Nimatullahi
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The Nimatullahi order (also spelled "Nimatollahi" or "Nematollahi") is a Sufi Order or Tariqa originating in Persia. It is named after its 14th century founder Nur al-Din Nimatallah Wali, known as Shah Nimatullah, who settled in and is buried in Mahan, Kerman Province, Iran. Until the 1970s the majority of members resided in Iran, however through the charisma and influence of its present Master, Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, as well as the emmigration of dervishes after the Iranian Revolution, the tariqa has attracted numerous followers outside of Iran, mostly in Europe, West Africa and North America. The numerous publications of the order include the bi-annual SUFI journal.
There are other offshoots of the original Nimatullahi Order still active in Iran and elsewhere, including the Bonyad Erfan Gonabadi Order.
[edit] External links
- The Nimatullahi Sufi Order
- Islamic Sufism Genealogy NOVEMBER 2004, Tehran University Publications
- Bonyad Erfan Gonabadi branch
- Information about the Nimatollahi on the website of Dr Alan Godlas
- Nimatullahi Sufis of Boston
