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Religious Order

Maizbhandari

Sufi Orders
Origin from 1878

The Maizbhandari order, also spelled Maijbhandari, is a Bangladeshi Sufi order of Sunni Islam founded in the late nineteenth century by the Bengali Sufi saint Ahmad Ullah Maizbhandari of Chittagong. It is the only Sufi order to have originated from within the Bengal region, and as an indigenous movement it has continued to enjoy significant popularity through to the present, drawing adherents from all sections of society including the urban middle class. 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 1878 1
Origin Period
late 19th century 1
Place of Origin
Chittagong, Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) 1
Founder
Ahmad Ullah Maizbhandari 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
Source Maizbhandari (Wikipedia)

Governed By Polity

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

Rooted In

Sufism, Denominations
Source Maizbhandari (Wikipedia)

Uses Liturgical Language

Classical Arabic, Languages
Sources
1. Maizbhandari (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    the Bengali Sufi saint Ahmad Ullah Maizbhandari from Chittagong
  • Introduction, kind of order
    The Maizbhandari (Bengali: মাইজভাণ্ডারী), or sometimes Maijbhandari (Arabic: المائجبهندارية, romanized: al-māʾijbahandāryyah), order or tariqa of Sufism within Sunni Islam was founded in the late 19th century by the Bengali Sufi saint Ahmad Ullah Maizbhandari from Chittagong.
  • Belongs to Tradition: Sufism
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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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