Qadiriyya

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noun

A member of a particular fundamentalist Sufi order.

OriginArabic الْقَادِرِيَّة ← Classical Persian قادریه →
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Meanings

nounQadiriyya pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA member of a particular fundamentalist Sufi order.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianقادریه
  2. Arabicالْقَادِرِيَّة
  3. EnglishQadiriyya

From Arabic الْقَادِرِيَّة (al-qādiriyya) and/or Classical Persian قادریه (qādiriyya), named after Abdul Qadir Gilani.

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Qadiriyya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qadiriyya

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“Qadiriyya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qadiriyya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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