Khufiyya, meaning the silent ones, is a tariqa of Chinese Islam and the first Sufi order to be established in China. Along with the Jahriyya, Qadiriyya and Kubrawiyya, it is acknowledged as one of the four orders of Chinese Sufism, dwelling mainly in Northwest China, especially Gansu, and following the Hanafi school of jurisprudence. Traditional belief within the order holds Abu Bakr as its originator, and its doctrines are influenced by a Confucian approach to expounding Muslim sacred texts known as Yiru Quanjing.
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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 1 Defining Doctrinal PositionRemembrance of God practised inwardly and in silence 1 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 2 Organisation
OrdinationAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination 1 Practice
Liturgical Language Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Branch Of
Governed By Polity
Source New World Encyclopedia: Sufism
Originated In
Source Wikipedia: Khufiyya
Rooted In
Source Wikipedia: Khufiyya
Uses Liturgical Language
Sources
1. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
2. Wikipedia: Khufiyya
WikipediaIntroduction, kind of order
'the silent ones'; borrowed as Chinese: 虎夫耶; pinyin: Hǔfūyé) is a tariqa (Sufi order) of Chinese Islam.
Originated In: China, Opening sentences of the entity description
Khufiyya, meaning the silent ones, is a tariqa of Chinese Islam and the first Sufi order to be established in China.
Rooted In: Sufism, Lead section
Khufiyya (Arabic: الخفية, romanized: Khufiyya or Khafiyya, lit. 'the silent ones'; borrowed as Chinese: 虎夫耶; pinyin: Hǔfūyé) is a tariqa (Sufi order) of Chinese Islam.
View the Source Wikidata: Khufiyya
Wikidata Q1740691, 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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