
In Syria, the Qadiriyyah was largely urban and associated with notable families in Damascus and Hama. 1883) in Algeria were prominent figures in anti-colonial resistance movements. 1819) in Nigeria and Abd al-Qadir al-Jiza’iri (d. Practices include recitation of invocations and supplications ( dhikr), as well as gathering for a weekly hadra, during which adherents collectively and animatedly perform dhikr. It is notable for being the first Sufi order to distinctly organize itself around a particular founder earlier orders linked themselves directly to the Prophet Muhammad. It spread across North Africa and the Middle East by the end of the 14 th century, and to West Africa and Southeast Asia by the 19 th century. The Qadiriyyah order was founded in 14 th century Damascus, and named posthumously for Baghdadi scholar Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (d. The success of the Naqshbandiyyah-Khalidiyyah-Kuftariyyah order has been in large part on account of its relationship with the state, and the order has seen significant expansion while other Syrian Sufi orders, including the Qadiriyyah, Shadhiliyyah, Mawlawiyyah, and Rifa'iyyah have either maintained membership or have declined. Upon his death, the lineage was passed to his son Ahmed al-Din al-Kuftaro. The Abu Nour Institute drew foreign students to Syria who sought a traditional Islamic education, including African American Muslims who received scholarships as a result of a relationship Sheikh Kuftaro cultivated with African American Muslim leader Warith Deen Muhammad.

Ahmed Kuftaro established a network of schools throughout Syria, including the Abu Nour Institute in Damascus, and forged relationships with Muslim leaders worldwide. Subsequently, the Kuftariyyah Naqshbandis emerged as Syria's most influential Sufi brotherhood.


2004) supported Hafez al-Assad and the Ba’ath regime. Khalidi Naqshbandi leader and Syrian Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmed Kuftaro (d. With the rise of the Ba’ath party, Syrian Naqshbandi leadership split on the question of whether to lend support or to join the Islamist opposition. As a result, the Naqshbandiyyah were widely popular throughout the Ottoman Empire and enjoyed support from the Ottoman Sultanate. Sheikh Khalid sought to reform Sunni Islam by balancing strict adherence to Islamic law with mysticism, while resisting the encroachment of Salafism. 1827), whose followers are referred to as the Khalidiyyah. The tradition was strongly influenced by Sheikh Diya al-Din Khalid (d. It is distinguished from other Sufi movements by adherents’ silent recitation of invocations, referred to as dhikr. The Naqshbandiyyah is a global Sufi movement named for the 14th century mystic Baha al-Din Naqshband, though adherents trace their lineage back to the successor of the Prophet Muhammad, the Caliph Abu Bakr. Sufi practices, whether one is officially bound to a brotherhood or not, are widespread in Syria and include visiting the tombs of saints, members of the family of the Prophet Muhammad, or other revered figures and the recitation of litanies ( dhikr).
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They even install loudspeakers outside their khaneqahs, in different neighborhoods, to communicate with other people through their music ceremonies.Sufism ( tasawwuf) is an Islamic modality that emphasizes self-purification and the attainment of spiritually advanced states through the assumption of specific practices and disciplines, typically through affiliation with a particular brotherhood and its leader, a sheikh. Dervishes' presence in front of their audience does not ruin the authenticity and quality of their performances they are not bothered when witnessed by ordinary people. Apart from this day, some beatific days in the calendar such as `eyd-e azha, the Prophet's Birthday, the day of Prophet's Ascension (known as mi'raj), occasions their ceremonies. Their ceremonies are usually held on Fridays. The order divides itself into two main branches known as Talebani, and Kasnazani. Qaderiye Order became known only as late as 9th century after Hegira, and is amongst few dervish orders, whose music ceremonies even nowadays, after issuing the permission by Khalife, are accompanied by miracles and wonders. However, according to history the famous Hanbali jurist of the 6th century after Hegira, himself did not found an order, and left it to his followers to enter such an endeavor. Qaderi Sufi order, with followers in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, knows itself as based on mystical doctrines of Sheykh Abdolqader Gilani.
