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Sufi mystic order in Sunni Islam The book Jawahir-i khams , (The Five Jewels). The Shattari or Shattariyya are members of a Sufi mystical tariqah that originated in Persia in the fifteenth century C.E. and developed, completed and codified in India. Later secondary branches were taken to Hejaz and Indonesia.1 The word Shattar , which means "lightning-quick", "speed", "rapidity", or "fast-goer" shows a system of spiritual practices that lead to a state of "completion", but the name derives from its founder, Sheikh Sirajuddin Abdullah Shattar (d. 1406 CE). Unlike other Sufis, the Shattariyya do not subscribe to the concept of fana (annihilation of the ego). "With the sect of Shattaris, the Salik (seeker, aspirant) descends, of himself, in his own knowledge - there is no annihilation of self with them". First published in 1964. Cultural and Religious Heritage of India: Islam (Volume 5) . Sufism - Its Saints and Shrines . Ali-Shah, The Sirdar Ikbal (1933). There are <ref group=N> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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Shattari is a Sufi mystical order ( tariqah ) originating in Persia in the fifteenth century A.D. and later taken to India. The word Shattar means "speed", "rapidness" or "fast-goer" and is a system of spiritual practices which lead quickly to a state of annihilation of the ego in God ( fana ) and subsistence through God ( baqa ). First published in 1964. Cultural and Religious Heritage of India: Islam (Volume 5) . Sufism - Its Saints and Shrines .
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The book Jawahir-i khams , (The Five Jewels).The Shattariyya are members of a Sufi mystical order ( tariqah ) that originated in Persia in the fifteenth century C.E. and formally developed, completed and codified in India.Later secondary branches were taken to Hejaz and Indonesia.The word Shattar , which means "lightning-quick","speed","rapidity", or "fast-goer" indicates a system of spiritual practices that lead quickly to a state of "completion", however the name derives from its founder, Sheikh Sirajuddin Abdullah Shattar (d. 1406 CE).Unlike other Sufis the Shattariyya do not subscribe to the concept of fana (annihilation of the ego)."With the sect of Shattaris, the Salik (seeker, aspirant) descends, of himself, in his own knowledge - there is no annihilation of self with them". First published in 1964. Cultural and Religious Heritage of India: Islam (Volume 5) . Sufism - Its Saints and Shrines .
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The book Jawahir-i khams , (The Five Jewels). The Shattariyya are members of a Sufi mystical tariqah that originated in Persia in the fifteenth century C.E. and formally developed, completed and codified in India. Later secondary branches were taken to Hejaz and Indonesia. The word Shattar , which means "lightning-quick", "speed", "rapidity", or "fast-goer" indicates a system of spiritual practices that lead quickly to a state of "completion", however the name derives from its founder, Sheikh Sirajuddin Abdullah Shattar (d. 1406 CE). Unlike other Sufis the Shattariyya do not subscribe to the concept of fana (annihilation of the ego). "With the sect of Shattaris, the Salik (seeker, aspirant) descends, of himself, in his own knowledge - there is no annihilation of self with them". First published in 1964. Cultural and Religious Heritage of India: Islam (Volume 5) . Sufism - Its Saints and Shrines .
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Sufi mystic order in Sunni Islam The book Jawahir-i khams , (The Five Jewels). The Shattari or Shattariyya are members of a Sufi order that originated in Safavid Iran in the fifteenth century and developed, completed, and codified in India.Later, secondary branches were taken to the Hejaz and to Indonesia . The word Shattar , which means "lightning-quick," "speed," "rapidity," or "fast-goer" shows a system of spiritual practices that lead to a state of "completion," but the name derives from its founder, Abdullah Shattar (d. 1406). Unlike other Sufis, the Shattariyya do not subscribe to the concept of fana (annihilation of the ego). "With the sect of Shattaris, the Salik (seeker, aspirant) descends, of himself, in his knowledge - there is no annihilation of self with them." Shah, Idries (1999). First published in 1964. Cultural and Religious Heritage of India: Islam (Volume 5) . Sufism - Its Saints and Shrines . Ali-Shah, The Sirdar Ikbal (1933). There are <ref group=N> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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members of a sufi order founded in the 15th century by abdullah shattar in khorasan before immigrating to india
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