Home›Other Islamic Movements and Sects›Ordination Practice›Authority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationBrowse ByAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationThis page groups religious orders by how they recognize a member as a minister. Wikipedia notes that Jehovah's Witnesses "consider an adherent's qualified baptism to constitute his ordination as a minister," a very different practice from a seminary ordination. Browsing this way lets a visitor compare how differently orders mark someone as formally set apart for ministry.FactsAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1Authority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationFilter Results5 entriesRooted InAllSunni (2)Originated InAllEgypt (1)Iran (1)United States (1)Parent Order / Branch OfAllHurufism (1)Naqshbandi Order (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (4)Origin Period Start YearAll1397 (1)1913 (1)1926 (1)1928 (1)1950 (1)Liturgical LanguageAllClassical Arabic (3)Classical Persian (1)English (1)Doctrinal PositionAllAn interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law (2)Remembrance of God practised inwardly and in silence (1)Kind of orderAllOther Islamic Movements and Sects (4)ApostolateAllCharitable and Medical Work (1)Missionary Work (1)Spiritual Direction and Dhikr (1)Teaching and Education (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5Moorish Science Temple of AmericaAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationMuslim BrotherhoodAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationNuqtaviAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationSuleymancilarAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationTablighi JamaatAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.