The Sūlaimānī Jamia ('' Jamia-e Sūlaymānīyyā'' / '' Süleyman

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Cemaati'') or Süleymanlılar (Sūlaymanites) is a '' Muslim Sunni-

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jamia'' based in

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. It takes its name from

Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan, (1888 – 16 September 1959), was a 20th-century Islamic scholar born in the small Ottoman village of Ferhatlar, also known aVaratlarand today Delchevo in the Razgrad Province, Bulgaria. Süleyman later becam ...

. In the early 1990s it was estimated that there were over two million members in Turkey. There are also independent branches in Germany and United States.United American Muslim Association
/ref> ''Ahmet Denizolgun'' and ''Mehmet Denizolgun'' are Turkish politicians associated with the group.

The Süleyman’îyyah tariqa silsila

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