The Saint Who Stubbed the Intellect: How Al-Ibrīz Turned Mystical Vision into a Polemical Weapon
In 18th-century Morocco, an illiterate saint's mystical unveilings became the most sophisticated theological weapon of his era. A close reading of how Al-Ibrīz weaponized kashf against rationalist and Shīʿī rivals — and reversed the Niẓāmī Triplex in the process.
The Hidden Sun: A Seeker's Manual on Recognizing the Shaykh of the Age
How does one recognize the perfected Sufi guide of one's own time? Al-Dabbāgh's answer in Kitāb al-Ibrīz is among the most analytically rigorous in the entire Moroccan tradition.
Beyond the Triplex: Al-Dabbāgh, Institutional Sufism, and the Limits of the Niẓāmī Synthesis
A critical study of institutional Sufism: from the Niẓāmiyya’s reshaping of sainthood to al-Dabbāgh’s redefinition of spiritual authority beyond institutions.