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Religious Order

Khalidiyya

Sufi Orders
Origin from 1811

Naqshbandiyya-Khalidiyya, also called Mujaddidiyya-Khalidiyya or simply Khalidiyya, is a branch of the Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya Sufi lineage. The branch stems from Mevlana Muhammad Khalid-i Baghdadi. 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
Belief
Defining Doctrinal Position
An interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law 2
Defining Doctrinal Position
Remembrance of God practised inwardly and in silence 2
Status
Status Today
Living tradition, practised today 1
Organisation
Ordination
Authority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination 2
Classification
Kind of order
Sufi Orders 1
Apostolate
Spiritual Direction and Dhikr 1
Origins
Origin Period
from 1811 1
Founder
Mevlana Muhammad Khalid-i Baghdadi 1
Practice
Liturgical Language
Classical Arabic 2
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Sufism, Denominations

Branch Of

Naqshbandi Order, Religious Orders

Founded By

Mawlana Khalid, Historical Figures
Source Khalidiyya (Wikipedia)

Governed By Polity

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

Rooted In

Sufism, Denominations
Source Khalidiyya (Wikipedia)

Uses Liturgical Language

Classical Arabic, Languages
Sources
1. Khalidiyya (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The branch stems from Mevlana Muhammad Khalid-i Baghdadi.
  • lead paragraph
    Naqshbandiyya-Khalidiyya (or Mujaddidiyya-Khalidiyya) or simply known Khalidiyya is a branch of the Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya Sufi lineage. The branch stems from Mevlânâ Muhammad Khâlid-i B
  • Founded By: Mawlana Khalid
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2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
Wikidata: Khalidiyya
Wikidata Q12809845, 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 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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