Azeemia
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The Silsila-e-Azeemia, named after Syed Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya
Qalander Ba Ba Auliya
Qalandar Baba Auliya is the title of the Sufi mystic Sayyed Muhammad Azim Barkhiyya , the founder of the Azimiyya. His mother was adopted by Baba Tajuddin of Nagpur and hence Qalandar Baba always referred the latter as his nana...

, is a Sufi order  founded in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 in 1960 by Qalander Ba Ba Auliya
Qalander Ba Ba Auliya
Qalandar Baba Auliya is the title of the Sufi mystic Sayyed Muhammad Azim Barkhiyya , the founder of the Azimiyya. His mother was adopted by Baba Tajuddin of Nagpur and hence Qalandar Baba always referred the latter as his nana...

. It is currently headed by Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi is a Pakistani Sufi Sheikh, the patriarch of the Azeemia, Editor-in-Chief of the Roohani Digest and a scholar in the field of spiritualism....

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Aim

The aim of Silsila Azeemia is to promote the teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...

. To serve the creatures of god and to enhance the spiritual potential of people worldwide.

Birth of a new Sufi order

Silsila Azeemia believes that as people advance in the physical sciences, they become more distant from religion, that as their faith weakens, they stop pursuing peace and understanding of their inner being.

Silsila-e-Azeemia responds to this belief by proposing a system that scientifically fulfills spiritual needs of man in this modern era. Instead of employing orthodox, traditional spiritual education, Silsila-e-Azeemia offers modern techniques formulated to keep pace with modern science.

The founder leader of Silsila-e-Azeemia, Qalandar Baba Auliya, founded this Sufi Order after saying he had spiritually gained its approval from Muhammad in July 1960. The order is named after its founder.

Silsila-e-Azeemia encompasses two spiritual areas: spiritual association (salook) and raptness (juzb). Qalandar Baba Auliya is associated with twenty-one Sufi Orders and is the Khanwada (recipient of a thinking pattern of the founder leader of a Sufi Order) of eleven Sufi Orders.

Unlike a traditional style, Silsila-e-Azeemia followers are not called disciples, but friends. No particular dress code or appearance is required. The basic criteria for association with the Silsila is just a sincere interest and devotion to spirituality. Instead of austere and rigorous rituals, simpler lessons and exercises are practiced. Through Muraqba (Meditation) the spiritual student strives to start a journey into the spiritual realm, with the goal of becoming more enlightened on the path.

Present

There are more than seventy Azeemia centres (Muraqba Halls) throughout the world.

Silsila Azeemia strives to "promote the teachings of the Holy Prophet so that our soul may find happiness and peace, and fulfill the purpose of our creation, which is to experience, and understand the ultimate reality by gaining spiritual knowledge of the highest form."

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See also

  • Qalander Baba Auliya
  • Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
    Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
    Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi is a Pakistani Sufi Sheikh, the patriarch of the Azeemia, Editor-in-Chief of the Roohani Digest and a scholar in the field of spiritualism....

  • Sufism
    Sufism
    Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...

  • Baba Tajuddin of Nagpur
    Baba Tajuddin of Nagpur
    Hazrat Syed Mohammed BaBa Tajuddin Aulia, of Nagpur, India was a Sufi Muslim also known as Hazrat Tajuddin Baba.He had a habit of calling everyone Allah Saheb, which means "Allah is present in every thing"....

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