The Naqshbandiyya is one of the most widespread and influential Sufi orders in the Muslim
world. Having its origins in the Great Masters tradition of Central Asia almost a millennium …

In America today, online spaces serve as critical alternatives for tech-savvy Muslims seeking
a place to root their faith, forge religious identity, and build communities. With a particular …

Sufism, the mystical/esoteric Islamic path of soul purification, is spreading extensively
throughout Western societies. The internet is one of the most important vehicles of this …

The term “Sufism” refers to a broad range of practices and concepts that cannot be given a
single definition. At its core,“Sufism” is a gloss of a tradition of spiritual practice called …

Exploring the diverse myriad of female religious identities that exist within the various
branches of the Moroccan Sufi Order, Qādiriyya Būdshīshiyya, today, this book evidences a …

L'ordre Naqshbandi-Haqqani soufie est une organisation transnationale religieuse. Fondée
par Cheikh Nazim al Haqqani (b. 1922), l'ordre s' est répandue dans tout le Moyen-Orient …

Public discourse on Muslims in Europe has been characterized by a differentiation between
“moderate” and “radical” Muslims. This discourse which distinguishes between acceptable …

This chapter is a comparative study of well-known transnational Sufi orders, Haqqani and
Suleymanci (Naqshbandi), as well as the Khaniqahi (Nimatullahi). This is a preliminary work …

The title,“Global Sufism:'Theirs and Ours'” highlights transformations of Sufi organizations
and styles occurring both in the West and in the Muslim world and how these complicate the …

This article discusses the significance of growing large beards among the young Danish
Pakistani members of a newly established Naqshbandi Sufi order in Copenhagen, where …