It is also used for the initiation ceremony specific to many Sufi orders.

In Sufism they follow Chishti, Naqshbandi, Suhrawardi and Qadri Sufi orders.

There is virtually no opposition to the principle of the secular state, socio-political cleavages based on religion, whether between Muslim and non-Muslim or between Sufi orders, are also virtually non-existent.

Category: Sufi orders

Category: Sufi orders

Category: Sufi orders

Some Sufi orders, such as the Naqshbandi, draw from and are amenable to Kundalini.

The Dönme community of Salonika came to play a significant role in the Sufi life of the region and its members actively involved with a number of Sufi orders, particularly the Mevlevi.

This is highly contentious since the turuq were Sufi orders with established lineages while the Muslim Brotherhood is a modern, rationalist tradition.

Unlike the Christian monastic orders which are demarcated by firm lines of authority and sacrament, Sufis often are members of various Sufi orders.

The non-exclusiveness of Sufi orders has important consequences for the social extension of Sufism.

*: Category: Sufi orders

Category: Sufi orders

The movements are purportedly based upon traditional dances that Gurdjieff studied as he traveled throughout central Asia, India, Tibet, the Orient and Africa where he encountered various Indo-European and Sufi orders, Buddhist centers and other sources of traditional culture and learning.

It was the first of the four main Sufi orders ( Chishti, Qadiriyya, Suhrawardiyya and Naqshbandi ) to be established in this region.

Chishti believe that this insistence on otherworldliness differentiates them from Sufi orders that maintained close ties to rulers and courts, and deferred to aristocratic patrons.

The Chishti, as well some other Sufi orders, believe that music can help devotees forget self in the love of Allah.

Some Sufi orders trace their lineage to Abu Bakr, the first Sunni caliph, others to ' Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Muhammad's nephew, whom the Shi ' a regard as the first imam.

This is not unusual for Sufi orders, which tend to stress devotion rather than legalism and sectarianism.

Later, yet other traditions branched from the Chisti lineage ; in many cases they merged with other popular Sufi orders in South Asia.

As a result of this merging of the Chishti order with other branches, most Sufi masters now initiate their disciples in all the four major orders of South Asia: Chishti, Suhrawadi, Qadri, and Naqshbandi.

Category: Sufi orders

Ali holds a high position in almost all Sufi orders which trace their lineage through him to Muhammad.

Almost all Sufi orders trace their lineage to Muhammad through Ali, an exception being Naqshbandi, who go through Abu Bakr.

The Naqshbandi order is the only Sufi order that claims to trace its direct spiritual lineage / chain ( silsilah ) to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, through Abu Bakr, the first caliph and Muhammad's companion.

In contrast, most other Sufi orders ( turuq ) trace their lineage through Ali.

Most Sunni Sufi circles ( tariqah ) trace their spiritual chain back to Muhammad through Ali.

Istanbul alone had more than 250 tekkes as well as small centers for gatherings of various fraternities ; this law dissolved the Sufi Orders, prohibited the use of mystical names, titles and costumes pertaining to their titles, impounded the Orders ' assets, and banned their ceremonies and meetings.

The saints of Sufism are infamous for being " drunk " due to their love of God ; hence, the constant reference to wine in Sufi poetry and music.

Sufi philosopher Idries Shah published several collections of Nasruddin stories in English, and emphasised their teaching value.

" The wool cloaks were sometimes a designation of their initiation into the Sufi order.

On the West African coast they set up Zāwiyas on the shores of the river Niger and even established independent kingdoms such as al-Murābiṭūn or Almoravids. The Al Hakika Mizaan Mizaani Sufi Order deals with heavy internalization and meditations, their spiritual practice is called Al Qudra MizaanStates ) The Sanusi order were also highly involved in missionary work in Africa during the 19th century, spreading both Islam and a high level of literacy into Africa as far south as Lake Chad and beyond by setting up a network of zawiyas where Islam was taught.

Sufi brotherhoods ( tarikas ) are common in Morocco, and music is an integral part of their spiritual tradition.

After an exhausting journey from the coast he reached Shiraz, and was soon plunged into discussion with the disputants of all classes, " Sufi, Muslim, Jew, and Jewish Muslim, even Armenian, all anxious to test their powers of argument with the first English priest who had visited them.

A hierarchy of Awliya and their functions are outlined in the books of Sufi Masters.

Bektashis generally revere Sufi mystics outside of their own order, such as Al-Ghazali and Jelalludin Rumi who are close in spirit to them.

A great Sultan, he was a Sufi devotee and highly regarded their Saints ; many a Sufi mystic settled in his sultanate, though only one of them rose to full ascendancy over him.

It reasonably presents the various dimensions of Sufi spiritual life and advises disciples on their spiritual paths.

The Chishti Sufi sect of Kabul is an exception in that they use instruments like the rubab, tabla and harmonium in their worship ; this music is called tatti (" food for the soul ").

A hadra, in the Sufi tradition, is a gathering of all the prophets from the time of Adam to Muhammad, as well as many Sufi holy men who are believed to have reached the highest level of affinity with the divine during their lifetime.

Later, in order to distinguish his followers from adherents of other Sufi sects, he forbid the use of the word darwish ( commonly known as " dervish " in English ) to describe his followers, replacing it with the title Ansar, the term the Prophet Muhammad used for the people of Medina who welcomed him and his followers after their flight from Mecca.

In Western Punjab, the beats of dhol have been a vital element in the ceremonies of the great Sufi mystics and their followers.

Northern opposition parties draw their support from Sufi brotherhoods: the Umma Party is closely connected with Arab followers of the Ansar sect, and the Democratic Unionist Party with the Khatmia sect.

In the 1670s, the Kashgarian Sufi master Āfāq Khoja ( and, possibly, his father Muhammad Yūsuf even earlier ) preached among the Salars, introducing Sufism into their community.

A Dervish or Darvesh ( from Persian درویش, Darvīsh via Turkish,,, ) is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or " Tariqah ", known for their extreme poverty and austerity.