 Shrine of Ahmad Ullah Maizbhandari, the founder of the Maizbhandari Sufi order | |
| Abbreviation | Maizbhandari |
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| Formation | 19th century |
| Type | Sufi order |
| Headquarters | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Key people | Ahmad Ullah Maizbhandari |
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The Maizbhandari (Bengali: মাইজভাণ্ডারী), or sometimes Maijbhandari (Arabic: المائجبهندارية, romanized: al-māʾijbahandāryyah),[1] order or tariqa of Sufism within Sunni Islam was founded in the late 19th century by the Bengali Sufi saint Ahmad Ullah Maizbhandari from Chittagong.[2] It is the only Sufi order to have originated from within the Bengal region, and, as an indigenous movement, it has continued to enjoy significant popularity through to the 21st century.[1]
- ^ a b Harder 2011.
- ^ Mannan 2015.