A Sheikh or shaykh (Arabic: شيخ shaykh; pl. شيوخ shuyūkh), of Sufism is a Sufi who is authorized to teach, initiate and guide aspiring dervishes in the...
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definitions of Sufism such as "intensification of Islamic faith and practice" and "process of realizing ethical and spiritual ideals". The term Sufism was originally...
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Shaikhs in South Asia Sindhi Shaikh Shekhani dialect Sheikh (Bangladeshi Surname) Sheikh (Sufism) Shaik (disambiguation) Also romanized sheekh, sheyikh...
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romanized: Haḍra) and Sheikh or Shaykh, which is literally the Arabic equivalent. The title is often translated into English as "saint". In Sufism, a Pir's role...
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Tariqa (redirect from Khalifah (Sufism))
effect is to impart to Sufism a cumulant body of tradition, rather than individual and isolated experiences. In most cases the sheikh nominates his khalifa...
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Azerbaijan, a village in Iran "Sheikh" (song), a 2020 song by Indian singer Karan Aujla Sheikh (Sufism), title for a Sufi leader Sheikh, a fictional character...
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Sufism has a history in India evolving for over 1,000 years. The presence of Sufism has been a leading entity increasing the reaches of Islam throughout...
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Shaykh al-Islām (redirect from Sheikh ul-islam)
Religious Council of the Caucasus Category:Sheikh-ul-Islams of the Ottoman Empire Allamah Mufti Sheikh Sheikh (Sufism) Mawlānā Hadrat Grand Mufti Hujjat al-Islam...
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Shadhili (redirect from Shadhuliyya sufism)
He wrote many books on Sufism, tafsir, and healing and his students established the University of Spiritual Healing and Sufism.[better source needed]...
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Sufism is considered as an essential aspect of Islam in Afghanistan. Most people are not followers of Sufism and Sufis have a considerable influence on...
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the mystic teachings of Sufism that easily reached the common people, especially the spiritual truth seekers in India. Sufism in Bangladesh is also called...
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Adî, Arabic: الشيخ عدي بن مسافر born 1072–1078, died 1162) was a Yazidi sheikh who is also considered a Yazidi saint. The Yazidis consider him as an avatar...
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origin of Sufism is disputed. Some sources state that Sufism is the inner dimensions of the teachings of Muhammad whereas others say that Sufism emerged...
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exponent representing it. In addition, individual Sufi teachers (see Sheikh (Sufism)) sometimes understand aspects of lataif theory and practice according...
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Kingdom. — Sufism and Sufi Orders: God’s Spiritual Paths Adaptation and Renewal in the Context of Modernization, Hassan Abu Hanieh, p.12 Sufism has played...
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Abdul Qadir Gilani (redirect from Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani)
Guide to Sufism. Shambhala (published September 23, 1997). pp. 124–126. ISBN 978-1570621802. Al-Qahtani, Sheik Saeed bin Misfer (1997). Sheikh Abdul Qadir...
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Nazim Al-Haqqani (redirect from Sheikh Nazim)
Naqshbandi Sufism by Sulayman Arzarumi (d. 1948 CE/1368 AH), who eventually directed him to Damascus, Syria, to continue his studies with his destined sheikh. He...
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called Sheikh Nagam-ul-Aarifeen Mohammad Yaqoob Ali Shah Noori Chisti-ul-Qadiri (Damath barakatuhum) which is actively spreading knowledge of Sufism and...
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Ahmad Dede (redirect from Sheikh Ahmad Dede)
Ahmed Dede (born 1960) is an Islamic sheikh, and a follower of the Sufi order of Islam, who helps spread Sufism and the art of Sufi Whirling in the United...
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Nigeria by Sheikh Isma'ila Idris (1937-2000) "in reaction to the Sufi brotherhoods", specifically the Qadiriyya and Tijjaniyya who practice Sufism. According...
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of Sufism in which he affirms Sufism as an "authentic religious discipline" before he delves into accounting the different modes of knowing in Sufism. His...
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Naqshbandi (section Prominent sheikhs and Silsilas)
Imam Rabbani, a mujaddid and leading Naqshbandi Sheikh from India. Mawlana Khalid (1779–1827), the sheikh whom all the different branches of the Order in...
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women to once more whirl together in mixed Mevlevi ceremonies. "sufism [Sufism]". www.sufism.org. 22 November 2003. "middle east eye;". Julia Scott Meisami...
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Imam Ali Ziyadatan fi Sharaf al Mustafa Islam portal History of Sufism Index of Sufism-related articles Muhammad ibn 'Arafa ad-Desouki (prominent late...
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Abdullah Ansari (section Sufism)
Invocation of God. Islamic Texts Society. p. 4. ISBN 0946621780. Ovamir Anjum. "Sufism without Mysticism: Ibn al-Qayyim's Objectives in Madarij al-Salikin". University...
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Adam Abdullah Al-Ilory (redirect from Sheikh Adam Al-Ilory)
Aatharulilmi Watasowuf Fil-Islam (Role of Science and Sufism in Islam) Dahoru Tasowuwasofiyat (Purpose of Sufism) Nizoomu Tahalimul-Arabiy Wahlislamiy (System...
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the new sheikh, he and his large family lived in the madrasa until his death in 1166, when his son, Abdul Razzaq, succeeded his father as sheikh. Abdul...
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Ilyas Qadri (section Sufism)
of Sufism. A Kutchi Memon, Qadri was born in Karachi and studied under Muhammad Waqaruddin Qadri at Darul Uloom Amjadia. He was authorized in Sufism by...
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Persecution of Sufis (redirect from Anti-Sufism)
wrote about what he called the metaphysical "deviations" of Sufism, and criticism of Sufism is attested in the writings of Ibn Jawzi. Subsequent Muslim...
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Wird (redirect from Wird (Sufism))
mystical invocation practiced by murids, saliks and wasils in Islamic sufism. In Sufism, the murid's transformation and salvation is done by the practice...
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