Tag Archives: Sufi orders

New Tariqahs

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Taher Siddiqui

As we know, there are 41 tariqahs, we wanted to know, since we see many other new tariqahs being formed, are they accepted?… Continue reading →

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Naqshbandi Mujaddadi

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I wanted to know if you guys think Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee is a true Sufi. His murshid had a Hindu Master. Also she didn’t wear hijab… Continue reading →

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41 Tariqas

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

1.What are the names of the 41 different tariqas and who are the Imams of each of those tariqas? I would be really grateful if this information … Continue reading →

Posted in Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged 4 Main Sufi Orders, 41 tariqats, Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs, Imam Ahmad Sirhindi, Sayyidina `Ali (r), Sayyidina Sayyidina Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (r), Sufi orders | Comments Off

History of Saints in the Philippines

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

I am from sibutu island in the Philippines. Islam was brought to the Philippines by a Sheikh named Karim-ul Makhdum. He was an arab… Continue reading →

Posted in History, Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged `ilm al-ghayb, Arabia, Asian, awliyaullah, chain of saints, family history, ghayb, hidden saints, Indonesian, Karamat, kashf, knowledge of unseen, Sayyidina Abdul Qadir Jilani, Sufi orders, sufi saints, Time of Mahdi (as) | Comments Off

Hazrat Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (RA)

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

There was a Saint Called Hazrat Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (RA), Born into royalty in Semnan Iran, Descendant of the Prophet SAW… Continue reading →

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Secrets of Wearing a Vest

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

What is the history of the vest and why we are wearing vest. Any secret behind the vest?… Continue reading →

Posted in Sunnah | Tagged Bektashi Order, design, Haydar, Haydariye, history, Mevlevi Order, Sayyidina `Ali (r), secret, Sufi orders, Sunnah, vest | Comments Off

41 orders and salaat al fatih

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: I want to request you to mention 41 orders existing today (with a brief description). Continue reading →

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