The erudite ‘Allāmah, the noble Shaykh Shukrī ibn Ahmad ibn ‘Alī ibn Ahmad al-Luhafī al-Hanafī is a renowned teacher of Qira’āt, a faqīh (jurist), a linguist, a calligrapher, a poet and an ascetic. He is also the current Shaykh of the Shādhilī-Darqāwī-Hāshimī tarīqa of Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmān al-Shāghūrī (d. 2004), after the passing of Shaykh Mustafā al-Turkmānī (d. 2006), may Allah be pleased with them both, Shaykh Shukri is also one of the 40 Abdaal of Shaam ash-Sharif.

Gathering with Shaykh Shukri al-Luhafi in Damascus 7-6-2013

Hadra with Shaykh Shukri al-Luhafi in Damascus 5- 7-2013

Hadra with Shaykh Shukri al-Luhafi in Damascus

Shaykh Shukri al-Luhafi serving water in Damascus

Poem of Hafiz : I Will Hire You as a Minstrel