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Religious Order

Isawiyya order

Sufi Orders
Origin from 1500

The Isawiyya order, also known as Aissawa, Issawa, Aissaoua or Issaoua, is a Sufi religious order founded in Meknes, Morocco, by Sheikh al-Kamil Mohamed al-Hadi ben Issa, who lived from 1465 to 1526. It is known for its spiritual performances, comprising group recitation of religious psalms accompanied by the oboe-like ghaita and polyrhythmic percussion, and it later spread throughout the Maghreb and beyond. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Origins
Origin Period
from 1500 1
Origin Period
late 15th to early 16th century 1
Place of Origin
Meknes, Morocco 1
Founder
Mohamed al-Hadi ben Issa (Sheikh al-Kamil) 1
Practice
Liturgical Language
Classical Arabic 2
Classification
Kind of order
Sufi Orders 1
Apostolate
Spiritual Direction and Dhikr 2
Who may join
Open to All Genders 2
Belief
Defining Doctrinal Position
An interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law 2
Organisation
Ordination
Authority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination 2
Status
Status Today
Living tradition, practised today 1
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Sufism, Denominations

Governed By Polity

Silsila (The Chain of Spiritual Descent), Doctrines
Source New World Encyclopedia: Sufism

Originated In

Morocco, Countries
Source Isawiyya order (Wikipedia)

Rooted In

Sufism, Denominations

Uses Liturgical Language

Classical Arabic, Languages
Sources
1. Isawiyya order (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Sheikh al-Kamil Mohamed al-Hadi ben Issa (or Aissa) (1465-1526)
  • Introduction, kind of order
    The Isawiyya order (Arabic: الطريقة العيساوية, romanized: al-Ṭarīqa al-ʿĪsāwiyya) also known as Aissawa, Issawa, Aissaoua, Issaoua (Arabic: عيساوة, romanized: ʿĪsāwā) is a Sufi religious order or tariqa founded in Meknes, Morocco, by Sheikh al-Kamil Mohamed al-Hadi ben Issa (or Aissa) (1465-1526).
  • Originated In: Morocco, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Meknes, Morocco
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2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
New World Encyclopedia: Sufism
New World EncyclopediaGoverned By Polity: Silsila (The Chain of Spiritual Descent), Sufism article, Sufi orders and their chains of transmission
Quote, Governed By Polity: Silsila (The Chain of Spiritual Descent), Sufism article, Sufi orders and their chains of transmission
Almost all traditional Sufi orders trace their "chains of transmission" back to the Prophet via his cousin and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib (except the Naqshbandi order which traces its origin to caliph Abu Bakr ).
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