Home›Sufi Orders›Who may join›Open to All GendersBrowse ByOpen to All GendersThis page groups religious orders by who is eligible to join and what joining requires. Wikipedia notes that Anglican religious "voluntarily commit themselves for life, or a term of years, to holding their possessions in common or in trust; to a celibate life in community; and obedience to their Rule and Constitution." Browsing this way lets a visitor compare how demanding membership is from one order to the next.FactsOpen to All GendersSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1Open to All GendersFilter Results41 entriesFounded ByAllAhmad al-Badawi (1)Baha al-Din Naqshband (1)Haji Bektash Veli (1)Rumi (1)Rooted InAllSufism (29)Originated InAllChina (2)Egypt (2)India (2)Indonesia (1)Iran (1)Iraq (1)Morocco (5)Somalia (1)Turkey (5)Turkmenistan (1)Yemen (1)Part OfAllNaqshbandi Order (1)Parent Order / Branch OfAllBektashi Order (1)Jerrahi Order (1)Kubrawiya (1)Naqshbandi Order (6)Qadiriyya Order (4)Shattariyya (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (41)Suppressed, then revived (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1127 (1)1181 (1)1190 (1)1200 (1)1209 (1)1244 (1)1276 (1)1301 (1)1318 (1)1400 (2)1434 (1)1466 (1)1500 (1)1600 (1)1640 (1)1704 (1)1750 (2)1790 (1)1799 (1)1817 (1)1848 (1)1878 (1)1887 (1)1935 (1)1968 (1)1974 (1)1976 (1)1980 (1)Liturgical LanguageAllClassical Arabic (41)The vernacular (3)Ordination PracticeAllAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination (41)Doctrinal PositionAllAn interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law (41)Belief may be concealed where disclosure would bring harm (taqiyya) (1)Listening, music or movement as a means of remembrance (2)Music and movement refused as a means of remembrance (1)Remembrance of God practised aloud and in company (9)Remembrance of God practised inwardly and in silence (5)TraditionAllNizari Ismailism (1)Sufism (35)PolityAllA single central governing body over the whole movement (1)Decentralised Branches (1)Shaykh Led Lineage (3)Kind of orderAllSufi Orders (41)ApostolateAllSpiritual Direction and Dhikr (41)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 41Ba 'AlawiyyaOpen to All GendersBaba SamidOpen to All GendersBadawiyyaOpen to All GendersBayramiyeOpen to All GendersBektashi OrderOpen to All GendersBudshishiyyaOpen to All GendersChishti OrderOpen to All GendersDarqawiyyaOpen to All GendersIdrisiyyaOpen to All GendersIsawiyya orderOpen to All GendersJahriyyaOpen to All GendersJaririyaOpen to All GendersJerrahi OrderOpen to All GendersJilalaOpen to All GendersKasnazaniOpen to All GendersKhatmiyyaOpen to All GendersKhufiyyaOpen to All GendersKubrawiyaOpen to All GendersMadariyyaOpen to All GendersMaizbhandariOpen to All GendersMaryamiyya OrderOpen to All GendersMenzil CommunityOpen to All GendersMevlevi OrderOpen to All GendersMujaddidi OrderOpen to All GendersMurabitun World MovementOpen to All GendersNaqshbandi Haqqani Sufi OrderOpen to All GendersNaqshbandi OrderOpen to All GendersNasiriyyaOpen to All GendersNasuhiOpen to All GendersNoorbakhshiaOpen to All GendersNur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi OrderOpen to All GendersQadiriyya OrderOpen to All GendersQadiriyya wa NaqshbandiyyaOpen to All GendersQadri ShattariOpen to All GendersQudusiyahOpen to All GendersSafavid orderOpen to All GendersSaifiaOpen to All GendersSalihiyyaOpen to All GendersSatpanthOpen to All GendersShattariyyaOpen to All GendersSilsila AzeemiyyaOpen to All GendersSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.