Khatmiyyah

Khatmiyya

Khatmiyya

Sufi order

The Khatmiyya is a Sufi order or tariqa founded by Sayyid Mohammed Uthman al-Mirghani al-Khatim.[1][2][3] The Khatmiyya is the largest Sufi order in Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia. It also has followers in Egypt, Chad, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Uganda, Yemen and India.

Flag used by the Khatmiyya order.

Al-Sayyid Al-Khatim was born in At-Ta'if in Hijaz and buried in Mecca in Tihamah. He started his travels at the age of twenty five after gaining his education through a number of prominent Islamic scholars in Mecca of his time among whom was Sayyid Ahmad Ibn Idris al-Fasi.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Reza Jafari, Mohammad. "Khatmiyya Tariqa In Sudan (History, Belief & Conventions)". University Of Religions and Denominations. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Religion of Sudan". Britannica. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. [3]
    Othman Omar, Mohamed. "Khatmiyya Leaders & Tariqa".


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