Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
Hujjat al-Islam · the 13th master — fountainhead of the path
Our Syeikh
The Mursyid of Al-Ghazaliah
الشريف السيد الحاج لقمان هزلي بن أزالي السقاف النقشبندي الخالدي والغزالي والشاذلي
As-Syarif As-Sayyid Haji Lokeman Hazli bin Azali As-Seggaf an-Naqsyabandi al-Khalidi wal-Ghazali wasy-Syadzuli
- 40th Mursyid of Thariqah al-Ghazaliah
- Bearer of three turuq — Naqshbandiyya-Khalidiyya, Ghazaliyyah & Shadhiliyyah
- Naqīb al-Sādah al-Asyrāf fī Malaysia
- Founder of PMPIM (2001)
As-Syarif As-Sayyid Haji Lokeman Hazli bin Azali As-Seggaf is the 40th Mursyid of the Thariqah al-Ghazaliah, and a bearer of the Naqshbandiyya-Khalidiyya, Ghazaliyyah, and Shadhiliyyah paths. Of the noble As-Seggaf family of Hadhrami Sayyid descent, he was born in Kuala Kangsar, Perak.
He received his secondary schooling at the King Edward VII School in Taiping, and his religious education in the traditional pondok of the Malay Peninsula and in Syria — studying with sanad under many ulama, among them his first teacher Tuan Guru Hj Sufyan Nur, and masters whose chains reach back to Tok Kenali, Syeikh Abdullah Fahim, and Syeikh Abd Wahab Rokan.
A few months before Tuan Guru Hj Tahir Aidin (the 39th Mursyid) returned to Allah in Ramadan 2006, he raised him to be the 40th Mursyid of the Thariqah al-Ghazaliah. Devoted to da'wah, he founded the Persatuan Moral dan Pembangunan Insan Malaysia (PMPIM) in 2001, and teaches widely — guiding seekers in vocal dhikr (jahr), khalwat, and the purification of the heart, upon the creed of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah.
Teachings & Spiritual Legacy
At the heart of the Syeikh's guidance is the Thariqah al-Ghazaliah — rooted in the path of Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, the 13th master in the silsilah stretching from the Prophet ﷺ through Sayyidina Ali ibn Abi Talib and Hasan al-Basri to al-Junaid al-Baghdadi and thence to Imam al-Ghazali. The hallmark of this path is dhikr jahr — vocal remembrance — through which the heart is polished and the Divine Presence is made perpetually near.
He teaches the refinement of the soul (tazkiyat al-nafs), khalwat (spiritual retreat), and strict adherence to the outer Shari'ah as the necessary vessel of the inner path. As a bearer of three turuq — the Ghazaliyyah, the Naqshbandiyya-Khalidiyya, and the Shadhiliyyah — his teaching draws from the breadth of the Sufi tradition, always upon the creed of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah.
مِفتاحُ معرفةِ اللهِ معرفةُ النفس
Masters of the Lineage
Select masters in the golden chain of the Thariqah al-Ghazaliah — from Imam al-Ghazali to Syeikhuna.
Syeikh Muhammad Mukhtar Atharid al-Jawi
Silsilah 36 · first to spread the Ghazaliyyah in Makkah
Tuan Guru Hj Ahmad — Paya Rumput, Melaka
Silsilah 37 · brought the path to Malaysia
Tuan Guru Hj Tahir Aidin — Kuala Pilah
Silsilah 39 · the 39th Mursyid (d. Ramadan 2006)
Teachers & Transmission
Syeikhuna received the sciences with sanad (authorised transmission) from many ulama across the Malay Peninsula and beyond. Among them:
Tuan Guru Hj. Sufyan Nur
First teacher · Mudir Ma'had Ihya' as-Syarif · studied in Makkah
