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Religious Order

Ba 'Alawiyya

Sufi Orders
Origin from 1181

The Ba 'Alawiyya, also known as the Ba Alawiyya tariqa, is a Sufi order centered in Hadhramawt, Yemen, now spread across the Indian Ocean rim with the Hadhrami diaspora, and closely tied to the Ba 'Alawi sada family. It was founded by al-Faqih al-Muqaddam, Sayyid Muhammad bin Ali Ba'Alawi al-Husaini, who died in the year 653 AH, or 1232 CE, having received his spiritual transmission from the qutb Abu Madyan of Morocco through his students. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Origins
Origin Period
from 1181 1
Origin Period
mid-13th century (founder died 1232 CE / 653 AH) 1
Place of Origin
Hadhramawt, Yemen 1
Founder
Muhammad bin Ali Ba'Alawi al-Husaini (al-Faqih al-Muqaddam) 1
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
Belief
Defining Doctrinal Position
An interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law 2
Organisation
Ordination
Authority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination 2
Status
Status Today
Living tradition, practised today 1
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Sufism, Denominations

Governed By Polity

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

Originated In

Yemen, Countries
Source Ba 'Alawiyya (Wikipedia)

Rooted In

Sufism, Denominations

Uses Liturgical Language

Classical Arabic, Languages
Sources
1. Ba 'Alawiyya (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    who died in the year 653 AH (1232 CE)
  • Introduction, kind of order
    The Ba 'Alawiyya (Arabic: طريقة آل باعلوي), also known as the Ba Alawiyya tariqa, is a Sufi order centered in Hadhramawt, Yemen, but now spread across the Indian Ocean rim along with the Hadhrami diaspora.
  • Originated In: Yemen, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Hadhramawt, Yemen
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2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
Wikidata: Ba 'Alawiyya
Wikidata Q4118704, 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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