Saifia, also spelled Saifiya or Saifiyya, is an Islamic Sufi order based in Pakistan with a following extending to the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, Canada, Fiji, India, Bangladesh, Norway and other countries. It was founded by Akhundzada Saif-ur-Rahman Mubarak, who lived from 1925 to 2010, follows the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence and the Maturidi creed, and forms part of the Naqshbandi Sufi tradition, tracing a chain of spiritual succession, or silsila, back to the Prophet Muhammad through thirty-six spiritual authorities.
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Liturgical Language Classification
Kind of order ApostolateSpiritual Direction and Dhikr 2 Who may join Origins
FounderAkhundzada Saif-ur-Rahman Mubarak 1 Organisation
OrdinationAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination 2 Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionAn interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law 2 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Governed By Polity
Source New World Encyclopedia: Sufism
Rooted In
Source Saifia - Wikipedia
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1. Saifia - Wikipedia
Body, Introduction
the sect's founder is Akhundzada Saif-ur-Rahman Mubarak
Introduction, kind of order
The sect follows the Hanafi school of thought (Madhhab), the Maturidi creed (Aqidah), the Naqshbandi order (Tariqa), and the sect's founder is Akhundzada Saif-ur-Rahman Mubarak.
Rooted In: Sufism, Lead section
Saifia, (Arabic: سيفية) (Urdu: سیفیہ) also spelled as Saifiya or Saifiyya, is an Sunni Sufi order based in Pakistan, with a following in the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, Canada, Fiji, India, Bangladesh, Norway, and various other countries around the world.
View the Source2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
Wikidata: Saifia
Wikidata Q21011410, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source New World Encyclopedia: Sufism
New World EncyclopediaGoverned By Polity: Silsila (The Chain of Spiritual Descent), Sufism article, Sufi orders and their chains of transmissionQuote, 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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