The Jilala, or Tariqa Jilalia, is an ecstatic and music-therapeutic tariqa of Sufi origin in Morocco, and the oldest Moroccan Muslim confraternity. It is named after the Sufi master Abdul Qadir Gilani, known in Morocco as Moulay Abdelkader Jilali, and its rituals include dhikr and the invocation of marabouts and jinns, alongside other trance confraternities of Morocco such as the Gnawa, Hmadsha and Aissawa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Practice
Liturgical Language Classification
Kind of order ApostolateSpiritual Direction and Dhikr 1 Who may join Origins
Place of Origin 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
Source Jilala (Wikipedia)
Governed By Polity
Source New World Encyclopedia: Sufism
Originated In
Source Jilala (Wikipedia)
Uses Liturgical Language
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1. Jilala (Wikipedia)
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an ecstatic and music-therapeutic tariqa of Morocco of Sufi origin
Introduction, kind of order
The Jilala (جيلالة), or Tariqa Jilalia (طريقة جيلاﻟﻴـة) is an ecstatic and music-therapeutic tariqa of Morocco of Sufi origin.
Introduction, apostolate
The rituals of Jilala ranging the dhikr and invocation of marabouts and jinns, just like the other trance confraternity of Morocco (Gnawa, Hmadsha and Aissawa).
- Belongs to Tradition: Sufism
- Originated In: Morocco, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Morocco
View the Source 2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
Wikidata: Jilala
Wikidata Q21234985, 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 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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