Contemporary Sufi Orders Worldwide
Over time Sūfism was institutionalized into tarīqa, commonly known as orders. While many of these orders were regional and short lived, others became well established over vast regions and long periods of time. These include: Suhrawardiyya, Qādiriyya, Rifāʿiyya, Kubrāwiyya, Chishtiyya, Shādhiliyya, Badawiyya (or Ahmadiyya), Mawlawīyah, and Naqshabandiyya. Distinctive features of institutionalized Sūfism outlined by Alexander Knysh include revelatory knowledge of God, techniques and teachings are transmitted from masters to students, and that a follower (murīd) goes through stations (maqām) to gain ecstatic states (hāl). Devotional practices amongst Sūfis range from dhikr, repetition of the names of God and the scriptures, to quiet meditation, to lively dance and music.
Source: Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements
Azeemi Sufi Order
Silsila Azeemia (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 and various countries of the Middle East. The tariqa was started by Qalandar Baba Auliya (1898–1979). Silsila Azeemia is currently headed by Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi since 1980. More Info
Nimatullahi Sufi Order
The Nimatullahi Sufi order is a spiritual discipline dedicated to the selfless service and love of all human beings. The history of the Order starts with Shah Nimatullah Wali, who founded the order at the end of the 14th century. More Info
International Sufi School (Muridiyya Sufi Order)
The International Sufi School is an organisation founded on the principles of love, peace, service and nonviolence in order to bring about positive change in our world.
They are committed to the ideal of peace; acting locally, through the teachings of consciousness, to achieve change globally through various socio-economic projects and endeavours. More Info
Inayatiyya Sufi Order
The Inayatiyya is a global organization dedicated to the Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan, who first introduced Sufism to the Western world in 1910. The Sufi Message proclaims the knowledge of divine unity—of all peoples, all religions, and all existence—and the religion of the heart awakened to the beauty in all creation. More Info
