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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suhrawardiyya canonical | 5 |
| Suhrawardi order | 2 |
| Illuminationism (influenced) | 1 |
| Suhrawardi Sufism | 1 |
| Suhrawardiyya order | 1 |
| al-Suhrawardi family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Suhrawardiyya Context triple: [Sufism, hasOrder, Suhrawardiyya]
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A.
Ibadi Islam
Ibadi Islam is a distinct, early Islamic sect known for its moderate theology, emphasis on piety and justice, and historical roots in Oman and parts of North and East Africa.
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B.
Sufism
Sufism is the mystical and spiritual dimension of Islam that emphasizes inner purification, direct experience of the divine, and a path of love and devotion to God.
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C.
al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
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D.
Ibn Arabi
Ibn Arabi was a seminal medieval Sufi mystic, philosopher, and poet whose metaphysical teachings, especially the doctrine of the "Unity of Being," profoundly shaped Islamic spirituality and thought.
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E.
Maliki school
The Maliki school is one of the four major Sunni Islamic legal schools, known for its reliance on the practices of the people of Medina as a primary source of jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Suhrawardiyya Target entity description: 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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A.
Ibadi Islam
Ibadi Islam is a distinct, early Islamic sect known for its moderate theology, emphasis on piety and justice, and historical roots in Oman and parts of North and East Africa.
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B.
Sufism
Sufism is the mystical and spiritual dimension of Islam that emphasizes inner purification, direct experience of the divine, and a path of love and devotion to God.
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C.
al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
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D.
Ibn Arabi
Ibn Arabi was a seminal medieval Sufi mystic, philosopher, and poet whose metaphysical teachings, especially the doctrine of the "Unity of Being," profoundly shaped Islamic spirituality and thought.
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E.
Maliki school
The Maliki school is one of the four major Sunni Islamic legal schools, known for its reliance on the practices of the people of Medina as a primary source of jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious order
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Sufi order ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iraq ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin | 12th century ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi
ⓘ
surface form:
Shihab al-Din Umar al-Suhrawardi
|
| doctrine | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
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Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
Turkic languages ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| influenced |
Sufi networks in the Indian subcontinent
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later Sunni Sufi orders ⓘ |
| legalSchool |
Hanbali school
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surface form:
Hanbali
Shafi'i school ⓘ
surface form:
Shafi'i
|
| missionaryActivity |
conversion and guidance of non-Muslims
ⓘ
training of preachers and missionaries ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi
ⓘ
Suhrawardiyya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
al-Suhrawardi family
|
| notableWorkAssociated | Awarif al-Ma'arif ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| practice |
ascetic discipline
ⓘ
dhikr ⓘ spiritual retreats ⓘ |
| region |
Central Asia
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South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Middle East ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sufism ⓘ |
| spiritualGoal |
inner purification
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proximity to God ⓘ |
| spiritualLineage | Junaydi Sufi tradition ⓘ |
| trainingMethod |
graded stages of initiation
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systematic spiritual instruction ⓘ |
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Subject: Suhrawardiyya Description of subject: Suhrawardiyya is a major Sufi order originating in the Islamic world, known for its emphasis on spiritual discipline, ethical conduct, and organized missionary activity.
Referenced by (11)
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