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The Khalwati Sufi order (or Halveti, as it is known in Turkey) is an Islamic Sufi brotherhood (tariqa). Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفی‌گری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف Tariqah ( ar طريقه; pl طرق; Ṭuruq or Persian: Tarighat, Turkish: Tarikat) means "way" Along with the Naqshbandi, Qadiri and Shadhili orders, it is among the most famous Sufi orders. Naqshbandi ( Naqshbandiyya) is one of the major Tasawwuf orders ( Tariqa) of Islam. Qadiriyyah ( Arabic: القادريه, Turkish: Kadirilik) (also Transliterated Kadri, Elkadry, Kadray The Tariqa ash Shadhiliyya is a Sufi order founded by Abu-l-Hassan ash-Shadhili. It was founded by Pir Umar Khalwati in the city of Herat in medieval Khorasan (now located in western Afghanistan). area3018 sq mi Herāt ( classically called the Aria, is a city in western Afghanistan, in the province also known as Herāt. Greater Khorasan (خراسان بزرگ (also written Khorasaan, Khurasan and Khurasaan) is a modern term for eastern territories of ancient Persia Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,

The order spread mostly by wandering Dervishes in vast area, now being part of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Darvesh or Dervish ( Arabic and Persian: درویش) as it is known in European languages refers to members of Sufi For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches It originally attracted the attention of the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt and Syria who by and large supported the Sufi orders and gave a great deal of reverence to wandering Dervishes. Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية From their centers of worship (so called tekkes) in these areas, the order began to spread to the urban centers of the Islamic world. A khanqah, khaniqah (also transliterated as khanqa, and khaneqa Persian خانگاه khanegah and خانقاه khaneghah ribat, zawiya The term Muslim world (or Islamic world) has several meanings

The order grew in popularity during Ottoman times and spread from its origins in the Middle East to the Balkans (especially in southern Greece and Macedonia, to Egypt (where it was a popular Sufi order amongst many of the Sheikhs of al-Azhar University), Sudan and almost all corners of the Ottoman Empire. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Republic of Macedonia (Република Al-Azhar University (pronounced "az-HAR" الأزهر الشريف, "the Noble Azhar" in Egypt, founded in 975 is the chief centre of Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish

The Khalwati order had many tekkes in Istanbul, the most famous being the Jerrahi, Ussaki, Sunbuli, Ramazaniyye and Nasuhi. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey The Jerrahi ( Turkish: Cerrahiyye, Cerrahilik) are a Sufi order ( Tarika) derived from the Halveti (Khalwati order Saint Pir Sayyid Hasan Husameddin Ussaki (ra was the Founder of the Ussaki branch of Khalwatiyya division of Islamic mysticism also known as Tasawwuf The Sunbuliye is a branch of the Halveti order founded by Sunbul Sinan Efendi more commonly known in Turkey as 'Sunbul Effendi' The Nasuhi are a sub order of the Khalwati Sufi order Their founder Pir Nasuhi was a prolific author who wrote a number of works including a commentary upon the Qur'an Although the Sufi orders are now abolished in the Republic of Turkey, the above are almost all now mosques and/or places of visitation by Muslims for prayer. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion

The Khalwati order however, still remains strong in Egypt where the Sufi orders do receive a degree of support from the government. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Khalwati order also remains strong in the Sudan. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa.

The Nigerian Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio, although a Qadiri, was initiated into the Khalwati order along with the Naqshbandi order, and Shaykh Ahmed at-Tijani was also originally a Khalwati. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Shaihu Usman dan Fodio (عثمان بن فودي ، عثمان دان فوديو‎ (also referred to as Shaikh Usman Ibn Fodio, Shehu Uthman Dan Fuduye or Shehu Usman dan Fodio Naqshbandi ( Naqshbandiyya) is one of the major Tasawwuf orders ( Tariqa) of Islam. Mawlana Ahmed ibn Mohammed Tijani al-Hassani al-Maghribi (1737-1815 in Arabic سيدي أحمد التجاني (Sidi Ahmed Tijani is the founder of the Ahmediya Mohammediya

The name of the order is derived from the term "khalwa", which refers to a spiritual retreat. Khalwa ( Arabic, also khalwat; lit "solitude" pronounced in Iran, "khalvat" spelling in Turkish, halvet) in The term retreat has several related meanings all of which have in common the notion of safety or temporarily removing oneself from one's usual environment in order to become immersed

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Saint Pir Sayyid Hasan Husameddin Ussaki (ra was the Founder of the Ussaki branch of Khalwatiyya division of Islamic mysticism also known as Tasawwuf The Sunbuliye is a branch of the Halveti order founded by Sunbul Sinan Efendi more commonly known in Turkey as 'Sunbul Effendi' The Jerrahi ( Turkish: Cerrahiyye, Cerrahilik) are a Sufi order ( Tarika) derived from the Halveti (Khalwati order The Nasuhi are a sub order of the Khalwati Sufi order Their founder Pir Nasuhi was a prolific author who wrote a number of works including a commentary upon the Qur'an The Gulshani (Gülşenî is a Halvatî (Khalwati sub order founded by Pir Ibrahim Gulshani, a Kurdish Sufi Sheikh from Eastern Anatolia

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