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Religious Order

Kasnazani

Sufi Orders
Origin from 1848

The Kasnazani order, formally At-Tariqah Al-Aliyyah Al-Qadiriyyah Al-Kasnazaniyyah, is a Sufi order popular in Iraq and Iran and a sub-order of the Qadiri order. It is the largest tariqah in Iraq and is spread widely across neighboring countries, tracing its spiritual lineage to Muhammad through his cousin and son in law Ali ibn Abi Talib. Its present spiritual master is As Sayyed As Shaikh Nehro Abdul Kareem Al-Kasnazani Al-Qadiri Al-Hussaini, a descendant of Muhammad through his grandson Husain ibn Ali, and the order makes no distinction between Sunni and Shia followers.

Facts
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
Origins
Origin Period
from 1848 1
Organisation
Ordination
Authority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination 2
Belief
Defining Doctrinal Position
An interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law 2
Status
Status Today
Living tradition, practised today 1
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Sufism, Denominations

Branch Of

Qadiriyya Order, Religious Orders

Governed By Polity

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

Rooted In

Sufism, Denominations
Source Wikipedia: Kasnazani

Uses Liturgical Language

Classical Arabic, Languages
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Kasnazani
Wikipedia
  • Introduction, kind of order
    At-Tariqah Al-Aliyyah Al-Qadiriyyah Al-Kasnazaniyyah (Arabic: Arabic: العلية القادرية الكسنزانية, shortly known as Kasnazani - Arabic: Arabic: كسنزني and occasionally as Al-Kasnazani Arabic: الكسنزاني, Kurdish: کەسنەزانی) is a Sufi order popular in Iraq and Iran, and a sub-order of the Qadiri order.
  • Rooted In: Sufism, Lead section
    At-Tariqah Al-Aliyyah Al-Qadiriyyah Al-Kasnazaniyyah (Arabic: Arabic: العلية القادرية الكسنزانية, shortly known as Kasnazani - Arabic: Arabic: كسنزني and occasionally as Al-Kasnazani Arabic: الكسنزاني, Kurdish: کەسنەزانی) is a Sufi order popular in Iraq and Iran, and a sub-order of the Qadiri order.
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2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
Wikidata: Kasnazani
Wikidata Q6374607, 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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