Sidi Syekh Muhammad Al Gholla ra

Sidi Syekh Muhammad al-Ghali  ra was one of the elite companions of Shaykh Ahmad Tijani and a descendent of the Prophet Muhammad through Sayyidina Hassan. According to Shaykh Ahmad Sukayrij, Sidi al-Ghali was one of ten companions of Shaykh Tijani whom Allah blessed with the grand illumination (fath al-akbar) at the hand of the Prophet Muhammad. Shaykh Tijani was very fond of Sidi al-Ghali, and it was him whom he called to pronounce the famous words, “These two feet of mine are on the shoulders of every saint of Allah.” Shaykh Tijani also let it be known that it would necessary for Muhammad al-Ghali to perform the funeral prayer over him when he passed. At the time of Shaykh Tijani’s passing, however, Muhammad al-Ghali was traveling. Upon burial, the children of the Shaykh dug up the body of their father to take it back to Algeria. When the disciples in Fes prevailed upon the noble descendents of the Shaykh to let the blessed body be reburied in the Zawiya in Fes, Muhammad al-Ghali was there to perform the final funerary rites – thus fulfilling the prediction of Shaykh Tijani.

Muhammad al-Ghali was endowed with immense spiritual zeal and concentration. He used to spend hours in his prayers and remembrances; and it is reported he used to glorify Allah twenty-seven times in a single prostration. He once was so deep in concentration during his litany that he failed to notice his own daughter fall off the roof of his house in front of him. Once, one of his disciples happened to visit him after he had just finished his remembrances. The disciple noticed Sidi al-Ghali’s body was strangely hot, as if he was in the midst of a steam bath. When he touched his hand, the disciple felt his hand burned as if he were touching hot coals. Shaykh Sukayrij explained, “Such a phenomenon is not uncommon among the people of Truth, considering what they are authorized to recite. Some may burn their tongue uttering the Magnificent Name.”

Among his visionary encounters was a meeting with the Prophet Muhammad, who told him, “You are the son of the beloved one of Allah, and you taken the spiritual path of the beloved one of Allah.” He also met Shaykh Ahmad Tijani after his passing and asked him, “O Sidi! You went away and left us alone!” The Shaykh replied, “I am not distant from you and I did not leave you; I have only moved from an earthly dwelling place to an abode of light.”

After his training with Shaykh Tijani, Sidi al-Ghali went to the Hijaz to propagate the Tariqa. There he met al-Hajj Umar al-Futi, trained him and granted him license to spread the Tariqa Tijaniyya in West Africa. Al-Hajj Umar’s Kitab al-Rimah describes Muhammad al-Ghali as being in frequent visionary contact with the Prophet and Shaykh Ahmad Tijani and traveling often between Mecca and Medina.

Sidi al-Ghali died in 1244 (1829) in Mecca, and was buried in the same graveyard as Sayyida Khadija, the wife of the Prophet Muhammad.

Sources: Ahmad Sukayrij, Kashf al-Hijab; Umar al-Futi, Kitab al-Rimah.

Sidi Syekh Muhammad al - Ghali adalah salah satu sahabat elit Syaikh Ahmad Tijani dan keturunan Nabi Muhammad melalui Sayyidina Hassan . Menurut Syaikh Ahmad Sukayrij , Sidi al - Ghali adalah salah satu dari sepuluh sahabat Syaikh Tijani yang Allah diberkati dengan grand iluminasi ( fath al - akbar ) di tangan Nabi Muhammad . Syaikh Tijani sangat menyukai Sidi al- Ghali , dan itu dia yang ia dipanggil untuk mengucapkan kata-kata terkenal , " Kedua kaki saya berada di pundak setiap orang kudus Allah . " Syaikh Tijani juga membiarkan orang tahu bahwa itu akan diperlukan untuk Muhammad al- Ghali untuk melakukan doa pemakaman di atasnya ketika ia melewati . Pada saat meninggalnya Syaikh Tijani , bagaimanapun , Muhammad al- Ghali bepergian . Setelah pemakaman , anak-anak dari Syekh menggali tubuh ayah mereka untuk membawanya kembali ke Aljazair . Ketika murid-murid di Fes menang atas keturunan mulia dari Syekh untuk membiarkan tubuh diberkati akan dimakamkan kembali di Zawiya di Fes , Muhammad al- Ghali berada di sana untuk melakukan ritual penguburan akhir - sehingga memenuhi prediksi Syaikh Tijani .Muhammad al - Ghali yang diberkahi dengan semangat spiritual yang besar dan konsentrasi . Ia digunakan untuk menghabiskan berjam-jam dalam doa dan kenangan itu , dan dilaporkan ia digunakan untuk memuliakan Allah dua puluh tujuh kali dalam sujud tunggal . Dia pernah begitu tenggelam dalam konsentrasi selama litani bahwa ia gagal untuk melihat putrinya sendiri jatuh dari atap rumahnya di depannya . Sekali , seorang murid-Nya terjadi untuk mengunjunginya setelah ia baru saja selesai kenangan nya . Murid itu melihat tubuh Sidi al- Ghali yang anehnya panas , seolah-olah ia berada di tengah-tengah mandi uap . Ketika ia menyentuh tangannya , murid merasa tangannya terbakar seolah-olah dia menyentuh bara panas . Syaikh Sukayrij menjelaskan , " Fenomena seperti ini tidak jarang di antara orang-orang dari Kebenaran , mengingat apa yang mereka berwenang untuk membaca . Beberapa mungkin membakar lidah mereka mengucapkan Nama Magnificent . "Di antara pertemuan visioner adalah pertemuan dengan Nabi Muhammad , yang mengatakan kepadanya , " Anda adalah putra tercinta satu Allah , dan Anda mengambil jalan spiritual yang tercinta satu dari Allah . " Dia juga bertemu Syaikh Ahmad Tijani setelah ia lewat dan bertanya kepadanya , " O Sidi ! Anda pergi dan meninggalkan kami sendirian " Syaikh menjawab , " Saya tidak jauh dari Anda dan aku tidak meninggalkan Anda ; ! . Saya hanya pindah dari tempat tinggal duniawi untuk tempat tinggal cahaya "Setelah pelatihan dengan Syaikh Tijani , Sidi al - Ghali pergi ke Hijaz untuk menyebarkan tarekat . Di sana ia bertemu dengan al- Hajj Umar al - Futi , melatihnya dan diberikan kepadanya izin untuk menyebarkan tarekat Tijaniyyah di Afrika Barat . Al -Hajj Umar Kitab al - Rimah menggambarkan Muhammad al - Ghali sebagai sering kontak visioner dengan Nabi dan Syaikh Ahmad Tijani dan perjalanan sering antara Mekkah dan Madinah .Sidi al - Ghali meninggal pada 1244 (1829) di Mekkah , dan dimakamkan di pemakaman yang sama seperti Sayyida Khadijah , istri Nabi Muhammad .

Sumber : Ahmad Sukayrij , Kashf al - Hijab , Umar al - Futi , Kitab al - Rimah