List of Sufis
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Sufism is generally understood to be the inner, mystical dimension of Islam
. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a ṣūfī , though some adherents of the tradition reserve this term only for those practitioners who have attained the goals of the Sufi tradition. Another name used for the Sufi seeker is dervish
.
All Sufi orders trace their spiritual chains to Ali ibn Abi Talib with the exceptions of the Naqshbandi
Sufi Order which traces its chain to Abu Bakr
(the first caliph
and father-in-law of the Prophet of Islam) and of the Judeo-Sufi order of Hawariyun.
Islam
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. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a ṣūfī , though some adherents of the tradition reserve this term only for those practitioners who have attained the goals of the Sufi tradition. Another name used for the Sufi seeker is dervish
Dervish
A Dervish or Darvesh is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or "Tariqah", known for their extreme poverty and austerity, similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu/Buddhist/Jain sadhus.-Etymology:The Persian word darvīsh is of ancient origin and descends from a Proto-Iranian...
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All Sufi orders trace their spiritual chains to Ali ibn Abi Talib with the exceptions of the Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi is one of the major Sufi spiritual orders of Sufi Islam. It is considered to be a "Potent" order.The Naqshbandi order is over 1,300 years old, and is active today...
Sufi Order which traces its chain to Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr was a senior companion and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He ruled over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632-634 CE when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death...
(the first caliph
Caliph
The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. It is a transcribed version of the Arabic word which means "successor" or "representative"...
and father-in-law of the Prophet of Islam) and of the Judeo-Sufi order of Hawariyun.
Notable Sufis
- Salman the PersianSalman the PersianSalman the Persian or Salman al Farisi was one of Muhammad's companions.During some of his later meetings with the other Sahaba, he was referred to as Abu Abdullah .-Birth place:...
, a companion to MuhammadMuhammadMuhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts... - Imam Muhammad al-BaqirMuhammad al-BaqirMuḥammad ibn ‘Alī al-Bāqir was the Fifth Imām to the Twelver Shi‘a and Fourth Imām to the Ismā‘īlī Shī‘a. His father was the previous Imām, ‘Alī ibn Ḥusayn, and his mother was Fatimah bint al-Hasan...
- Imam Ja'far al-SadiqJa'far al-SadiqJaʿfar ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq was a descendant of Muhammad and a prominent Muslim jurist. He is revered as an Imam by the adherents of Shi'a Islam and as a renowned Islamic scholar and personality by Sunni Muslims. The Shi'a Muslims consider him to be the sixth Imam or leader and spiritual...
- Imam Musa al-Kazim
- Imam Ali Rida
- Sheikh Abdul-Qadir Gilani (Jillani): Founder of Qadri Sufi order
- Ibn ArabiIbn ArabiIbn ʿArabī was an Andalusian Moorish Sufi mystic and philosopher. His full name was Abū 'Abdillāh Muḥammad ibn 'Alī ibn Muḥammad ibn `Arabī .-Biography:...
- Shaik Abul-Qasim Junaid Baghdadi, laid the groundwork for 'sober' Sufi mysticism
- Rabia Basri
- Bu Ali Shah QalandarBu Ali Shah QalandarShaikh Sharafuddeen Bu Ali Qalandar Panipati was a Sufi saint of the Chishtī Order who lived in India. His dargah in the town of Panipat is a place of pilgrimage....
- Daata Ganj Bukhsh Ali Hujwiri
- Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti 'Khwaja Gharib Nawaz', founder of Chishti Sufi Order in Indian sucontinent
- Qutbuddin Bakhtiar KakiQutbuddin Bakhtiar KakiQutub ul Aqtab Hazrat Khwaja Syed Muhammad Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki was a renowned Muslim Sufi mystic, saint and scholar of the Chishti Order from Delhi, India. He was the disciple and the spiritual successor of Moinuddin Chishti as head of the Chishti order. Before him the Chishti order in India...
