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THE DIVINE ORDER OF RIFAIYYA – Risale-i-Rifaiyye in English

الرسالة الرفاعية

THE DIVINE ORDER OF RIFAIYYA

The book is a preparatory essay for a more comprehensive work about the life and teachings of Abu ’l-Alamayn Sultan Sayyid Ahmad ar-Rifai and the order of Rifaiyya, has 

been written with the encouragement and favor of our Sheikh Kahraman ar-Rifai.

 We are grateful to him for letting us quote his writings, sharing pictures from his archive and for his careful reading of the treatise and contributions to it. 

The teacher of saints is Hadrat Allah, the first book they read is Lawh-i Mahfuz, the Preserved Tablet, and their servant is Kalam-i Ala, the exalted pencil. Accordingly, the time and essence of Hadrat Pir’s teachings is in accordance with the manifestation of this world. 

He announced his sainthood “walaya ” before Hadrat Adam (a.s.) stepped on the earth. Our Master announced his distinction and glory as written in esh-Sharani’s work, ‘Tabaqatu’sh-Sharan: 

“Before Hadrat Adam, I am the first wall who came into this world and raised the two flags ”. 

Thus, whatever we write here will be incomplete. 

We cannot comprehend the importance of Hadrat Insan with “aql-i maash ”, reason. 

A perfect man, Insan-i Akmal, like Hadrat Pir is only known by Hadrat Allah-Muhammad-Ali. 

Therefore, our essay is not even a drop from the ocean. In our point of view, the best sources of knowledge about Hadrat Pir Janab Sayyid Ahmad ar-Rifai are his successors. 

So, works concerning him, however and by whomever written, are not acceptable to us, unless they are affirmed by his successors. 

Under the ten sections below, we attempt to relate the life, morals, surrounding legends, 

teachings and speeches of Sayyid Ahmad ar-Rifai.

 After presenting the chain of the spiritual descent (silsila-i tariq) of Hadrat Pir, we attempt to relate the Rifai order in his own words. 

We name some of his khalifas and cite the names of the branches of the Rifai order.

 In the last chapter, we state how the order came to Istanbul and to our Sheikh Kahraman ar-Rifai through the Sayyadiyya and Izzaddiniyya branches. 

Last but not least, we add the names and districts of the Dergahs in Istanbul until 1925. 

Certainly, this small treatise is incomplete despite our sincere intentions. We beseech people, who look for the truth and read this treatise