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Silsila Azeemiyya ( Urdu : سلسلہ عظيمیہ) , known in Arabic as Al-Ṭarīqah al-Aẓeemiyyah ( Arabic : الطريقة عظيمية ) is a Sufi Tariqa named after and founded by Sayyid Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya, commonly known as Qalandar Baba Auliya .1 It was established in 1960 (1380 AH ) in Karachi , Pakistan . Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi ( left ) sitting with the founder of the Silsila, Sayyid Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya, Qalandar Baba Auliya ( right ). Silsila Azeemiyya was initiated with the mission of raising the awareness in people that their true status is beyond their physical existence. The mission is also to align mankind to the path of ascension through meditative contemplation (Muraqaba). The main goal of the Silsila is to awaken people to the higher purpose of their existence, to know and befriend the creator of the universe, God (Allāh). By purifying oneself internally and engaging in the Asbāq of the Silsilah (lessons intructed by the Murshid such as Murāqaba and the remembrance of God ), the doors of spiritual knowledge are opened, and one attains Ma'rifah of God. Currently, there are more than 100 Azeemi centers (Muraqaba Halls) throughout the world with the mission of bringing people closer to God, and spreading the teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad .2
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The Azeemia Order is a Sufi order founded in Pakistan in 1960 by Qalandar Baba Auliya .
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It is currently headed by Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi .
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The Silsila-e-Azeemia is a Muslim Sufi order based in Pakistan with a following not only in Pakistan, but in many other countries including The UK , The US , Austria , Serbia , Russia , Australia , Canada & various countries of the Middle East .The 'Silsila-e-Azeemia ' is a Sufi order or tariqah which was started by Qalandar Baba Auliya also known as Syed Muhammad Azeem Barkhia (1898-1979).A ṭarīqah is a group of murīdīn (singular murīd), Arabic for desirous, desiring the knowledge of knowing God and loving God (also called a faqīr Arabic: فقير, another Arabic word that means poor or needy, usually used as al-Faqīr ilá l-Lāh, "the needy to God's knowledge (الفقير إلى الله)).Nearly every ṭarīqah is named after its founder, and when the order is referred it is in the form of a nisbah formed from the founder's name.Similarly, the Silsila-e-Azeemia is named after its founder.
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The Silsila-e-Azeemiyya (commonly known as the Azeemi Spiritual Sufi Order ) is a Muslim Sufi order based in Pakistan with a following in the UK, the US, Austria, Serbia, Russia, Australia, Canada & various countries of the Middle East . The tariqa was started by Qalandar Baba Auliya also known as Syed Muhammad Azeem Barkhia (1898-1979). It is currently headed by Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi since 1980.
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Sufi mystic order The Azeemi Sufi Order , known in Urdu as Silsila Azeemiyya (سلسلہ عظيمیہ), and in Arabic as Al-Ṭarīqah al-Aẓeemiyyah (الطريقة عظيمية) is a Sufi Tariqa (religious order) named after and founded by Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya , also known as Qalandar Baba Auliya. It was established in 1960 (1380 AH ) in Karachi , Pakistan. Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi ( left ) and Silsila founder Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya . There are more than 100 Azeemi centers (Muraqaba Halls) internationally. The order was headed by Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya until he died in 1980, and then by Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi until his death in February 2025.Waqar Yusuf Azeemi is the current and third head of the order, succeeding Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sufi tariqa named after and founded by sayyid muhammad azeem barkhiya”. Today it says “well-known sufi spiritual order in pakistan”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Sufi mystic order The Azeemi Sufi Order, known in Urdu as”. It now reads “Sufi mystic order The Azeemi Sufi Order , known in Urdu as”. Read the current article and compare.
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sufi tariqa named after and founded by sayyid muhammad azeem barkhiya
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well-known sufi spiritual order in pakistan
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Teachings of Silsila Azeemiyya
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