Khwajagan, meaning the Masters, is a Persian title given to a network of Sufi teachers active across Central Asia. The term names a lineage of masters rather than a single founded order. 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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FounderNo single founder is recorded; Khwajagan names a network of Sufi masters active across Central Asia rather than a single founded order. 2 No single founder is named for Khwajagan; sources describe it as a network of Sufi masters incorporated into later orders rather than a group founded by one person. Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionAn interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law 1 Defining Doctrinal PositionRemembrance of God practised inwardly and in silence 1 Classification
ApostolateSpiritual Direction and Dhikr 3 Organisation
OrdinationAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination 1 Practice
Liturgical Language Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 2 Connections
Belongs to Tradition
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Governed By Polity
Source New World Encyclopedia: Sufism
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Source Khwajagan (Wikipedia)
Uses Liturgical Language
Sources
1. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
2. Khwajagan (Wikipedia)
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Khwājagān (shortened/singular forms: Khwaja, Khaja(h), Khawaja or khuwaja) is a Persian title for 'the Masters'.
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often used to refer to a network of Sufis in Central Asia from the 10th to the 16th century who are often incorporated into later Naqshbandi and Khalwati hierarchies
View the Source 3. Wikidata: Khwajagan
Wikidata Q6403445, 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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