Origin from 1434
The Madariyya is a Sufi order popular in North India, especially in Uttar Pradesh, the Mewat region, Bihar, Gujarat and West Bengal, as well as in Nepal and Bangladesh. It is known for its syncretist beliefs and its focus on internal dhikr, and it was initiated by the Sufi saint Shah Madar Badi al-Din, whose shrine at Makanpur in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh remains the order's center. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Origins
Origin Period Place of OriginMakanpur, Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India 1 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Practice
Liturgical Language Classification
Kind of order ApostolateSpiritual Direction and Dhikr 1 Who may join Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionAn interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law 2 Organisation
OrdinationAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination 2 Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Governed By Polity
Source New World Encyclopedia: Sufism
Originated In
Source Madariyya (Wikipedia)
Rooted In
Uses Liturgical Language
Sources
1. Madariyya (Wikipedia)
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its center at a shrine in Makanpur, Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh
Introduction, kind of order
The Madariyya is a Sufi order (tariqa) popular in North India, especially in Uttar Pradesh, the Mewat region, Bihar, Gujarat and West Bengal, as well as in Nepal and Bangladesh.
Introduction, apostolate
Known for its syncretist beliefs and its focus on internal Dhikr, it was initiated by the Sufi saint Shah Madar Badi' al-Din and is centered on his shrine (Dargah) at Makanpur, Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Originated In: India, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Makanpur, Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India
View the Source 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 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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