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Almost all Sufi orders trace their origins to 'Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Muhammad's cousin. The traditional silsila (spiritual lineage) of the Chishti order is as follows: [12] Muḥammad; Ali ibn Abu Talib; Al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (d. 728, an early Persian Muslim theologian) 'Abdul Wāḥid ibn Zaid Abul Faḍl (d. 793, an early Sufi saint)
The Arabic word tasawwuf (lit. ' 'Sufism' '), generally translated as Sufism, is commonly defined by Western authors as Islamic mysticism. [14] [15] [16] The Arabic term Sufi has been used in Islamic literature with a wide range of meanings, by both proponents and opponents of Sufism. [14]
Langar is distributed to all in a langar khana (lit. ' Alms-house ').In a large dargah there are two degs (cauldrons for cooking food) on either side of the saham chiragh (courtyard lamp) fixed into solid masonry in which a palatable mixture of rice, sugar, ghee (butter) and dried fruits is cooked for distribution to the public as tabarruk.
In 1963, a 7-Eleven store near an Austin, Texas, university began to stay open all night for student shoppers. It was such a success that other stores in the chain adopted the 24/7 hours, and ...
Western Sufism, [1] sometimes identified with Universal Sufism, Neo-Sufism, [2] and Global Sufism, consists of a spectrum of Western European and North American manifestations and adaptations of Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam. Many practitioners of Western Sufism follow the legacy of Inayat Khan and may identify with a variety of Sufi ...
The Tijjani order (Arabic: الطريقة التجانية, romanized: al-Ṭarīqa al-Tijāniyya) is a Sufi order of Sunni Islam named after Ahmad al-Tijani. It originated in the Algeria but now more widespread in Maghreb , West Africa , particularly in Senegal , Gambia , Mauritania , Mali , Guinea , Niger , Chad , Ghana , Northern and ...
The Bektashian Order is a Sufi order and shares much in common with other Islamic mystical movements, such as the need for an experienced spiritual guide—called a baba in Bektashian parlance — as well as the doctrine of "the four gates that must be traversed": the "Sharia" (religious law), "Tariqah" (the spiritual path), "Marifa" (true ...
The Sufism Reoriented sanctuary is located in Saranap, an unincorporated village in Contra Costa County, California. Carol Weyland Conner, a clinical psychologist, served as the spiritual leader of Sufism Reoriented from June 2001 until her death in April 2023. [7] The current spiritual leader of Sufism Reoriented is Walker Lambert. [8] [9]