Editing Religious order (section)

==Islam==

===Sufis===
{{Main article|Tariqa}}
{{further information|List of Sufi orders}}
A [[tariqah]] is how a religious order is described in [[Sufism]]. It especially refers to the mystical teaching and spiritual practices of such an order with the aim of seeking   ''[[haqiqa|ḥaqīqah]]'' "ultimate truth". Such tariqas typically have a ''[[murshid]]'' (guide) who plays the role of leader or spiritual director. Members and followers of a tariqa  are known as ''[[Murid|murīdīn]]'' (singular ''murīd''), meaning "desirous", viz. "desiring the knowledge of knowing God and loving God" (also called a ''[[faqir|faqīr]]'' {{lang|ar|فقير}}). Tariqas have [[silsila]]s ({{langx|ar|سلسلة}}) which is the spiritual lineage of the Shaikhs of that order. Almost all orders trace their silsila back to the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]]. Tariqas are spread all over the Muslim world.

===Shia===
Among [[Shias]], [[Noorbakshia Islam]] is an order that blends Sufi principles with Shia doctrine. It claims to trace its direct spiritual lineage and chain (silsilah) to the Islamic prophet Muhammad through Ali, the first imam of Shia Islam.

===Salafi===
There is some historical connection between certain schools of Sufism and the development of [[Wahhabism]] and [[Salafism]] due to the history of these denominations.

[[Ibn Abd al-Wahhab]] was inspired by [[Ibn Taymiyyah]], a 14th-century scholar and dedicated Sufi, who is however remembered mainly as an outspoken critic of the excesses of certain schools of Sufism during his time.<ref>
Today, Wahhabism is often represented as inimical to Sufism. This is not the original conception of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab, who accepted Sufism as a genuine part of Islam. 
See e.g.: [http://answeringwhabismandsalafism.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/what-ibn-abd-al-wahhab-the-one-of-the-greatest-enemies-of-tasawwuf-sufism-said-on-tasawwuf-sufism/ nsweringwhabismandsalafism.wordpress.com]
"Ibn `Abd al- Wahhab said in the third volume of his complete works published by Ibn Sa`ud University, on page 31 of the Fatawa wa rasa'il, Fifth Question: ''Know — may Allah guide you — that Allah Almighty has sent Muhammad, blessings and peace upon him, with right guidance, consisting in beneficial knowledge, and with true religion consisting in righteous action. The adherents of religion are as follows: among them are those who concern themselves with learning and fiqh, and discourse about it, such as the jurists; and among them are those who concern themselves with worship and the pursuit of the Hereafter, such as the Sufis. Allah has sent His Prophet with this religion which encompasses both kinds, that is: fiqh and tasawwuf.''"
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