What is Abdalqadir as-Sufi?
[[File:saq1.jpg|right|200px]] '''Abdalqadir as-Sufi''' (born '''Ian Dallas'''; 1930 &ndash; 1 August 2021) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[Islamic]] [[scholar]] and writer. He was the leader of the [[Darqawa|Darqawi-Shadhili-Qadiri Tariqa]] and founder of the [[Murabitun World Movement]]. He wrote many books on [[Islam]], [[Sufism]] and [[political theory]]. As-Sufi was born in [[Ayr, Scotland|Ayr]], [[Scotland]]. He converted to Islam in 1967 with the [[imam]] of the [[University of Al Karaouine|Qarawiyyin Mosque]] in [[Fez, Morocco]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Henderson |first=Barney |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/7271752/Radical-Muslim-leader-has-past-in-swinging-London.html |title=Radical Muslim leader has past in swinging London |work=The Telegraph|date=20 February 2010 |accessdate=27 December 2013}}</ref> As-Sufi died on 1 August, 2021 in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hussain|first=Shaik Zakeer|date=2021-08-02|title=Islamic Scholar Sheikh Dr Abdalqadir As-Sufi Passes Away|url=https://thecognate.com/islamic-scholar-sheikh-dr-abdalqadir-as-sufi-passes-away/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=The Cognate|language=en-GB}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.shaykhabdalqadir.com/ Abdalqadir as-Sufi's Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808182245/https://shaykhabdalqadir.com/ |date=2020-08-08 }} * [http://www.dallascollege.co.za/ Dallas College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808201905/http://dallascollege.co.za/ |date=2020-08-08 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:As-Sufi, Abdalqadir}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Scottish academics]] [[Category:British Muslims]] [[Category:Converts to Islam]] [[Category:Scottish writers]] [[Category:People from Ayr]] {{bio-stub}}