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Qadiriyah

American  
[kah-duh-ree-yuh] / ˌkɑ dəˈri jə /
Or Qadiriya

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of Qadiriyah

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

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