Suhrawardiyya
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Suhrawardiyya is a major Sufi order originating in the Islamic world, known for its emphasis on spiritual discipline, ethical conduct, and organized missionary activity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious order
→
Sufi order → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Iraq
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|
| dateOfOrigin |
12th century
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| developedBy |
Shihab al-Din Umar al-Suhrawardi
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|
| doctrine |
Sunni Islam
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|
| emphasis |
ethical conduct
→
organized missionary activity → spiritual discipline → |
| ethicalFocus |
service to society
→
sobriety in mystical experience → strict adherence to Sharia → |
| foundedBy |
Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi
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|
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
→
Persian → Turkic languages → Urdu → |
| influenced |
Sufi networks in the Indian subcontinent
→
later Sunni Sufi orders → |
| legalSchool |
Hanbali
→
Shafi'i → |
| missionaryActivity |
conversion and guidance of non-Muslims
→
training of preachers and missionaries → |
| namedAfter |
Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi
→
al-Suhrawardi family → |
| notableWorkAssociated |
Awarif al-Ma'arif
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|
| organizationalFeature |
network of khanqahs and lodges
→
strong institutional structure → |
| organizationalModel |
centralized leadership under a shaykh
→
|
| patronage |
Abbasid Caliphate
→
various Muslim rulers in Iraq → |
| placeOfOrigin |
Baghdad
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|
| practice |
ascetic discipline
→
dhikr → spiritual retreats → |
| region |
Central Asia
→
Indian subcontinent → Middle East → South Asia → |
| religion |
Islam
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|
| religiousTradition |
Sufism
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|
| spiritualGoal |
inner purification
→
proximity to God → |
| spiritualLineage |
Junaydi Sufi tradition
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|
| trainingMethod |
graded stages of initiation
→
systematic spiritual instruction → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Sufism
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hasOrder |
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Suhrawardiyya
("al-Suhrawardi family")
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|
namedAfter |