List of Sufi orders explained

The following is a list of notable Sufi orders or schools (tariqa).

A

• Ahmad al-Alawi

B

• Ba 'Alawiyya (Ba’ Alawi tariqa)
• Badawiyya (Badawi tariqa)
• Bektashi (Bektashiyyah tariqa)
• Burhaniyya (Burhani tariqa)
• Barelvi (Qadariyya tariqa)

C

• Chishti Order (Chishti tariqa, Chishtiyya)
  • Ishq-Nuri Tariqa

D

• Darqawiyya

G

• Galibi Order

H

• Hamallayya
• ^[1]

I

• Idrisiyya
• Isawiyya (Aissawa, Issawiyya)

J

• Jahriyya
• Jilala

K

• ^[2]
• Khalwati order (Halveti, Halwatiyya, Khalwatiyya)
  • Gulshani
  • Jelveti
  • Jerrahi
    • Nur Ashki Jerrahi
  • Nasuhi
  • Rahmani
  • Sunbuli
  • Ussaki
• Khatmiyya
• Kubrawiyya

M

• Madariyya
• Maizbhandaria
  • Malamatiyya Marufi
• Maryamiyya
• Mevlevi Order (Mawlawiyyah, Mevlevi, "Whirling Dervishes")
• Mouride (Murid tariqa, Muridiyya, Yoonu Murit)
• Murīdūn

N

• Naqshbandi (Naqshbandiyyah, Al Siddiqiyya, Al Tayfuriyya, Mustafvi)
  • Haqqaniyya
  • İsmailağa
  • Khalidiyya (see also Khâlid-i Baghdâdî)
  • Saifia
  • Süleymancılar
• Nasiriyya
• Nimatullahi
• Noorbakshia

Q

• Qadiriyya (Qadiri, Elkadr, Kadray, Kadiri)
  • Kasnazani
  • Sarwari Qadiri
• Qadiriyyathun Nabaviyyah^[3]
• Qadiriyya wa Naqshbandiyya
• Qudusiyah

R

• Rahmani (Rahmaniyya)^[4]
• Rifa`i (Rifa'iyya)
• Rishi order

S

• Safaviyya
• Senusiyya (Senusi tariqa)^[5]
• Shadhili (Shadhiliyyah)
  • Darqawiyya (Darqawa)
    • Murabitun
• Shattariyya
• Suhrawardiyya (Suhrawardi tariqa)

T

• Tijaniyyah (also Tijani)^[6]

U

• Uwaisi^[7]

Y

• Yasawiyyah

Z

• Zahediyya
• Zahabiya

Other Sufi groups

• Akbariyya
• Azeemiyya
• Bayramiye (al Bayramiyya)
  • Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship Cem Foundation (Bektashi)
• Dasuqi (Desuqiyya)
• Fultali
• Haji Bektash Veli Anatolian Cultural Association (Bektashi)
• Hurufiyya
• International Association of Sufism
• Jaririya
• Jelveti (Jalwatiyya, Celvetîyye)
• Khufiyya
• Khwajagan
• Layene
• Roshani movement
• Salihiyya

Unorthodox or Pseudo-Sufi groups

• Alevi (Shia)
• Alians (Shia)
• Al-Muwaḥḥidūn
• Al Akbariyya
• Baba Samit (Shia)
• Bektashiyya
• Chalice Foundation
• Dar-ul-Ehsan
• Haqqani Anjuman
• Inayatiyya
• International Association of Gurdjieff Foundations
• International Spiritual Movement Anjuman Serfaroshan-e-Islam
• International Sufi Centre
• Moorish Orthodox Church
• Moorish Science Temple of America
• Qalandariyya
• Subud
• Sufi Contact
• Sufi Ruhaniat International
• The Idries Shah Foundation
• The Chisholme Institute (The Beshara School of Esoteric Education)
• Sufism Reoriented
• The Sufi Way

See also

• List of Sufis

Further reading

• Yves Bomati and Houchang Nahavandi (ed.). 2017. Shah Abbas, Emperor of Persia,1587–1629. Ketab Corporation. Los Angeles. . English translation by Azizeh Azodi.

External links

• "List of Sufi Orders". The Spiritual Life. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
• "Sufi Orders and Their Shaykhs". Sufism and Its Many Paths. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanif, N.. Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: Africa and Europe. 2002. New Delhi. Sarup & Sons. 978-81-7625-267-6.
2. Book: Knysh, Alexander. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History. 2010. Leiden. Brill. 978-90-04-19462-5.
3. Book: Abdul Gafoor, M.S.M.. souvenir of Qadiriyatun Nabaviyyah Takkiya Malwaththa Malwana . 1999-12-05 . 31 .
4. Book: Hanif, N.. Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: Africa and Europe. 2002. New Delhi. Sarup & Sons. 978-81-7625-267-6.
5. Book: Piga, Adriana. Les voies du soufisme au sud du Sahara. 2006. Paris. Éditions Karthala. fr. 978-2-84586-801-4.
6. Book: Piraino. Francesco. Sedgwick. Mark. Global Sufism: Boundaries, Narratives and Practices. 2019. Oxford. Oxford University Press. 978-1-78738-134-6.
7. Web site: The Hidden Owaisi Treasure .