ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, hiː tɹˈævəld tə mɚɹˈɑːkoʊ, ænd fˈɑːloʊd fɔːɹ fˈɪftiːn jˈɪɹz ðə dɑːɹkˈɑːwi ʃˈeɪk məhˈæmɪd ˈælbjuːzˈɪdi.
In 1894, he traveled to Morocco, and followed for fifteen years the Darqawi shaykh Muhammad al-Buzidi.