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- Abou Ben Adhem
- Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili
- Abusaeid Abolkheyr
- Ahl-e HaqqAhl-e HaqqThe Ahl-e Haqq or Yârsân , are members of a religion founded by Sultan Sahak in the late 14th century in western Iran. The total number of members is estimated at around 1,000,000, primarily found in western Iran and Iraq, mostly ethnic Kurds and Laks, though there are also smaller groups of Luri,...
- Ak TaghAk TaghAq Tagh, literally "White Mountain" in Chagatai Turki, was a faction of Turkestani Naqshbandi Sufism originated in Samarkand. During the Chagatai Yarkand Khanate in modern day Xinjiang, two Naqshbandi factions, the Aq Tagh and the Qara Tagh vied for popularity and political power by allying with...
- Al-Hallaj
- Al-KhidrAl-KhidrKhidr or Al-Khidr is a revered figure in Islam, whom the Qur'an describes as a righteous servant of God, who possessed great wisdom or mystic knowledge, represented iconically by a fish...
- Ali Hajweri
- Farid al-Din Attar
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- Chishti OrderChishti OrderThe Chishtī Order is a Sufi order within the mystic branches of Islam which was founded in Chisht, a small town near Herat, Afghanistan about 930 CE. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. The doctrine of the Chishti Order is based on walāya, which is a...
- Chishti, Khwaja Moinuddin Founder of the Chishti Sufi Order
- Chishti, Shaik Fareeduddin Ganjshakar
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- Hazrat Inayat Khan
- Henry Wilberforce-ClarkeHenry Wilberforce-ClarkeHenry Wilberforce Clarke was the translator of Persian works by Saadi, Hafez and Suhrawardi, as well as writing some works himself. He was an officer in the British India corps and the grandson of William Stanley Clarke, Director and Chairman of the East India Company.-Hafez:Wilberforce Clarke...
- Eric HermelinEric HermelinEric Axel Hermelin, Baron Hermelin was a Swedish author and prolific translator of Persian works of literature.-Biography:...
- Hidayat Inayat KhanHidayat Inayat KhanHidayat Inayat Khan a classical composer, conductor and Representative-General of the International Sufi Movement...
- History of SufismHistory of SufismSufism is a mystic and ascetic movement which originated in the Golden Age of Islam, from about the 9th to 10th centuries.The emergence of Sufism is a consequence of the wide geographical spread of Islam after the Rashidun conquests, and the resulting absorption of a wide range of mystic traditions...
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- Ameer Muhammad Akram AwanAkram AwanAmeer Muhammad Akram Awan is Shaikh of the Islamic Naqshbandia Owaisiah of Tasawwuf/Sufism. He is a mufassir ; his tafseer is “Israr-ul-Tanzeel”. He is a lecturer, a leader, a philosopher, and a reformist...
- Madurai MaqbaraMadurai MaqbaraMadurai Maqbara refers to the Dargahs of three Sufi saints: Mir Ahmad Ibrahim, Mir Amjad Ibrahim, and Abdus Salaam Ibrahim.The Arabic word "Maqbara", which means mausoleum, is derived from the word "qabr", which means grave...
- Makrifat
- 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...
- Maulana Syed Muhammad Zauqi ShahMaulana Syed Muhammad Zauqi ShahMaulana Syed Muhammad Zauqi Shah was a Sufist scholar considered a Waliullah or Sufist saint. He graduated from Aligarh University in India...
- Muhammad Abdul Qadeer Siddiqi Qadri
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- NaqshbandiNaqshbandiNaqshbandi 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 - Naqshbandi, Syed Abdullah Shah
- Naqshbandia OwaisiahNaqshbandia OwaisiahNaqshbandi Owaisia Order is one of the major Sufi orders of Islam. Formed in 1380, the order is considered by some to be a "sober" order known for its silent dhikr rather than the vocalized forms common in other orders.-Description:The Naqshbandi order is notable as it is the only Sufism order...
- NimatullahiNimatullahiThe Ni'matullāhī or Ne'matollāhī is a Sufi order originating in Iran. According to Moojan Momen, the number of Ni'matullāhī in Iran in 1980 was estimated to be between 50,000 and 350,000. Following the emigration of Dr...
Sufi order - Noorbakshi Sufi order
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- SafaviyehSafaviyehThe Safaviyya was a Sufi order founded by the Kurdish mystic Sheikh Safi-ad-din Ardabili . It held a prominent place in the society and politics of northwestern Iran in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, but today it is best known for having given rise to the Safavid dynasty.Safī al-Din grew...
- Sai BabaSai Baba of ShirdiSai Baba of Shirdi , also known as Shirdi Sai Baba , was an Indian guru, yogi, and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim devotees as a saint....
- SemaSemaSama is a Sufi ceremony performed as dhikr. Sama means "listening", while dhikr means "remembrance". These rituals often includes singing, playing instruments, dancing, recitation of poetry and prayers, wearing symbolic attire, and other rituals...
- ShadhiliShadhiliThe Shadhili Tariqa is a Sufi order of Sunni Islam founded by Abul Hasan Ali ash-Shadhili. Followers of the Shadhiliya are known as Shadhilis....
- Sufi musicSufi musicSufi music is the devotional music of the Sufis, inspired by the works of Sufi poets, like Rumi, Hafiz, Bulleh Shah and Khwaja Ghulam Farid.Qawwali is the most well known form of Sufi music, common in India and Pakistan...
- Sufi poetrySufi poetrySufi poetry has been written in many languages, both for private devotional reading and as lyrics for music played during worship, or dhikr. Themes and styles established in Punjabi Poetry, Sindhi Poetry, Arabic poetry and mostly Persian poetry have had an enormous influence on Sufi poetry...
- Sufi studiesSufi studiesSufi studies: a particular branch of comparative studies that uses a.o.the technical lexicon of the Islamic mystics, the Sufis, to exemplify the nature of its ideas; hence the frequent reference to Sufi Orders...
- Sufi textsSufi texts-Abdul-Qadir Gilani:#Sirr al-asrar #Futuh al-ghayb #Ghunyat al-talibeen #Al-Fat'hu Rabbani -Mohiuddin Ibn-Arabi:#Futuhat al-Makkiyya...
- Sufi whirlingSufi whirlingSufi whirling , is a form of Sama or physicaly active meditation which orginated among Sufis, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order. It is a customary dance performed within the Sema, or worship ceremony, through which dervishes aim to reach the source of all...
- SufismSufismSufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
- Sufism in India
- Sultan Bahoo
- Sumer Dargah