The Zahidiyya, or Zahidi order, is a Sufi order and hereditary spiritual lineage tracing its silsila from Abu Ishaq of Kazerun to Junayd of Baghdad. It was introduced to the Indian subcontinent by Shihabuddin Kabir Zahidi, known as the Imam of the Kaaba, who migrated to Meerut with his son Fakhruddin Khudadad Zahidi around 1260, and it gained influence during the Delhi Sultanate when sultans including Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah built khanqahs for its leaders. A later branch under Badruddin Badre Alam Zahidi extended the order into Bengal and Bihar, from where he propagated Islam across eastern Bengal, Arakan, Burma and Tripura.
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Kind of order ApostolateSpiritual Direction and Dhikr 1 Origins
FounderShihabuddin Kabir Zahidi 1 Organisation
OrdinationAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination 2 Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionAn interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law 2 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Connections
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Source New World Encyclopedia: Sufism
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Source Zahidiyya - Wikipedia
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1. Zahidiyya - Wikipedia
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Shihabuddin Kabir Zahidi (Imam of Kaaba)
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The Zāhidiyya (Urdu: زاہدیہ) or the Zahidi order (Urdu: سلسلۂ زاہدیہ) is a Sufi order and hereditary spiritual lineage that traces its silsila (spiritual chain) from Abu Ishaq of Kazerun to
Rooted In: Sufism, Lead section
The Zāhidiyya (Urdu: زاہدیہ) or the Zahidi order (Urdu: سلسلۂ زاہدیہ) is a Sufi order and hereditary spiritual lineage that traces its silsila (spiritual chain) from Abu Ishaq of Kazerun to Junayd of Baghdad.
View the Source2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
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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