Langar is a fundamental element of Indian and Persian Sufism, especially of the Chishti Order. Langar is served in the precincts of a Dergah, and is served out of a massive pot called a "Deg," and is not necessarily vegetarian. It is also actively distributed to the poor. ^[1], ^[2], ^[3] For the Sufi practice of Langar, see Langar (Sufism). ... Sufism is a mystic tradition within Islam and encompasses a diverse range of beliefs and practices dedicated to divine love and the cultivation of the heart. ... The Chishti Order was founded by Khwaja Abu Ishaq Shami (the Syrian) (d. ... ...

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1. ^ http://www.searchsikhism.com/institution.html
2. ^ http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1478-1913.2005.00115.x?cookieSet=1&journalCode=muwo
3. ^ http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=ft3p30056w&doc.view=content&chunk.id=d0e5583&toc.depth=1&anchor.id=0&brand=eschol

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Ihsan (or Ehsan or Ahsan or احسان) is an Arabic term meaning perfection or excellence. ... The literal meaning of the word kashf is unveling, but in Sufi terminology it means to expose the heart to metaphysical illumination or revelation unattainable by reason. ... This article may not be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Tajalliat (plural of tajalli) or theophanies in the realm of being are manifestations of the divine Truth with regard to infinite perfection and eternal glory. ... Noor is the link which binds being to knowledge in Sufism. ... Maqaam ( the station ) is ones spiritual station or developmental level, as distinct from ones hal, or state of consciousness. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A manzil (منزل, plural manazil, منازل) is one of seven parts of roughly equal length into which the Quran is divided for the purpose of reciting the entire text in one week. ... 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The Mouride brotherhood (Muride brotherhood in Wolof, الطريقة المريدية, Aá¹­-ṬarÄ«qat al-MurÄ«diyya or simply مريدية, MurÄ«diyya in Arabic) is a large Islamic Sufi order (á¹­arÄ«qa) most prominent in Senegal and The Gambia, with headquarters in the holy city of Touba, Senegal (Tuubaa in Wolof, طوبى, Ṭūbā in Arabic). ... Universal Sufism is a spiritual and universalist movement founded by Hazrat Inayat Khan in the early 20th century. ... List of Tariqas or Sufi brotherhoods Aâbid Adhamiyya Adrawiyya Agamiyya Ahiyya Ahl-el Haqq Ahmadiyya (soefis) Ahmadiyya-Idrissiyya Aissawiyya Akbariyya Akmaliyya (Haqmaliyya) Ak Tagh > Naqshbandiyya Alamiyya Alawiyya (Hadramiyya) Aliyallahiyya Alwaniyya Amariyya Amgariyya Ansariyya Arusiyya Ashrafiyya Ashuriyya Awhadiyya Aydarusiyya Azeema BaAlawi BaAlawi-Atissiyya Badawiyya Bakkaiyya Banawa... Uwais al-Qarni or Oveys Gharani (Arabic: أويس القرني) (died 657 A.D.) was a Muslim resident of Qaran in Yemen who lived during the lifetime of Muhammad. ... Hasan al-Basri (حسن البسری) [Abu Said al-Hasan ibn Abi-l-Hasan Yasar al-Basri], (642 - 728 or 737), Arab theologian, was born at Medina. ... RābiÊ»a al-Ê»Adawiyya al-Quaysiyya (Arabic: رابعة العدوية القيسية) or simply Rabia Al-Basri (717–801 C.E.) was a female Sufi saint. ... Image:Bastam ghabr. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Muhammad al-Jazuli. ... Junayd ibn Muhammad Abu al-Qasim al-Khazzaz al-Baghdadi[The water walker,(830-910) (d. ... Abusaeid Abolkheyr(966-1046) (In Persian ابوسعید ابوالخیر هجری قمری 440-357) also known as Sheikh Abusaeid , was a famous Persian Sufi who contributed extensively to the evolution of Sufi thought. ... Dhul-Nun al-Misri (Arabic:ذو النون المصري) (d. ... Abu Hāmed Mohammad ibn Mohammad al-GhazzālÄ« (1058-1111) (Persian: ), known as Algazel to the western medieval world, born and died in Tus, in the Khorasan province of Persia (modern day Iran). ... Sheikh Muhyiddeen Abdul Qadir Gilani (1077 – 1166 CE) was a mystic scholar and saint of Islam. ... For the Maliki scholar, see Ibn al-Arabi. ... ... Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-DÄ«n Muhammad RÅ«mÄ«[2] (Persian: , Turkish: Mevlânâ Celâleddin Mehmed Rumi, Arabic: ), also known as Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-DÄ«n Muhammad BalkhÄ« (Persian: ), but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi, (September 30, 1207–December 17, 1273), was... Sheikh Sa‘di (in Persian: , full name in English: Muslih-ud-Din Mushrif-ibn-Abdullah) (1184 - 1283/1291?) is one of the major Persian poets of the medieval period. ... Farid al-Din Attar (b. ... Illustration from Jamis Rose Garden of the Pious, dated 1553. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Mahmud Shabistari is one of the most celebrated Persian Sufi poets. ... 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Ahmad Sirhindi was an Islamic scholar and prominent member of the Naqshbandi Sufi order. ... It has been suggested that Wali Allah Dahlawi be merged into this article or section. ... Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689 - 1752), was a great Sufi scholar and saint, and is considered as the greatest ever poet in the Sindhi language. ... Ahmad ibn Muhammad Ibn Ata Allah (d. ... Sheikh Ahmed Zarruq was a Shadhili Sufi Sheikh and founder of the Zarruqiyye branch of the Shadhili Sufi order (Tariqa). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hadrat Abu Yaqub Yusuf Hamdani (d. ... Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi. ... Sheikh Najmeddin Kubra was a 13th century famous Persian Sufi from Khwarezmia and was the founder of the Kubrawiya Sufi order. ... Yunus Emre (1238?–1320?) was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. ... Hadrat Khawaja Sayyad Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani was a Sufi Saint of the Chishti Order of Sufi. ... 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Shaykh Dr. Abdalqadir as-Sufi, (b 1930, Ayr, Scotland) family name Ian Dallas, is a Shaykh of Tarbiyah (Instruction), leader of the Darqawi-Shadhili-Qadiri Tariqa, founder of the Murabitun World Movement and author of numerous books on Islam, Sufism (Tasawwuf) and political theory. ... Idries Shah (16 June 1924–23 November 1996) (Arabic: ), also known as Idris Shah, né Sayyid Idris al-Hashimi (Arabic: سيد إدريس الهاشمي), was an author in the Naqshbandi sufist tradition on works ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies. ... Hazrat Inayat Khan (July 5, 1882 – February 5, 1927) was the founder of Universal Sufism and the Sufi Order International. ... Salaheddin Ali Nader Shah Angha (Persian: صلاح الدین علی نادر شاه عنقا) is presently the 42nd official and exclusive master of Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi (School of Islamic Sufism) in a continuous succession of Sufi masters dating back 1,400 years ago to the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. ... Kabir Helminski is a Shaikh of the Mevlevi Order and is the Co-Director of the Threshold Society, a non-profit educational foundation that has developed programs that provide a structure for practice and study within Sufism and spiritual psychology. ... Molana-al-Moazam Hazrat Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha (صادق عنقا) the 41st Master of the Oveyssi Order Hazrat Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha is the forty-first Sufi master of the Oveyssi school. ... // Lex Hixon Alexander Paul Hixon, PhD, 1941-1995, spiritual teacher and author In his 53 years of life, Lex Hixon, an accomplished poet, philosopher and spiritual practitioner, explored extensively the truth of the great religious traditions. ... Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi is the current spiritual leader of the Azeemia Sufi order. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... Ahmad ibn Mustafa al-Alawi (1869–14 July 1934), (Arabic: أحمد بن مصطفى العلاوي), was the founder of one of the most important modern Sufi Muslim orders, the Darqawiyya Alawiyya, a branch of the Shadhiliyya. ... Muzaffer Ozak (1916 - 1985) was the head sheikh of the Halveti-Jerrahi order of Dervishes, a traditional muslim Sufi order (tarika) from Istanbul (Turkey). ... Image:Bawa-peace. ... Galib Hassan Kuscuoglu, the shaikh of Galibi Order , was born in March 27, 1919 in Çorum. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Shaykh Fadhlallah Haeri, mystic scholar Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri is a Sufi shaykh who was born in the Islamic holy city of Karbala, Iraq, a descendant of five generations of well-known and revered spiritual leaders. ... Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (ریاض احمدگوھرشاہی) (25 November 1941 – 25 November 2001) was a Pakistani author, spiritual leader and founder of the spiritual movement Anjuman Serfaroshan-e-Islam. ... Sufi studies: a particular branch of comparative studies that uses a. ... William C. Chittick is a renowned Islamologist. ... Carl W. Ernst is a scholar of Islamic studies. ... Michael A. Sells is currently the John Henry Barrows Professor of Islamic History and Literature at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago. ... Henry Corbin (April , 1903 - October 7, 1978) was a philosopher, theologian and professor of Islamic Studies at the Sorbonne in Paris. ... Robert Frager, Ph. ... Annemarie Schimmel (April 7, 1922 - January 26, 2003) was a well known and very influential German Iranologist and scholar who wrote extensively on Islam and Sufism. ... René Jean Marie Joseph Guénon (November 15, 1886 – January 7, 1951) also named Sheikh Abd al-Wahid Yahya upon his acceptance of Islam, was a French-born author. ... Nasr is an internationally acclaimed scholar [1]. Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Persian: سيد حسين نصر), (1933-), a University Professor of the department of Islamic studies at George Washington University, is a leading Iranian Muslim philosopher. ... Titus Burckhardt, a German Swiss, was born in Florence in 1908 and died in Lausanne in 1984. ... Frithjof Schuon (June 18, 1907 – May 5, 1998) is a metaphysician, poet, painter, and a leading figure of traditional metaphysics. ... Martin Lings Martin Lings (Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din) (January 24, 1909 – May 12, 2005) was a lifelong student and follower of Frithjof Schuon and a British scholar of Sufism. ... Following are Sufi texts written by well known Sufis // Sirr al-asrar (The secret of secrets) Futuh al-ghayb (Revelations of the Unseen) Ghunyat al-talibeen (Wealth for Seekers) Al-Fathu Rabbani (The Endowment of Divine Grace) Futuhat al-Makkiyya (The Meccan Revelations) Translation of two chapters from Futuhat... Sufism began in the eighth century. ... Sufi poetry, for private devotional reading and as lyrics for music played during worship, or dhikr, has been written in many languages. ...