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FAQIRS, OR DARWESHES.
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rous. The most popular order is that of the Mudáría, founded by Zinda Sháh Murdár, of Syria, whose shrine is at Mukanpur, in Oudh. From these have sprung the Malang Faqírs who crowd the bazaars of India. They wear their hair matted and tied in a knot. The Rafía order is also a numerous one in some parts of India. They practise the most severe discipline, and mortify themselves by beating their bodies.
D’Ohsson enumerates thirty-two of the principal religious orders, giving the name of the founder, and the place of his shrine.
No. | Name of the Order. | Founder. | Place of the Founder's Shrine. | Date, A.H. |
1 | Alwání | Shekh Alwán | Jeddah | 149 |
2 | Adhamí | Ibrahím ibn Adham | Damascus | 161 |
3 | Bastámí | Bayazíd Bastámúí | Jebel Bestámí | 261 |
4 | Saqatí | Sirrí Siqatí | Bagdad | 295 |
5 | Qádirí | Abdul-Qádir Jilání | Bagdad | 561 |
6 | Rufálí | Syyid Ahmad Rufálí | Bagdad | 576 |
7 | Sahrwardí | Shiháb-ud-dín | Bagdad | 602 |
8 | Kabrawí | Najm-ud-dín | Khwaresm | 617 |
9 | Sházilí | Abul Hasan | Mecca | 656 |
10 | Maulaví | Jalál-ud-dín Mulána | Conyah | 672 |
11 | Badawí | Abul Fitan Ahmad | Egypt | 675 |
12 | Naqshbandí | Pír Muhammad | Persia | 719 |
13 | Sʾadí | Sʾad-ud-dín | Damascus | 736 |
14 | Bakhtáshí | Hají Bakhtásh | Kír Sher | 736 |
15 | Khilwatí | ʾUmar Khilwatí | Caisarea | 800 |
16 | Zainí | Zain-ud-dín | Cufa | 838 |
17 | Baháí | Abdul Ghaní | Adrianople | 870 |
18 | Bairamí | Hají Bairam | Angora | 876 |
19 | Ashrafí | Ashraf Rumí | Chín Iznic | 899 |
20 | Bakrí | Abu Bakr Wafáí | Aleppo | 902 |