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