Khalwatīyah
Khalwatīyah is a Sufi order (ṭarīqah) founded by ʻUmar al-Khalwatī (d. 1397) in northern Iran. It spread in Anatolia, then various subgroups spread as far as Southeast Asia and East Africa; it is very prominent in modern Egypt. The name is related to the Sufi term for a spiritual retreat (khalwah).
- HMML ID
- 932650923605
- PURL
- LC name
- Khalwatīyah
- HMML name
- Khalwatīyah
- HMML native script
- خلوتية
Variants
- Halvetis
- Halvetiyye
- Khalvatīyah
- Khalwatiyya
- K̲h̲alwatiyya
Organization information
- Organization type
- Sufi order (ṭarīqah)
- Centuries
- 14th century CE ● 15th century CE ● 16th century CE ● 17th century CE ● 18th century CE ● 19th century CE ● 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
- Countries
- Languages
- Fields of activity
General notes
- Description
- its founder ʿUmar al-K̲h̲alwatī (born in Lāhid̲j̲, D̲j̲īlān, died in Tabrīz, 800/1397); initially spread in Anatolia in Amasya region when governed by Bāyezīd II, then gradually spread; abolished in Turkey in 1925 when the orders were abolished and all tekkes and zāwiyas were closed; present-day groups active in Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt
- Citations
- F. de Jong, "K̲h̲alwatiyya," in Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, edited by P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, and W.P. Heinrichs, accessed May 7, 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0489.
- Description
- most widespread sect in the Islamic world, attributed to Ömer el-Halvetî’ye (ö. 800/1397-98); established and developed in Azerbaijan and from there spread to Anatolia, then the Balkans, Syria, Egypt, North Africa, Sudan, Ethiopia, and South Asia; other orders (such as Rûşeniyye, Cemâliyye, Ahmediyye, and Şemsiyye) developed out of it
- Citations
- Süleyman Uludağ, "Halvetiyye," İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Türkiye Diyanet Vakfi, accessed May 7, 2021, https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/halvetiyye.
Preferred citation
"Khalwatīyah." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified May 07, 2021. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/932650923605
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-05-07
- Last edited
- 2021-05-07