Madariyya
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TheMadariyyais aSufi order(tariqa) popular inNorth India,especially inUttar Pradesh,theMewatregion,Bihar,GujaratandWest Bengal,as well as inNepalandBangladesh.Known for itssyncretistbeliefs and its focus on internalDhikr,it was initiated by the Sufi saintShah Madar Badi' al-Dinand is centered on his shrine (Dargah) atMakanpur,Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh.
The Madariyya order reached its zenith in the lateMughal periodbetween the 15th and 17th centuries and gave rise to new orders as Shah Madar's disciples spread through the northern plains of India, into Bengal. As with most Sufi orders, its nameMadariyyahas been created by forming aNisbafrom the name of its founder, (Shah)Madar,though it is sometimes also referred asTabaqatiyya.[1][2][3][4][5]
Dargah[edit]
TheDargah,or the tomb ofBadi' al-Din Shah Madar,is located atMakanpur,nearKanpurcity, inUttar Pradeshstate,India.It is visited by thousands of visitors every month and especially during the annualUrscelebrations.[6]
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