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Burhaniyya

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The Tariqa Burhaniyya, also written al-Burhaniyya or Burhaniyyah, is a Sufi order founded in Sudan by Mohamed Osman Abdu al-Burhani, who lived from 1902 to 1983.

Facts
Practice
Liturgical Language
Classical Arabic 2
Classification
Kind of order
Sufi Orders 1
Apostolate
Spiritual Direction and Dhikr 1
Origins
Founder
Mohamed Osman Abdu al-Burhani 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

Governed By Polity

Source New World Encyclopedia: Sufism

Originated In

Sudan, Countries
Source Burhaniyya - Wikipedia

Rooted In

Sufism, Denominations
Source Burhaniyya - Wikipedia

Uses Liturgical Language

Sources
1. Burhaniyya - Wikipedia
  • Body, Introduction
    founded by Mohamed Osman Abdu al Burhani (1902-1983) in Sudan
  • lead paragraph
    The Tariqa Burhāniyya (Arabic: الطريقة البرهانية الدسوقية الشاذلية Ṭarīqa al burhāniyya al disūqiyyah al shādhliyyah; also written al-Burhāniyya or Burhāniyyah) is a Sufi order founded by Mo
  • Originated In: Sudan, Opening sentences of the entity description
    The Tariqa Burhaniyya, also written al-Burhaniyya or Burhaniyyah, is a Sufi order founded in Sudan by Mohamed Osman Abdu al-Burhani, who lived from 1902 to 1983.
  • Rooted In: Sufism, Lead section
    The Tariqa Burhāniyya (Arabic: الطريقة البرهانية الدسوقية الشاذلية Ṭarīqa al burhāniyya al disūqiyyah al shādhliyyah; also written al-Burhāniyya or Burhāniyyah) is a Sufi order founded by Mohamed Osman Abdu al Burhani (1902-1983) in Sudan.
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2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
Wikidata: Burhaniyya
Wikidata Q1016276, 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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