Risalah Foundation: Fundraising for the Fez (Mother) Zawiya
The "Overseas Scholar", Abdullah el-Haddad, runs a Zawiya in Fez, Morocco. Mureeds from all over the world often visited the fake shaykh at the Zawiya. Ramzy Ajem had been spearheading fundraising efforts for the "Mother Zawiya" ( Ramzy Ajem's words referring to >Abdullah el-Haddad's Zawiya). Other Zawiyas:
- Mother Zawiya in Fez run by Abdullah el-Haddad
- Risalah Foundation, Zawiya in Vaughan run by Ramzy Ajem
- Mohamed Mahmoud wanted his own Zawiya and opened one in his apartment. He seemed to be in a bit of a rush. No wonder Ramzy Ajem started calling him a "shaykh."
- Tadhkirah Foundation, Zawiya in Edmonton run by Shelby Haque.
- Dar el-Mahabba, Zawiya in Calgary run by Ramy Elhamalawy.
- Abdul Khafid Mastan has his Zawiya in Malaysia/Singapore.
- Ahmed Nazmi has his Zawiya in Egypt.
With the exception of the Mother Zawiya and Ramzy Ajem, all the Zawiyas opened after 2010 and before 2019. How many real students did they produce in those nine years? It's all a recruiting machine, like a multi-level marketing scheme. First, recruit someone who can pull in mureeds. Once the recruit has enough mureeds and sign-ups, he becomes a Muqaddam. The Muqaddam now has to find a master recruiter of mureeds (one with great charisma and spiritual talent) so he can become a shaykh.
This picture is taken in the Mother Zawiya. Ramzy Ajem, "overseas scholar", visiting mureeds, and others seen in the picture attending a majlis.
July 2017: Shura Council of Zawiya Affairs (SCOZA, GTA).
Ramzy Ajem: "The purpose of SCOZA is to serve the needs of the fuqarah and to ensure continuity of (GTA) Tariqa activities not just for years to come, but for decades and centuries ahead."
What is this Tariqa Ramzy talking about? What is this Zawiya in the Masjid? What's the Khalwa room for? "Sidi Shaykh Visiting", "private gatherings", and "hosting Mawsims"? All of the Sidis listed below are Muqaddams of the Tariqa.
2016/2017: Friends of Fez Zawiya
Screenshots of emails and documents attached discussing the "Mother Zawiya" and various fundraising efforts by Ramzy Ajem with core members of the Tariqa.
Ramzy Ajem assigning tasks to representatives of the Shaykh.
"Key Representatives of Sidi Shaykh Abdallah El-Haddad" are Muqaddams in the Tariqa.
2018: Friends of Fez Zawiya and Annual Mawsim
Using Risalah Foundation resources for Tariqa operations.
Tariqa that we have "no idea about."
More fundraising for Friends of Fez Zawiya.
Ramzy Ajem representing the Shaykh and inviting the Fuqara to the
Annual Mawsim.
Ramzy Ajem referring to Masjid Vaughan as the Zawiya.
