Qadiriyya Sufi Order (mainstream)
Oldest major Sufi tariqa, founded by Abdul Qadir Gilani (Baghdad, 12th c.). Tens of millions of adherents globally. Mainstream low-control reference point.
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BITE breakdown
0 — oldest major Sufi tariqa; mainstream low-control reference.
Profile facts
In context
The Qadiriyya is one of the oldest and most widespread Sufi orders. Practice centres on dhikr, sheikh-disciple bay'ah, and lineage tradition. Mainstream voluntary practice; specific living-sheikh sub-currents may exhibit higher control.
Recovery resources
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- INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
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Evidence by BITE axis
- Bay'ah loyalty to lineage sheikh
- mainstream low-control reference
Timeline
- 12th c.Order founded by Abdul Qadir Gilani in Baghdad
Evidence matrix
Structured sources cross-linked to the claims they document. Tiered per the source hierarchy. For free-text citations see the Sources section below.
| Title | Type | Reliability | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hajj and the Hindi: The ascent of the Indian Sufi lodge in the Ottoman empire — Modern Asian Studies (2016) | Academic | Secondary | — |
| https://www.jstor.org/stable/44158302 · archive | Academic | Secondary | — |
Sources
- Annemarie Schimmel academic work search ↗
- The Hajj and the Hindi: The ascent of the Indian Sufi lodge in the Ottoman empire — Modern Asian Studies (2016) — https://doi.org/10.1017%2FS0026749X15000530 open ↗
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/44158302 — https://www.jstor.org/stable/44158302 open ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. Where a source includes its own URL, the open ↗ link opens it directly; otherwise search ↗runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.
Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Mainstream-comparator lighter.
- 2026-05-20Source-density flags derived from existing free-text sources[]: academic sources. Heuristic auto-flag; subsequent editorial pass will populate structuredSources[] with reliability tiers.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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