Hidayah as-Salikin · Munyatul Musolli · kitab-kitab tafsir & hadith · kitab-kitab Jawi
Tuan Guru Hj. Ahmad — Kemunting, Taiping
Student of Syeikh Abdullah Fahim & Syeikh Idris al-Marbawi (student of Tok Kenali)
Aqidah an-Najin · Bahr al-Mazi · Tajul 'Arus · kitab Jawi klasik
Tuan Guru Hj. Ismail Penanti
Student of Syeikh Usman Jalaluddin Penanti · later took bay'ah Ghazaliyyah from Syeikhuna
Sabil al-Muhtadin · I'anah at-Tholibin
Tuan Guru Hj. Yusuf Pasir Tumbuh
Aqidah teacher · first of three teachers for Aqidah an-Najin
Aqidah an-Najin
Tuan Guru Dato' Hj. Hassan bin Hj. Ahmad
Mufti of Pulau Pinang · head of Majlis Ulama Malaysia · author of Usul Fiqh & Qawa'id al-Fiqhiyyah
Aqidah an-Najin · Minhaj al-'Abidin
Tuan Guru Dato' Hj. Saleh bin Hj. Ahmad — Sungai Petai
Younger brother of Dato' Hj. Hassan · member of Majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan Malaysia
Aqidah an-Najin · Bughyat at-Tullab
Tuan Guru Hj. Latif — Sungai Gedung, Bagan Serai
Khalifah of Syeikh Abd. Rahman Panjang & Syeikh Abd Wahab Rokan in Malaysia
Tajul 'Arus
Tuan Guru Hj. Abd Rahim & Tuan Guru Muhd Fauzi (Klang)
TG Abd Rahim: student of TG Cangkat Lobak, Bagan Serai
Hidayah as-Salikin · Matla' al-Badrain
Tuan Guru Hj. Ibrahim al-Fatani
Scholar of the Fatani tradition
Sair as-Salikin · Minhaj al-Abidin
Tuan Guru Hj. Wahab
Teacher of Minhaj al-Abidin
Minhaj al-Abidin
Tuan Guru Hj. Ismail Manjung (Hj. Ismail bin Hj. Lebai Teh)
b. 1927, Kedah · student of Syeikh Usman Jalaluddin Penanti (Pondok Penanti) · teaches at Yayasan Manabi'ul Ulum, Manjung
I'anah at-Talibin · Hasyiah ad-Dasuqi · Syarah Ibn Aqil · Asybah wa an-Nazair · Bujairimi 'ala Iqna' · Kawakib ad-Durriyyah · Aqidah an-Najin · Bughyat at-Tullab · Sabil al-Muhtadin · Munyatul Musolli · Kasyf al-Lisam · Sair as-Salikin · Dur an-Nafis · Mukhtasar Abi Jamrah · Tanwir al-Qulub · Tafsir al-Jalalain · Tafsir an-Nasafi · Jauharah at-Tauhid
Tuan Guru Hj. Pak Teh Keruh
Founder Ma'had ad-Diniyah al-Lathifiyah (Pondok Keruh) · member Majlis Fatwa Perak · Tariqa Sammaniyyah
Majmu' Syarah Muhazzab · Iqna' · Asybah wa an-Nazair
Tuan Guru Hj. Sobri Jitra
Founder Pondok Tanjung Kapur (Ma'had Ihya Ulumiddin al-Usmaniah) · student of Pak Lang Zakaria
Bujairimi 'ala Fathul Wahhab · Al-Mahalli · Al-Bajuri · I'anah at-Thalibin · Syarah Ibn Aqil · Jauhar al-Maknun · Kawakib ad-Durriyyah · Dur an-Nafis · Bughyat at-Tullab · Sabil al-Muhtadin · Sair as-Salikin · Misbah al-Munir · Hikam
Ustaz Fauzi Manjung
Studied in Egypt · ijazah-sanad holder · student of Mufti Mesir Syeikh Ali Jum'ah & Syeikh Nuruddin al-Banjari
Syarah al-Waraqat · Al-Luma' · Tafsir Jalalain · karangan al-Bajuri · Imam Nawawi (Majmu', Raudhah, Idhah) · Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani · Zakaria Ansari (Fathul Wahab, Isaguji) · Ibn Hajar al-Haitami (Tuhfah al-Muhtaj) · Ramli Kabir (Nihyah al-Muhtaj, Fatawa al-Ramli) · Khatib Syabini (Mughni al-Muhtaj, Iqna') · Zainuddin al-Malibari (Fath al-Mu'in)
Buya al-Fathani Harahap (Hj. Abdullah Fathani bin Hj. Abdul Muttalib al-Harahap)
b. c.1924–1925, Aceh · raised in Kedah · student of Syeikh Muhammad Wali al-Khalidi at Pondok Darus Salam, Labuhan Haji
Hidayatus Sibyan · Sabil al-Muhtadin · Aqidah an-Najin · kitab-kitab Pondok Darus Salam