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THE NAQSHBANDIYYA Orthodoxy and activism in a worldwide Sufi tradition Itzchak Weismann 13 Routledge Taylor & Francis Group THE NAQSHBANDIYYA The Naqshbandiyya is one of the most widespread Sufi brotherhoods in the world. Its strength lies in its characteristic combination of strict adherence to the divine law and active involvement in social and political affairs. The book begins with an examination of the place and unique features of this brotherhood within the larger Sufi movement, and Islam in general. It then traces its historical evolution through three main phases, each dominated by one offshoot: the original Naqshbandiyya of Central Asia, the Mujaddidiyya which sprang from India, and the Khalidiyya, which was formed in the Ottoman lands and reached the remotest corners of the Muslim world – the North Caucuses, Siberia, and Indonesia, as well as Western Europe and North America. The final chapters examine modern Islamic thinkers and movements that had roots in the Naqshbandi