Naqshbandi
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Naqshbandi is a major Sunni Sufi order known for its emphasis on silent dhikr (remembrance of God) and widespread influence across the Muslim world, including the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naqshbandi order | 2 |
| Naqshbandi Sufi order | 1 |
| Naqshbandi Sufism | 1 |
| Naqshbandi-Haqqani | 1 |
| Naqshbandi-Khalidi | 1 |
| Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sufi order
ⓘ
Sunni Sufi order ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Baha-ud-Din Naqshband ⓘ |
| corePractice | remembrance of God ⓘ |
| dhikrStyle | silent remembrance ⓘ |
| emphasis |
following the Sunnah
ⓘ
inner purification ⓘ sharia observance ⓘ silent dhikr ⓘ sobriety in Sufism ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Naqshbandi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Naqshbandi-Haqqani
Naqshbandi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Naqshbandi-Khalidi
Naqshbandi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi
|
| influentialIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ Caucasus ⓘ
surface form:
the Caucasus
the Indian subcontinent ⓘ Islamic world ⓘ
surface form:
the Muslim world
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
surface form:
the Ottoman Empire
|
| method |
heart-focused dhikr
ⓘ
silent repetition of divine names ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Baha-ud-Din Naqshband ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | tariqa ⓘ |
| orientation | orthodox Sunni ⓘ |
| originArea |
Bukhara Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Bukhara region
|
| originRegion | Central Asia ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
China ⓘ India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Tajikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey ⓘ Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Balkans ⓘ
surface form:
the Balkans
Caucasus ⓘ
surface form:
the Caucasus
Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
the Middle East
|
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| requires | spiritual guide (shaykh) ⓘ |
| spiritualChain | silsila ⓘ |
| spiritualGoal | constant remembrance of God ⓘ |
| spiritualLineage |
Yasawiyya Sufi tradition
ⓘ
surface form:
Khwajagan tradition
|
| teaches |
presence with God while outwardly engaged in the world
ⓘ
remembrance of God in the heart ⓘ |
| transmissionMode | initiation (bay‘a) ⓘ |
| viewedAs | major Sufi order ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Naqshbandi Sufi order
this entity surface form:
Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi
this entity surface form:
Naqshbandi-Haqqani
this entity surface form:
Naqshbandi-Khalidi
this entity surface form:
Naqshbandi order
this entity surface form:
Naqshbandi Sufism