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A silsila is the unbroken chain of spiritual masters linking a Sufi teacher to the Prophet. Here is what it means, how it works, and why it matters.

Part of the Sufi Tour of Iraq series — Sayed Tanveer Hashmi’s group ziyarat across Baghdad, Basra, Samarra and Madayeen. Two Orders, One City Baghdad also holds the masters of two great orders: Shihabuddin Umar al-Suhrawardi (d. 632 AH), author of the Awarif al-Ma’arif, diplomat-saint of the Abbasid court; and, in the Iraqi marshlands, the…

Part of the Sufi Tour of Iraq series — Sayed Tanveer Hashmi’s group ziyarat across Baghdad, Basra, Samarra and Madayeen. Bibi Kalandar South to Basra, city of the first ascetics, to Rabia al-Adawiyya (d. 185 AH / 801 CE) — Bibi Kalandar — the saint of selfless divine love, who said she worshipped neither from…

Part of the Sufi Tour of Iraq series — Sayed Tanveer Hashmi’s group ziyarat across Baghdad, Basra, Samarra and Madayeen. The Basran School Also in Basra: Hasan al-Basri (d. 110 AH / 728 CE) — the great Tabi’i, preacher and weeping ascetic, forefather of Iraqi learning and Tasawwuf — at whose astana the group stopped;…

Test post for sufism extremism article

In the wake of rising global extremism, a profound truth emerges from the heart of the Sufi tradition: terrorism is not defeated by the sharpness of the sword, but by the strength of moral character. This timeless principle — articulated by Syed Mohammad Ashraf Kichhouchhwi, founder of the All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB)…