Origin from 1971
Muhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, who died on December 8, 1986, was a Tamil-speaking teacher and Sufi mystic from Sri Lanka who came to the United States in 1971, established a following, and founded the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship in Philadelphia. He later developed branches in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, in addition to existing groups in Jaffna and Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is known for his teachings, discourses, songs and artwork. 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 Place of OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 1 FounderMuhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen 1 Practice
Liturgical Language 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
Belongs to Tradition
Originated In
Source Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship (Wikipedia)
Rooted In
Uses Liturgical Language
Sources
1. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
founded the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship in Philadelphia
- Originated In: United States, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
View the Source 2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
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