Qadiriyya

Not To Be Confused With Qadariyah, An Early Islamic Theological Movement Emphasizing Free Will.
"Qadri" Redirects Here. For Other Uses, See Qaderi (Disambiguation).

The Qadiriyya 
Arabic: القادريه‎‎, 
Persian: قادریه‎‎, 
Also Transliterated Qadri, Qadriya, Kadri, Elkadri, Elkadry, Aladray, Alkadrie, Adray, Kadray, Qadiri,"Quadri" Or Qadri), Are Members Of The Qadiri Tariqa (Sufi Order). 
This Derives Its Name From Abdul-qadir Gilani (1077–1166, Also Transliterated Jilani) Who Was From Gilan. 
The Order Relies Strongly Upon Adherence To The Fundamentals Of Islam.
The Order, With Its Many Offshoots, Is Widespread, Particularly In The Arabic-speaking World, And Can Also Be Found In Turkey, Indonesia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, The Balkans, Russia, Palestine, Israel, China, East And West Africa.

HISTORY

Muhiyuddin Abu Muhammad Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani al-Hasani wa'l-Husayni

The Founder Of The Qadiriyya, Abdul-qadir Gilani, Was A Respected Scholar And Preacher. Having Been A Pupil At The Madrasa Of Abu Sa'id Al-mubarak He Became Leader Of This School After His Death In 1119. Being The New Sheikh, He And His Large Family Lived In The Madrasa Until His Death In 1166, When His Son, Abdul Razzaq, Succeeded His Father As Sheikh. Gilani's Son, Abdul-razzaq Gilani, Published A Hagiography Of His Father, Emphasizing His Reputation As Founder Of A Distinct And Prestigious Sufi Order.
The Qadiriyya Flourished, Surviving The Mongolian Conquest Of Baghdad In 1258, And Remained An Influential Sunni Institution. After The Fall Of The Abbasid Caliphate, The Legend Of Gilani Was Further Spread By A Text Entitled The Joy Of The Secrets In Abdul-qadir's Mysterious Deeds (Bahjat Al-asrar Fi Ba'd Manaqib 'abd Al-qadir) Attributed To Nur Al-din 'ali Al-shattanufi, Who Depicted Gilani Is The Ultimate Channel Of Divine Grace[4] And Helped The Qadiri Order To Spread Far Beyond The Region Of Baghdad.
By The End Of The Fifteenth Century, The Qadiriyya Had Distinct Branches And Had Spread To Morocco, Spain, Turkey, India, Ethiopia, Somalia, And Present-day Mali.[4]Established Sufi Sheikhs Often Adopted The Qadiriyya Tradition Without Abandoning Leadership Of Their Local Communities. During The Safavid Dynasty's Rule Of Baghdad From 1508 To 1534, The Sheikh Of The Qadiriyya Was Appointed Chief Sufi Of Baghdad And The Surrounding Lands.[Who?] Shortly After The Ottoman Empire Conquered Baghdad In 1534, Suleiman The Magnificent Commissioned A Dome To Be Built On The Mausoleum Of Abdul-qadir Gilani, Establishing The Qadiriyya As His Main Allies In Iraq.
Khawaja Abdul-allah, A Sheikh Of The Qadiriyya And A Descendant Of Muhammad, Is Reported To Have Entered China In 1674 And Traveled The Country Preaching Until His Death In 1689. One Of Abdul-allah's Students, Qi Jingyi Hilal Al-din, Is Said To Have Permanently Rooted Qadiri Sufism In China. He Was Buried In Linxia City, Which Became The Center Of The Qadiriyya In China. By The Seventeenth Century, The Qadiriyya Had Reached Ottoman-occupied Areas Of Europe.
Sultan Bahu Contributed To The Spread Of Qadiriyya In Western India. His Method Of Spreading The Teachings Of The Sufi Doctrine Of Faqr Through His Punjabi Couplets And Through His Writings Which Exceeded To More Than 140. He Granted The Method Of Dhikr And Stressed That The Way To Reach Divinity Is Not Through Asceticism Or Excessive Or Lengthy Prayers But It Is Selfless Love Carved Out Of Annihilation In God Called Fana.

FEATURESEdit

The Qadiriyya Zawiya (Sufi Lodge) In The Medina Of Libya's Capital Tripoli.

• Qadiri Leadership Is Not Centralised. Each Centre Of Qadiri Thought Is Free To Adopt Its Own Interpretations And Practices.
• The Symbol Of The Order Is The Rose. A Rose Of Green, And White Cloth, With A Six-pointed Star In The Middle, Is Traditionally Worn In The Cap Of Qadiri Dervishes. Robes Of Black Felt Are Also Customary.
• Names Of God Are Prescribed As Chants For Repetition By Initiates (Dhikr). Formerly Several Hundred Thousand Repetitions Were Required, And Obligatory For Those Who Hold The Office Of Sheikh.
• Any Man Over The Age Of Eighteen May Be Initiated. They May Be Asked To Live In The Order's Commune (Khanqah Or Tekke) And To Recount Their Dreams To Their Sheikh.
• Celibacy, Poverty, Meditation, And Mysticism Within An Ascetic Context Along With Worship Centered On Saint's Tombs Were Promoted By The Qadiriyya Among The Hui In China. In China, Unlike Other Muslim Sects, The Leaders (Shaikhs) Of The Qadiriyya Sufi Order Are Celibate. Unlike Other Sufi Orders In China, The Leadership Within The Order Is Not A Hereditary Position, Rather, One Of The Disciples Of The Celibate Shaikh Is Chosen By The Shaikh To Succeed Him. The 92-year-old Celibate Shaikh Yang Shijun Was The Leader Of The Qadiriya Order In China As Of 1998.

