Silsila Azeemia (commonly known as the Azeemi Spiritual Sufi Order) is a Muslim
Sufi order
A tariqa (or ''tariqah''; ar, طريقة ') is a school or order of Sufism, or specifically a concept for the mystical teaching and spiritual practices of such an order with the aim of seeking ''haqiqa'', which translates as "ultimate truth".
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based in Pakistan with a following in the
UK, the
US,
Austria
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Serbia
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Russia
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Australia
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Canada
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and various countries of the
Middle East
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. The
tariqa
A tariqa (or ''tariqah''; ar, طريقة ') is a school or order of Sufism, or specifically a concept for the mystical teaching and spiritual practices of such an order with the aim of seeking ''haqiqa'', which translates as "ultimate truth".
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was started by
Qalandar Baba Auliya
Qalandar Baba Auliya ( ur, قلندر با با اولیاء) is the title of the Sufi Scholar and Mystic Muhammad Azeem Barkhiyya (1898 – 27 January 1979), the founder of the Azeemiyya, Azeemia order of Sufis. He was given the honorifics ...
(1898–1979). Silsila Azeemia is currently headed by
Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi ( ur, خواجه شمس الدين عظيمي; born 17 October 1927) is a Pakistani scholar in the field of spiritualism and a Sufi master. He is the current head of the Azeemia Sufi order. He has written books on the subj ...
since 1980.
There are more than a hundred Azeemi centres (Muraqba Halls) throughout the world.
See also
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Qalander Baba Auliya
Imam Hassan Ukhra Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya (1898 – 27 January 1979) (Urdu: امام حسن اخرٰی محمد عظیم برخیا), commonly referred to as Qalandar Baba Auliya (Urdu: قلندر بابا اولیاء), was the founding I ...
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Sufism
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, r ...
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Baba Tajuddin of Nagpur
References
External links
Official Main WebsiteAustralia Center WebsiteUK Center WebsiteAzeemia-ISB
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