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The '''Idrisiyya order''' ({{lang-ar|الطريقة الإدريسية|translit=al-Ṭarīqa al-ʾIdrīsiyya}}) is a [[Sufi]] [[Tariqa|order]] of [[Sunni Islam]] named after [[Ahmad ibn Idris al-Fasi]]. It is also called the Tariqa Muhammadiyya, and it rejected following any of the four [[Madhhab|schools]] of Islamic jurisprudence (''[[Taqlid]]'')<ref name=":1">Scott Alan Kugle, ''Sufis & Saints' Bodies: Mysticism, Corporeality, & Sacred Power'', 2007, ISBN 080783081X, p. 269-270</ref><ref>Dajani, Samer, Reassurance for the Seeker, p. 12.</ref>, adopting a similar [[Usul ad-Din|methodology]] to [[Shah Ismail Dehlvi|Ismail Dehlavi]], who remarked that the agenda of the new movement known as Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya was to [[Islamic fundamentalism|purify Islam]] and reject what they deemed to be [[Bid'ah]] or [[Shirk (Islam)|Shirk]].<ref name="Dawn">[https://www.dawn.com/news/700004 Past present: When history fails] Dawn (newspaper), Published 3 March 2012, Retrieved 16 August 2018</ref><ref>Dajani, Samer, Reassurance for the Seeker, p. 14.</ref>
The '''Idrisiyya order''' ({{lang-ar|الطريقة الإدريسية|translit=al-Ṭarīqa al-ʾIdrīsiyya}}) is a [[Sufi]] [[Tariqa|order]] of [[Sunni Islam]] named after [[Ahmad ibn Idris al-Fasi]]. It is also called the Tariqa Muhammadiyya, and it rejected following any of the four [[Madhhab|schools]] of Islamic jurisprudence (''[[Taqlid]]'')<ref name=":1">Scott Alan Kugle, ''Sufis & Saints' Bodies: Mysticism, Corporeality, & Sacred Power'', 2007, ISBN 080783081X, p. 269-270</ref><ref>Dajani, Samer, Reassurance for the Seeker, p. 12.</ref>, adopting a similar [[Usul ad-Din|methodology]] to [[Shah Ismail Dehlvi|Ismail Dehlavi]], who remarked that the agenda of the new movement known as Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya was to [[Islamic fundamentalism|purify Islam]] and reject what they deemed to be [[Bid'ah]] or [[Shirk (Islam)|Shirk]].<ref name="Dawn">[https://www.dawn.com/news/700004 Past present: When history fails] Dawn (newspaper), Published 3 March 2012, Retrieved 16 August 2018</ref><ref name=":2">Dajani, Samer, Reassurance for the Seeker, p. 14.</ref>


This was not a Tariqa in the sense of an organized Sufi order, but rather a methodology, consisting of a set of beliefs and practices, which according to the order's members, aimed at nurturing the spiritual link between the disciple and Muhammad directly.<ref>Sedgwick, Saints and Sons, pp. 12, 17.</ref><ref>Dajani, Reassurance for the Seeker, pp. 13-15.</ref>
This was not a Tariqa in the sense of an organized Sufi order, but rather a methodology, consisting of a set of beliefs and practices, which according to the order's members, aimed at nurturing the spiritual link between the disciple and Muhammad directly.<ref>Sedgwick, Saints and Sons, pp. 12, 17.</ref><ref>Dajani, Reassurance for the Seeker, pp. 13-15.</ref>
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Originally based in [[Mecca]], this tariqa was spread widely in [[Libya]], [[Egypt]], [[Sudan]], East Africa ([[Somalia]], [[Eritrea]], [[Kenya]]), [[Yemen]], the [[Levant]] ([[Syria]] and [[Lebanon]]) and South East Asia ([[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[Brunei]]). It also has followers elsewhere, through its different path, such as [[Pakistan]] as well [[Italy]] and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>Sedgwick, Saints and Sons, pp. 18-19.</ref>
Originally based in [[Mecca]], this tariqa was spread widely in [[Libya]], [[Egypt]], [[Sudan]], East Africa ([[Somalia]], [[Eritrea]], [[Kenya]]), [[Yemen]], the [[Levant]] ([[Syria]] and [[Lebanon]]) and South East Asia ([[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[Brunei]]). It also has followers elsewhere, through its different path, such as [[Pakistan]] as well [[Italy]] and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>Sedgwick, Saints and Sons, pp. 18-19.</ref>