SPIRITUAL CHAINEdit

The Spiritual Chain (Silsila) Is Listed As Follows:

1. MUHAMMAD
2. ALI IBN ABI TALIB
3. HASAN IBN ALI
4. HUSAYN IBN ALI
5. ZAIN-UL-ABIDEEN
6. MUHAMMAD AL-BAQIR
7. JA'FAR AL-SADIQ
8. MUSA AL-KADHIM
9. ALI AR-RIDHA
10. MARUF KARKHI
11. SARI SAQATI
12. JUNAYD AL-BAGHDADI
13. ABU BAKR SHIBLI
14. ABDUL AZIZ BIN HARS BIN ASAD YEMENI TAMIMI
15. ABU AL FAZAL ABDUL WAHID YEMENI TAMIMI
16. MOHAMMAD YOUSAF ABU AL-FARAH TARTUSI
17. ABU AL-HASAN HANKARI
18. ABU SA'ID AL-MUBARAK MAKHZOOMI
19. ABDUL-QADIR GILANI
20. ANOTHER VERSION IS AS FOLLOWS:
21. MUHAMMAD
22. ALI IBN ABI TALIB
23. HASAN BASRI
24. HABIB AL-AJAMI
25. DAWOOD TAIEE
26. MARUF KARKHI
27. SARI SAQATI
28. JUNAYD AL-BAGHDADI
29. ABU BAKR SHIBLI
30. ABDUL AZIZ BIN HARS BIN ASAD YEMENI TAMIMI
31. ABU AL FAZAL ABDUL WAHID YEMENI TAMIMI
32. MOHAMMAD YOUSAF ABU AL-FARAH TARTUSI
33. ABU AL-HASAN HANKARI
34. ABU SA'ID AL-MUBARAK MAKHZOOMI
35. ABDUL-QADIR GILANI

OFFSHOOTSEdit

HALISA - HALISIYYAEdit

The Halisa Offshoot Was Founded By Abdurrahman Halis Talabani (1212 - 1275 Hijra), Kerkuk, Iraq. He Kept Short While Making Dhikr Of "LA ILAHE İLLALLAH" Then Followers Called As Halisa. He Was A Clean-Hearted, Thin-minded Honourable People Who Has Been The Leader Of The Qadiri Tariqah. By Deeply Grasping The Mystic Of The Sheikh Al-Din, It Was Deemed Worthy Of A High Authority Who Had Declared The True Qualities Of Muslims To Declare That His Dervish Was To Escape From The Path And Keep The Right Way. The Objects That The People Donated To The Tekke Shared Among The Poor Of The Country. Hungry And Miserable People Were Fed All Day In His Tekke Without Regard For Religion. Dawlati Osmaniyya Donated Money And Gift To His Tekke In Kerkuk. Sultan Abdulmajid Khan's (Khalife Of İslam, Sultan Of Ottoman Empire) Wife Sultana Hatun Sent Many Gifts And Donates To His Tekke As A Follower. There Were Many Leaders, Ruling Men And Military And Government Peoples Among Followers. It Was Known To Everyone That He Lived In Complete Conviction. Because Of This Reason, The People's Ties Were Solid And Strong. 

After His Death, His Branch Was Populated In Turkey, And Followed By Sheikh Dede Osman Avni Baba, Sheikh Al-haj Ömer Hüdai Baba, Sheikh Al-haj Muhammed Baba, Sheikh Al-haj Mustafa Hayri Baba, Sheikh Al-haj Mehmet Baba.

QADRI NOSHAHIEdit

The Qadiriyya Zawiya (Sufi Lodge) In The Medina Of Libya's Capital Tripoli. Qadri Noshahi Silsila/Offshoot Was Established By Syed Muhammad Naushah Ganj Bakhsh Of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan In The Late 16th Century. Notable Sufi In This Order Are Sayeen Shams Ali Qalandar Of Shamsabad, Hujra Shah Muqeem, Pakistan.

QADRI-QADEERIEdit

The Qadri-Qadeeri Order Was Founded By Muhammad Abdul Qadeer Siddiqi Qadri(1870–1962), The Former Dean And Professor Of Theology At The Osmania University, Hyderabad. He Was A Southern Indian Sufi Widely Known As Bahr-ul-uloom (Ocean Of Knowledge). Siddiqi's Spiritual Chain Can Be Traced Back To Abdul Qadir Gilani.

SARWARI QADIRIEdit

^{Also Known As Qadiriya Sultaniya, The Order Was Started By Sultan Bahu In The 17th Century And Spread In The Western Part Of Indian Subcontinent. Hence, It Follows Most Of The Qadiriyya Approach; In Contrast, However, It Does Not Follow A Specific Dress Code, Seclusion, Or Other Lengthy Exercises. Its Mainstream Philosophy Is Contemplation Of Belovedness Towards God.}

THE QADIRIYYA-MUKHTARIYYA BROTHERHOODEdit

^{This Branch Of The Qadiriyya Came Into Being In The Eighteenth Century Resulting From A Revivalist Movement Led By Sidi Al-mukhtar Al-kunti, A Sufi Of The Western Sahara Who Wished To Establish Qadiri Sufism As The Dominant Religion In The Region. In Contrast To Other Branches Of The Qadiriyya That Do Not Have A Centralized Authority, The Mukhtariyya Brotherhood Was Highly Centralized. Its Leaders Focused On Economic Prosperity As Well As Spiritual Well-being, Sending Their Disciples On Trade Caravans As Far As Europe.}

See AlsoEdit

• Sufi Orders