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Silsila Azeemia
سلسلہ عظیمیہ‎
Silsila-Azeemia
Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi (left) and Silsila founder Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya.
AbbreviationAzeemia
TypeSufi order
ClassificationSufism, Islam
Imam / HeadMuhammad Azeem Barkhiya (Qalandar Baba Auliya)
Family / Spiritual SuccessorKhwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Current HeadDr. Waqar Yousuf Azeemi
RegionPakistan, Middle East, Europe, North America, Canada, Russia, Thailand
HeadquartersMarkaz-e-Silsila Azeemia, Central Muraqaba Hall, Karachi, Pakistan
FounderMuhammad Azeem Barkhiya
OriginJuly 1960
Karachi, Pakistan
Secondary schoolsAzeemi Public School
PublicationsLauh o Qalam, Ihsan wa Tasawwuf, Muraqaba, Nazriya Rang o Noor, A Research Study of Silsila Azeemia and its Academic and Social Services, Teachings of Silsila Azeemia, Educational and Training Curriculum of Silsila Azeemia
Official websitehttps://azeemiasilsila.org
SloganCloseness to Allah, connection with the Prophet, training from the Saints, service to humanity

The Azeemi Sufi Order, known in Urdu as Silsila Azeemia (سلسلہ عظيمیہ), is a well-known Sufi spiritual order in Pakistan, The founder of this spiritual order is Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya (1898–1979), also known as Qalandar Baba Auliya. The Silsila Azeemia was officially established in July 1960 (1380 AH) in Karachi, Pakistan. [1] [2][3][4]

The order was headed by Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya until he 1979, After the death of Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya (Qalandar Baba Auliya) in January 1979, his disciple and spiritual successor of the Silsila Azeemia, Shamsuddin Azeemi (1927–2025), became the head of the order. Following the death of Shamsuddin Azeemi in February 2025,[5] Dr. Waqar Yousuf Azeemi, a trained disciple of both Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya and Shamsuddin Azeemi, assumed responsibility as the head of Silsila Azeemia. [6] [7] [8] Waqar Yousuf Azeemi is the current and third head of the order, succeeding Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi.[9][10]

Followers of Silsila Azeemia are present not only in Pakistan but also in the United Arab Emirates, Europe, the United States, Canada, Thailand, Russia, and Turkey in large numbers.

There are more than 100 Azeemi centers (Muraqaba Halls) internationally.[11]

See also

References

  1. Shamsuddin Azeemi, Khwaja (January 2004). Ihsan wa Tasawwuf. Multan: Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan. pp. 200–201.
  2. "Founding - KSARS". ksars.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  3. Pakistan Illustrated (Volume 14 ed.). University of Michigan. November 2004. pp. 96, 97.
  4. Faizal Harun, Mohammad (2018). Sejarah Tarekat (in Malay). Penerbit Universiti Utara Malaysia. p. 335. ISBN 9789672064787.
  5. "Spiritual scholar and head of Silsila Azeemia Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi passes away". Daily Jang. 22 February 2025.
  6. "Dr Waqar Yousuf Azeemi assumes responsibility as new head of Silsila Azeemia". Tribune.
  7. "Fateha ceremony of Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi; turban ceremony of his son Waqar Yousuf Azeemi". Jang.
  8. "Dr Waqar Yousuf Azeemi assumes responsibilities as the new head of the Azeemia order". Express News.
  9. Azeemi, Khwaja Shamsuddin (2008). Tazkira Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi (in Urdu). Karachi, Pakistan: Karachi Usmania University. pp. 53–67.
  10. "Azeemia Silsila – Official Website". Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  11. "Silsila Azeemia is one of the Institutions for Spiritual Education". Archived from the original on 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-25.