Suhrawardiyya

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Suhrawardiyya (Arabic: سهروردية ) is the name of a Sufi order founded by Diya al-din Abu 'n-Najib as-Suhrawardi (10971168).

Many Sufis from all over the Islamic world joined the order under the founder's nephew Shihab ad-din Abu Hafs 'Umar (11451234). Later the Order spread into India.

A well known member of the order was Shihabuddin Yahya as-Suhrawardi (1153 - 1191).

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