Qadiriyah

Or Qa·di·ri·ya

[kah-duh-ree-yuh]

noun

Islam.

1. a Sufi fraternity founded by ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077–1166) in the 12th century.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Qadiriyah¹

< Arabic qādiriyyah, equivalent to qādir (derivative of founder's name) + -iyyah abstract noun suffix

Example Sentences

This week’s gallery includes adherents of the Qadiriyah sufi order dance in Sudan; a surfer on an artificial wave in Germany; and Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris speaking simultaneously during a presidential debate in Miami.

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