ˈælɐlˈɑːwi wʌzɐ sˈuːfi ʃˈeɪk ɪnðə klˈæsɪk dɑːɹkˈɑːwi ʃˈædhɪli tɹɐdˈɪʃən, ðˌoʊ hɪz ˈɔːɹdɚ dˈɪfɚd sˈʌmwʌt fɹʌmðə nˈɔːɹm ɪn ɪts jˈuːs ʌvðə sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪk pɹˈæktɪs ʌv kˈɑːlwə ænd ɪn lˈeɪɪŋ ɪspˈɛʃəl ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔnðɪ ɪnvoʊkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə suːpɹˈiːm nˈeɪm ʌv ɡˈɑːd..
Al-Alawi was a Sufi shaykh in the classic Darqawi Shadhili tradition, though his order differed somewhat from the norm in its use of the systematic practice of khalwa and in laying especial emphasis on the invocation of the Supreme Name [of God]..