- Fariduddin Ganjshakar, from the Chishti Sufi order
- Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (Sultan al-Arfeen, Burhan al-Wasleen) Founder of Sarwari QadiriSarwari QadiriThe Sarwari Qadiriyya Sufi Order is combination of two Arabic words Sarwari and Qadiriyya.First part Sarwari is derived from an Arabic word Sarwar which is associated with Prophet Muhammad.The second word Qadiriyya The Sarwari Qadiriyya Sufi Order is combination of two Arabic words Sarwari and...
Order - Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi, founder of the Mujaddidi line of the Naqshbandi order, popularly known as Mujaddid-i Alf-i Thani in India.
- Bahr-Ul-Uloom Muhammad Abdul Qadeer Siddiqi Qadri HasratHasratHasrat is a popular pen name for Urdu poets in India and Pakistan. It is an Urdu word meaning "unfulfilled wish", which is derived from the Arabic word "Hasrah". One reason this word is favored by Urdu poets is that it has melancholy undertones. Notable Urdu poets that use this pen name include:...
, author of the Tafseer-e-SiddiquiTafseer-e-SiddiquiThe Tafseer-e-Siddiqui is a six-volume Sunni Islam Tafsir of the Qur'an by Bahr-Ul-Uloom Hazrat Moulana Maulvi Muhammad Abdul Qadeer Siddiqi Qadri Hasrat, who was a renowned Islamic theologian, Qur'anic exegete, poet, and a celebrated sufi of Southern India...
. - Shaik Dhia-uddin Suharwardi rahmatullah alayhi, founder of Suharwardi Sufi Order
- Sheikh Najmuddin Kubra Rahmatullahi Alayhi (founder of Kubrawi order)
- Mir Sayyid Ali HamadaniMir Sayyid Ali HamadaniMir Syed Ali bin Shahab-ud-Din Hamadani was a Persian Sūfī of the Kubrāwī order, a poet and a prominent Muslim scholar. He was born on Monday, 12th Rajab 714 AH in Hamadan and died in 786 AH in Kunar and was buried in Khatlan...
from the Kubrawi order - Shaik Fareeduddin ataar
- Jalaaluddin Muhammad Rumi
- Abu-Ishaaq Shaami
- Yusuf HamdaniYusuf HamdaniHadrat Abu Yaqub Yusuf Hamdani is the first of the group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan of the Naqshbandi order.-Life:...
- Nur ad-Din Abd ar-Rahman Jami
- Hazrat Allama Moulana Qari Mohammed Muslehuddin Qadri RazawiAllama Al-Hafiz Al-Qari Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui Qadri RazaviMuhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui , was a Sufi leader of Hyderabad. He was born on the 11th day of Rabi' al-awwal 1336AH, corresponding to 27 December 1918, at the time of true dawn in Nander, Hyderabad deccan. His father was Ghulam Jilani, an Islamic scholar...
, the spiritual guide of Hazrat Allama Moulana Syed Shah Turab-ul-Haq Qadri Razawi - Khwaja Allah Bakhsh Naqshbandi, also known as Sohna Saeen
- Sahl al-TustariSahl al-TustariSahl al-Tustari or al-Tustari, born Abu Muhammed Sahl ibn 'Abd Allah , was a arab Muslim scholar and early classical Sufi mystic...
- Khwaja Maudood ChishtiMaudood ChishtiMaudood Chishti was an early day Sufi Saint, a successor to his father and master Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan, twelfth link in the Sufi silsilah of Chishti Order, and the Master of Shareef Zandani. He was born around 430 Hijri in the city of Chisht. He initially received education from his father...
, Afghanistan - Khwaja Wali Kirani, Quetta, Pakistan
- Baha-ud-Din Naqshband BukhariBaha-ud-Din Naqshband BukhariBaha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari was the founder of what would become the Naqshbandi. He was born in Bukhara which is located in Uzbekistan...