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Religious Order

Khatmiyya

Sufi Orders
Origin from 1817

The Khatmiyya is a Sufi order or brotherhood founded by Sayyid Mohammed Uthman al-Mirghani al-Khatim. It is the largest Sufi order in Sudan and also has followers in Egypt, Chad, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Uganda, Yemen and India. 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
Status
Status Today
Living tradition, practised today 1
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 1817 1
Founder
Sayyid Mohammed Uthman al-Mirghani al-Khatim 1
Practice
Liturgical Language
Classical Arabic 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
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Sufism, Denominations
Source Khatmiyya (Wikipedia)

Governed By Polity

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

Rooted In

Sufism, Denominations
Source Khatmiyya (Wikipedia)

Uses Liturgical Language

Classical Arabic, Languages
Sources
1. Khatmiyya (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The Khatmiyya is a Sufi order or brotherhood (tariqa) founded by Sayyid Mohammed Uthman al-Mirghani al-Khatim.
  • Introduction, kind of order
    The Khatmiyya is a Sufi order or brotherhood (tariqa) founded by Sayyid Mohammed Uthman al-Mirghani al-Khatim.
  • Belongs to Tradition: Sufism
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2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
Wikidata: Khatmiyya
Wikidata Q1740599, 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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