Shaṭṭārīyah

Shaṭṭārīyah is a Sufi order (ṭarīqah), said to be founded by ʻAbdullāh Shaṭṭārī in the 15th century in India

HMML ID
833772677720
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/organization/833772677720
LC name
Shaṭṭārīyah
HMML name
Shaṭṭārīyah

Variants

  • Shattari
  • Shattariyya
  • Shat̤t̤ār
  • Shat̤t̤ārī Sufi order
  • شطاریه

Organization information

Organization type
Sufi order (ṭarīqah)
Centuries
15th century CE ● 16th century CE ● 17th century CE ● 18th century CE ● 19th century CE ● 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
Fields of activity

General notes

Description
Ṣūfī order of importance in India and Indonesia; follows "the mystical tradition of Abū Yazīd al-Bisṭāmī (d. 874)"; foundation is "attributed to the eponymous ʻAbdullāh Shaṭṭārī (d. 1485)"
Citations
Jamal J. Elias, "Shaṭṭārīyah," in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World (2009), https://www-oxfordreference-com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195305135.001.0001/acref-9780195305135-e-0732.

Preferred citation

"Shaṭṭārīyah." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified December 16, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/833772677720

Change notes

Date added
2022-12-16
Last edited
2022-12-16

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