- Sielnce

- To talk about men of mysticism, the bearers of the flags of kindness, knowledge and religiousness, it is to talk about Sidi Shakir,

- one of the pillars of Moroccan and mujahidin Sufism whose name is linked to Okba Ben Nafi Al-Fehri’s,

- the great conqueror of the Maghreb. He was famous for his great qualities, which made him famous in every corner of the kingdom.

- Muslim historical sources agree upon the fact that Okba Ben Nafi Al-Fahri walked with his armed forces during the conquests,

- up to the Atlantic in the year 682. And the last place this leader ever reached is Safi.

- After he returned, some of his companions preferred settling in the province of Safi, the first one was Chakir,

- in charge of teaching the Arab language and of the diffusion of the Muslim religion, up to his death in this very place.

- This ancient monument is erected on the bank of the Tansifte valley. Its walls and corners tell

- the chapters of the history of Sunnite Sufism in Morocco, along with the history of erudite and sheiks united through God’s love,

- even though their paths of Sufism are varied.

- This place hosted blessed Ramadan encounters that never stopped up to the 7th century of the Hegira.

- Sidi Chakir was the source of Sufism in Morocco, and it is the one that propagated it,

- but in fact, Sufism used to exist well before that, during ancient times, since the Prophet’s time, salvation be upon him,

- as Sufism is before all a collection of spiritualities, behaviors and good moralities. But when Sidi Chakir reached this place,

- he dedicated himself to spreading Sufism and started collecting Sufists from everywhere.

- The junction of Chaker, how historians call it, is a spiritual space

- which managed to reconcile the different Sufist methods, considering its religious, historical and neutral dimensions.

- This encounter in this blessed Wali’s sanctuary, under His Majesty’s patronizing, believers’ emir, King Muhammad 6th,

- a group of sheiks and erudite of Sufism from every corner of the planet,

- from America, Asia, Africa and Australia, from everywhere, in order to talk about Muslims’ businesses,

- to advise one another about truth and patience, and the spreading of the call in the best possible way, for peace and salvation.

- Now, like in the past its teaching and spreading missions of tolerant teachings of Islam has been going on, along with the consolidation of Sunnite Sufism

- as a major element of spiritual and moral identity of the Moroccan people for hundreds of years.