Origin from 1974
The Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order is an organization adhering to the Naqshbandi tariqa, founded by Nazim Adil al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani, known as Sheikh Nazim, who served as its Grand Shaykh from 1973 until his death in 2014 and was succeeded by Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani. Its American branch, the Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order of America, operates as an educational organization spreading the order's teachings through roughly thirteen centers across the United States, and the order describes its mission as bringing the diverse spectrum of religions and spiritual paths into harmony and promoting the unity of belief in God.
Facts
Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Classification
Kind of order ApostolateSpiritual Direction and Dhikr 2 Who may join Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionAn interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law 2 Defining Doctrinal PositionRemembrance of God practised inwardly and in silence 2 Practice
Liturgical Language Origins
Origin Period FounderNazim Adil al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani 1 Organisation
OrdinationAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination 2 Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Branch Of
Governed By Polity
Source New World Encyclopedia: Sufism
Rooted In
Source Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order - Wikipedia
Uses Liturgical Language
Sources
1. Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order - Wikipedia
Body, Introduction
It is named after its founder, Nazim Adil al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani
Introduction, kind of order
The Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order is an organization which claims to adhere to the Naqshbandi Tariqa.
Rooted In: Sufism, Lead section
The Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order is an organization which claims to adhere to the Naqshbandi Tariqa.
View the Source2. 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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