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Religious Order

Nasiriyya

Sufi Orders
Origin from 1640

The Nasiriyya is a Sufi order founded by Sidi Mohammed ibn Nasir al-Drawi, who lived from 1603 to 1674, whose center was the zawiya at Tamegroute in Morocco. 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
from 1640 1
Origin Period
1642 (formal establishment, per infobox) 1
Place of Origin
Tamegroute, Morocco 1
Founder
Sidi Mohammed ibn Nasir al-Drawi 1
Practice
Liturgical Language
Classical Arabic 2
Classification
Kind of order
Sufi Orders 1
Apostolate
Spiritual Direction and Dhikr 2
Who may join
Open to All Genders 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
Status
Status Today
Living tradition, practised today 1
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Sufism, Denominations

Governed By Polity

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

Originated In

Morocco, Countries
Source Nasiriyya (Wikipedia)

Rooted In

Sufism, Denominations

Uses Liturgical Language

Classical Arabic, Languages
Sources
1. Nasiriyya (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    whose centre was Tamegroute
  • Infobox, Founded
    The infobox identifies the formal establishment date as 1642
  • Introduction, kind of order
    The Nasiriyya (Arabic: الزاوية الناصرية) is a Sufi order founded by Sidi Mohammed ibn Nasir al-Drawi (1603-1674) whose centre was Tamegroute.
  • Originated In: Morocco, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Tamegroute, Morocco
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2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
Wikidata: Nasiriyya
Wikidata Q842645, 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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