
He turned the zawiya of Madagh into an international spiritual centre and opened the path to the West. Under his guidance, Sufism reached hundreds of people in Europe.
The master of beauty
1942-2025 · guide from 2017 to 2025
Sidi Hamza's son, he carried the transmission of the 'secret' until his death in August 2025. His dikra and mawlid speeches are published and translated on this site.
The present guide
Guide of the path since August 2025
Eldest son of Sidi Jamal, designated by his spiritual testament. A doctor of religious studies (EPHE, Sorbonne), he directs the World Meeting of Sufism and chairs the Al Moultaqa Foundation.
Nearly two hundred articles and teachings, organised by section.
Dhikr, samâʿ, faqr: Sufi vocabulary explained, each term linked to the articles that use it.
Dhikr sessions open to all in eight French cities, no booking required.
Calendar and towns →The inner dimension of Islam: purification of the heart, invocation (dhikr), transmission from master to disciple. Our article 'Discovering Sufism' explores the question.
A Sufi tariqa (brotherhood) born in Morocco, present in France since the 1980s and guided since August 2025 by Sidi Mounir al-Qadiri Boutchich.
A verifiable chain of transmission, an identified guide, a teaching that is not sold, and roots in the Sunni tradition.
No. Dhikr sessions are open to all, with no booking and no prerequisites.