Among the paths adhering to the Idrisiyya methodology include the [[Khatmiyya]], Dandarawiyya, the Ja'fariyya, and the [[Salihiyya]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Enigmatic Imam: The Influence of Ahmad ibn Idris |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-middle-east-studies/article/abs/enigmatic-imam-the-influence-of-ahmad-ibn-idris/699D9FA6F65E390DF8BA87639E5BFA08 |journal=International Journal of Middle East Studies|year=1987 |doi=10.1017/S0020743800031846 |last1=O'Fahey |first1=Rex S. |last2=Karrar |first2=Ali Salih |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=205–220 |s2cid=162359962 }} Ref 64</ref> The movement has a great deal of overlap with the [[Deobandi movement|Deobandiyya]] and [[Atharism|Ahl al-Hadith]] of [[India]]<ref name=":1" />, but are opposed to the [[Wahhabism|Wahhabi]] belief of [[God in Islam|God]] being [[Anthropomorphism|corporeal]].<ref name=":1" />
Among the paths adhering to the Idrisiyya methodology include the [[Khatmiyya]], Dandarawiyya, the Ja'fariyya, and the [[Salihiyya]].<ref name=":3">{{cite journal |title=The Enigmatic Imam: The Influence of Ahmad ibn Idris |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-middle-east-studies/article/abs/enigmatic-imam-the-influence-of-ahmad-ibn-idris/699D9FA6F65E390DF8BA87639E5BFA08 |journal=International Journal of Middle East Studies|year=1987 |doi=10.1017/S0020743800031846 |last1=O'Fahey |first1=Rex S. |last2=Karrar |first2=Ali Salih |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=205–220 |s2cid=162359962 }} Ref 64</ref> The movement has a great deal of overlap with the [[Deobandi movement|Deobandiyya]] and [[Atharism|Ahl al-Hadith]] of [[India]]<ref name=":1" />, but are opposed to the [[Wahhabism|Wahhabi]] belief of [[God in Islam|God]] being [[Anthropomorphism|corporeal]].<ref name=":1" />


The [[Litany|litanies]] and [[Prayer|prayers]] of Ibn Idris in particular gained universal acceptance among Sufi orders and has been incorporated into the litanies and collections of many paths unrelated to the Idrisiyya that reject the order's methodology.<ref>Sedgwick, Mark, Saints and Sons, pp. 18-19.</ref>
The [[Litany|litanies]] and [[Prayer|prayers]] of Ibn Idris in particular gained universal acceptance among Sufi orders and has been incorporated into the litanies and collections of many paths unrelated to the Idrisiyya that reject the order's methodology.<ref>Sedgwick, Mark, Saints and Sons, pp. 18-19.</ref>


== Followers ==
== Members ==
* [[Ahmad ibn Idris al-Fasi]], the founder of the Idrisiyya order.<ref name=":2" />
Ibn Idris' teachings were spread by a group of highly influential followers, among whom were:
* [[Mohammed Uthman al-Mirghani al-Khatim]], founder of the Khatmiyya path in Sudan and Eritrea.<ref name=":3" />

* [[Mohammed Uthman al-Mirghani al-Khatim]], founder of the Khatmiyya path in Sudan and Eritrea.
* [[Mowlana Abd al-Rahman Nurow]] . A Somali disciple who spread the Tariqa Muhammadiyya in [[Somalia]].<ref>On this shaykh see, Hidigh, Uthman, Anis al-jalis fi tarjamat sayyidi Ahmad ibn Idris, Mogadishu, pp. 112-124.</ref>
* [[Mowlana Abd al-Rahman Nurow]] . A Somali disciple who spread the Tariqa Muhammadiyya in [[Somalia]].<ref>On this shaykh see, Hidigh, Uthman, Anis al-jalis fi tarjamat sayyidi Ahmad ibn Idris, Mogadishu, pp. 112-124.</ref>
* [[Abu'l 'Abbas Al Dandarawi]], Egyptian Sufi and founder of Dandarawiyya path in Saudi Arabia.
* [[Abu'l 'Abbas Al Dandarawi]], Egyptian Sufi and founder of Dandarawiyya path in Saudi Arabia.<ref name=":3" />


* [[Salih al-Ja'fari]]. He edited and published the works of Ibn Idris and revived his path. He founded the Ja'fariyya path.<ref>See Dajani, Samer, Reassurance for the Seeker.</ref>
* [[Salih al-Ja'fari]]. He edited and published the works of Ibn Idris and revived his path. He founded the Ja'fariyya path.<ref>See Dajani, Samer, Reassurance for the Seeker.</ref>

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381 A, Shah Rukne Alam Colony, Multan, where the Idrisiyya are centred in Pakistan.[1]

The Idrisiyya order (Arabic: الطريقة الإدريسية, romanizedal-Ṭarīqa al-ʾIdrīsiyya) is a Sufi order of Sunni Islam named after Ahmad ibn Idris al-Fasi. It is also called the Tariqa Muhammadiyya, and it rejected following any of the four schools of Islamic jurisprudence (Taqlid)[2][3], adopting a similar methodology to Ismail Dehlavi, who remarked that the agenda of the new movement known as Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya was to purify Islam and reject what they deemed to be Bid'ah or Shirk.[4][5]

