Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sufi order derived from qadiriyyah tariqa merged with naqshbandi tariqa”. Today it says “sufi order which is a synthesis of the qadiri and naqshbandi orders of sufism”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Mahmud's grave, buried next to his descendants Mir Jan and Mahmud II Cultural site in Lahore , Punjab Cultural site in Srinagar , Kashmir The Imamiyya-Ridhawiyya-Mahdawiyya-”. It now reads “Amalgamation of two Sufi orders Shrine of Sayyid Mir Jan in Lahore , Punjab Shrine of Moinuddin Hadi Naqshband in Srinagar , Kashmir”.
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Amalgamation of two Sufi orders Shrine of Sayyid Mir Jan in Lahore , Punjab Shrine of Moinuddin Hadi Naqshband in Srinagar , Kashmir Qadiriyya wa Naqshbandiyya ( Arabic : قادرية و نقشبندية , lit. ' Qadirism and Naqshbandism ' ) is a Sufi order which is a synthesis of the Qadiri and Naqshbandi orders of Sufism . The Qadiriyya wa Naqshbandiyya Sufi order traces back through its chain of succession to Muhammad , through the Hanbali Islamic scholar Abdul Qadir Gilani and the Hanafi Islamic scholar Baha al-Din Shah Naqshband , combining both of their Sufi orders. The order has a major presence in three countries, namely Pakistan , India , and Indonesia . van Bruinessen, Martin (1994).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Qadiriyyah wa Naqshbandiyyah is a Sufi order derived from Qadiriyyah tariqa merged with Naqshbandi tariqa. Qadiriyyah is a Sufi order (tariqa) founded by Abdul-Qadir Gilani while Naqshbandi tariqa belongs to Sheikh Baha-ud-Din al-Naqshband al-Bukhari. Sheikh Achmad Khotib al-Syambasiatau (also known as Sheikh Ahmad Khatib ibn Abdul Ghaffar al-Sambasi al-Jawi) from Java merged this tariqas and founded the Qadiriyyah wa an-Naqshbandiyyah tariqa. It is a famous tariqa in the Far East until now, especially in South-east Asia including Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, etc.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Qadiriyyah wa Naqshbandiyyah is a Sufi order derived from Qadiriyyah tariqa merged with Naqshbandi tariqa. Qadiriyyah is a Sufi order ( tariqa ) founded by Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani while Naqshbandi tariqa belongs to Sheikh Baha-ud-Din al-Naqshband al-Bukhari. Sheikh Achmad Khotib al-Syambasi atau (also known as Sheikh Ahmad Khatib ibn Abdul Ghaffar al-Sambasi al-Jawi) from Java merged this tariqas and founded the Qadiriyyah wa an-Naqshbandiyyah tariqa. It is a famous tariqa in the Far East until now, especially in South-east Asia including Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, etc.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Qadiriyyah wa Naqshbandiyyah is a Sufi order derived from Qadiriyyah tariqa merged with Naqshbandi tariqa. Qadiriyyah is a Sufi order ( tariqa ) founded by Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani while Naqshbandi tariqa belongs to Sheikh Baha-ud-Din al-Naqshband al-Bukhari. Sheikh Achmad Khotib al-Syambasi atau (also known as Sheikh Ahmad Khatib ibn Abdul Ghaffar al-Sambasi al-Jawi) from Sambas, West Kalimantan , merged this tariqas and founded the Qadiriyyah wa an-Naqshbandiyyah tariqa. It is a famous tariqa in the Far East until now, especially in South-east Asia including Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, etc.
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Mahmud's grave, buried next to his descendants Mir Jan and Mahmud II Cultural site in Lahore , Punjab Cultural site in Srinagar , Kashmir The Imamiyya-Ridhawiyya-Mahdawiyya-Qadiriyya-Naqshbandiyya-Ishaniyya Line of Succession (short: Qadiriyya wa Naqshbandiyya) also known as the Sayyid ul Sadatiyya ( ), is a cognatic Sunni line of hereditary succession to Prophet Muhammad and Orthodox-Sunni school with a central emphasis on the teachings of the Muslim Saint Sayyid Mir Jan .It is the line of succession of supreme leadership over the Naqshbandi Sufi Order .According to this tradition Bahauddin Naqshband and his descendants the Hazrat Ishaans including Sayyid Mir Jan are regarded as the rightful hereditary successor of Muhammad through his progeny, the Ahlul Bayt , and the Rashidun caliphs Abu Bakr and Omar , based on the Mawaddat al Qurba Bloodline.It is also called the Qadiriyya wa Naqshbandiyya hereditary line of succession to Prophet Muhammad in honor of the eponymous ancestors the Hanbali Imam Sayyid Abdul Qadir Gilani and his cognatic descendant the Hanafi Scholar Sayyid Bahauddin Naqshband .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sufi order derived from qadiriyyah tariqa merged with naqshbandi tariqa”. Today it says “sufi order which is a synthesis of the qadiri and naqshbandi orders of sufism”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Mahmud's grave, buried next to his descendants Mir Jan and Mahmud II Cultural site in Lahore , Punjab Cultural site in Srinagar , Kashmir The Imamiyya-Ridhawiyya-Mahdawiyya-”. It now reads “Amalgamation of two Sufi orders Shrine of Sayyid Mir Jan in Lahore , Punjab Shrine of Moinuddin Hadi Naqshband in Srinagar , Kashmir”. Read the current article and compare.
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sufi order derived from qadiriyyah tariqa merged with naqshbandi tariqa
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sufi order which is a synthesis of the qadiri and naqshbandi orders of sufism
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Mawaddat al-Qurba Bloodline
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