Sufi Orders
Sufi Orders is a structured culture dataset with 10 entries. Its fields include Order (Tariqa), Founder, Founded. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 10 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Order (Tariqa), Founder, Founded, Main Region, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Founded span
- 1166 to 1782
- Across 9 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Founder, Founded, and Main Region across culture entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 10 downloadable records
Order (Tariqa)↕ | Founder↕ | Founded↕ | Main Region↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Qadiriyya | Abdul Qadir Gilani | 1166 | Iraq, worldwide | One of the oldest and most widespread Sufi orders, green turbans |
Naqshbandi | Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari | 1380 | Central Asia, Turkey, South Asia | Silent dhikr (remembrance), influence on Ottoman elite |
Chishti | Abu Ishaq Shami (Khwaja Moinuddin spread to India) | 930 | India, Pakistan | Qawwali music, Ajmer Sharif dargah, tolerance and love |
Mevlevi (Whirling Dervishes) | Followers of Rumi | 1273 | Turkey | Sema whirling ceremony, Rumi's poetry, Konya |
Shadhili | Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili | 1258 | North Africa, Egypt | Urban intellectual Sufism, coffee introduced through this order |
Tijaniyya | Ahmad al-Tijani | 1782 | West Africa, Maghreb | Largest Sufi order in West Africa, Fez origin |
Suhrawardiyya | Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi | 1168 | Iran, South Asia | Influence on Persian poetry and philosophy |
Bektashi | Haji Bektash Veli | 1300 | Albania, Turkey, Balkans | Heterodox syncretic beliefs, Janissary corps, Alevi connections |
Rifai | Ahmed ar-Rifai | 1182 | Iraq, Egypt, Balkans | Howling Dervishes, ecstatic practices including self-piercing |
Kubrawiya | Najmuddin Kubra | 1221 | Central Asia, Iran | Dream visions, ten rules of spiritual practice |
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This dataset contains 10 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
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