Zahabiya Sufism, also known as the Zahabiya Silsila, is a Shiite order whose dervishes trace their history to the third century AH and to Ma'ruf al-Karkhi. Some accounts hold that the order originated in the ninth century AH in Iran, first becoming popular in Khorasan and then in Shiraz during the early Safavid period.
Facts
Organisation
OrdinationAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination 1 Practice
Liturgical Language Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionAn interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law 1 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Classification
Kind of order Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Branch Of
Governed By Polity
Source New World Encyclopedia: Sufism
Originated In
Source Zahabiya (Wikipedia)
Rooted In
Source Zahabiya (Wikipedia)
Uses Liturgical Language
Sources
1. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
2. Zahabiya (Wikipedia)
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Zahabiya Sufism (Persian: سلسله ذهبیه, Zahabiya Silsila) is a Shiite order. The history of dervishes from this order dates to the third century AH and Ma'ruf al-Karkhi. Some believe that the
Originated In: Iran, Opening sentences of the entity description
Some accounts hold that the order originated in the ninth century AH in Iran, first becoming popular in Khorasan and then in Shiraz during the early Safavid period.
Rooted In: Sufism, Lead section
Zahabiya Sufism (Persian: سلسله ذهبیه, Zahabiya Silsila) is a Shiite order.
View the SourceNew 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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