Origin from 1980
The Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order, also known as the Jerrahi Sufi Order, is a Sufi order based in New York City and Mexico City, founded by Muhammad Nur al-Din al-Jerrahi in Turkey in the 1700s. It is led by the American Sufis Lex Hixon, known as Nur al-Anwar al-Jerrahi, and Fariha Fatima al-Jerrahi, who received initiation from their spiritual guide Muzaffer Ozak Ashki al-Jerrahi, the Grand Sheikh of the Jerrahi order from 1966 until his death in 1985 and the nineteenth successor of the founder. The order is based at Sufi lodges in downtown Manhattan and at the Mezquita Maria de la Luz in Mexico City, describes itself as welcoming students of all sacred paths and as nonpolitical, and after Lex Hixon's death in 1995 was led by Fariha Fatima al-Jerrahi of New York and Amina Teslima al-Jerrahi of Mexico.
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Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 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 Defining Doctrinal PositionRemembrance of God practised aloud and in company 2 Practice
Liturgical Language Origins
Origin Period FounderMuhammad Nur al-Din al-Jerrahi 1 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 Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order - Wikipedia
Uses Liturgical Language
Sources
1. Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order - Wikipedia
Body, Introduction
Founded by Muhammad Nur al-Din al-Jerrahi, in Turkey in the 1700s
Introduction, kind of order
The Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order, also known as the Jerrahi Sufi Order, is a Sufi order based in New York City and Mexico City.
Introduction, apostolate
Founded by Muhammad Nur al-Din al-Jerrahi, in Turkey in the 1700s, it is led by American Sufis Lex Hixon (alias Nur al-Anwar al-Jerrahi) and Fariha Fatima al-Jerrahi after they received initiation from their spiritual guide Muzaffer Ozak Ashki al-Jerrahi, the Grand Sheikh of the Jerrahi Order from 1966 until his death in 1985.
Originated In: Turkey, Opening sentences of the entity description
The Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order, also known as the Jerrahi Sufi Order, is a Sufi order based in New York City and Mexico City, founded by Muhammad Nur al-Din al-Jerrahi in Turkey in the 1700s.
View the Source2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
Wikidata: Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order
Wikidata Q659154, 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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