This was not a Tariqa in the sense of an organized Sufi order, but rather a methodology, consisting of a set of beliefs and practices, which according to the order's members, aimed at nurturing the spiritual link between the disciple and Muhammad directly.[6][7]

Spread and influence

Originally based in Mecca, this tariqa was spread widely in Libya, Egypt, Sudan, East Africa (Somalia, Eritrea, Kenya), Yemen, the Levant (Syria and Lebanon) and South East Asia (Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei). It also has followers elsewhere, through its different path, such as Pakistan as well Italy and the United Kingdom.[8]

Among the paths adhering to the Idrisiyya methodology include the Khatmiyya, Dandarawiyya, the Ja'fariyya, and the Salihiyya.[9] The movement has a great deal of overlap with the Deobandiyya and Ahl al-Hadith of India[2], but are opposed to the Wahhabi belief of God being corporeal.[2]

The litanies and prayers of Ibn Idris in particular gained universal acceptance among Sufi orders and has been incorporated into the litanies and collections of many paths unrelated to the Idrisiyya that reject the order's methodology.[10]

Members

Opposition

The order's methodology has been opposed by al-Ahbash, who declared that the Dandarawiyya path have fallen into extremism and no longer follow the Quran despite reading it.[14] Unsurprisingly, the Idrisiyya has also been opposed by Barelvis, who see their methodology as being heretical, and similar to Deobandis and Ahl al-Hadith.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "www.ahmadiah-idrisiah.com, at-Tariqah al-Ahmadiah al-Idrisiah ar-Rasyidiah ad-Dandarawiah (Singapore)". www.ahmadiah-idrisiah.com. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  2. ^ a b c Scott Alan Kugle, Sufis & Saints' Bodies: Mysticism, Corporeality, & Sacred Power, 2007, ISBN 080783081X, p. 269-270
  3. ^ Dajani, Samer, Reassurance for the Seeker, p. 12.
  4. ^ Past present: When history fails Dawn (newspaper), Published 3 March 2012, Retrieved 16 August 2018
  5. ^ a b Dajani, Samer, Reassurance for the Seeker, p. 14.
  6. ^ Sedgwick, Saints and Sons, pp. 12, 17.
  7. ^ Dajani, Reassurance for the Seeker, pp. 13-15.
  8. ^ Sedgwick, Saints and Sons, pp. 18-19.
  9. ^ a b c O'Fahey, Rex S.; Karrar, Ali Salih (1987). "The Enigmatic Imam: The Influence of Ahmad ibn Idris". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 19 (2): 205–220. doi:10.1017/S0020743800031846. S2CID 162359962. Ref 64
  10. ^ Sedgwick, Mark, Saints and Sons, pp. 18-19.
  11. ^ On this shaykh see, Hidigh, Uthman, Anis al-jalis fi tarjamat sayyidi Ahmad ibn Idris, Mogadishu, pp. 112-124.
  12. ^ See Dajani, Samer, Reassurance for the Seeker.
  13. ^ I. M. Lewis (1998). Saints and Somalis: Popular Islam in a Clan-based Society. The Red Sea Press. p. 37-38. ISBN 9781569021033.
  14. ^ "The truth about The Dandrawiyah Sufis – Alsunna.org :: Authentic Prophetic Teachings". Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  15. ^ "who is shaikh amin in multan". IslamiMehfil. 2008-01-07. Retrieved 2024-07-03.

Bibliography

  • O'Fahey, Rex S. (1994) Enigmatic Saint, Ahmad Ibn Idris and the Idrisi Tradition, Northwestern University Press, Evanston, Illinois by arrangement with C. Hurst and Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London. ISBN 0-8101-0910-7
  • Thomassen, Einar & Radtke, Bernd, (eds.) (1993) The Letters of Ahmad ibn Idris. London: Christopher Hurst. A collective volume containing the texts and translations of 35 letters to and from Ibn Idris. The contributors are Albrecht Hofheinz, Ali Salih Karrar, R.S. O’Fahey, B. Radtke & Einar Thomassen. Published by Northwestern University Press, Evanston, Illinois by arrangement with C. Hurst and Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London. ISBN 978-0-8101-1070-0
  • Sedgwick, Mark, Saints and Sons: The Making and Remaking of the Rashidi Ahmadi Sufi Order, 1799-2000, Leiden: Brill, 2005.
  • Hidigh, Uthman, Anīs al-jalīs fī tarjamat sayyidī Ahmad ibn Idrīs, Mogadishu, n.d., pp. 112–124.
  • Dajani, Samer, Reassurance for the Seeker: A Biography and Translation of Salih al-Ja'fari's al-Fawa'id al-Ja'fariyya, a Commentary on Forty Prophetic Traditions, Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae, 2013.
  • "The Path". العلم النافع Beneficialilm.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014.