Mujaddidi Order
| Mujaddidi order | |
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| الطريقة المجددية al-Ṭarīqa al-Mujaddidīyya | |
The shrine of Ahmad Sirhindi | |
| Abbreviation | Mujaddidīya |
| Type | Sufi order |
| Classification | Sunni Islam |
| Region | Indian sub-continent, Middle East |
| Founder | Ahmad Sirhindi |
| Origin | 17th century Mughal Empire |
| Branched from | Naqshbandi |
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The Mujaddidi (Arabic: مجددی; Mujaddidīyya) or the Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya (Persian: نقشبندیه مجددیه; Naqshbandīyya-Mujaddidīyya) is a prominent and major reformist branch of the Naqshbandi Sufi order, one of the major spiritual lineages (tariqa) of Sunni Islam. It was established in the 17th century by the Indian Islamic scholar and sufi mystic Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi (1564–1624), who is widely venerated as Mūjaddīd al-Alf al-Thanī (The Reviver of the Second Millennium).
The order originated in the Mughal Empire as a reformist movement aimed at revitalizing Sunni orthodoxy within Sufism. It is distinguished from other Sufi lineages by its emphasis on the strict adherence to Islamic law (Sharia), its rejection of religious innovation (bid'ah), and its philosophical adherence to Wahdat al-Shuhud ("Unity of Witness") as opposed to the concept of Wahdat al-Wujud ("Unity of Being") prevalent in other orders.
By the 18th and 19th centuries, the Mujaddidi lineage had become the dominant branch of the Naqshbandi order, spreading from India to Central Asia, the Ottoman Empire, China and the broader Islamic world.