The Rafaee Silsila - The Chancawalli Rafaees At Ajmer, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
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The Rifa'i order (also Rufa'i, Rifa'iyya,Rifa'iya) الرفاعية
is an eminent Sufi order founded by Ahmed ar-Rifa'i and developed in the Lower Iraq marshlands between Wasit and Basra. The Rifa'iyya had its greatest following until the 15th century C.E. when it was overtaken by the Qadiri order. Presently the order is said to maintain particular influence in Cairo, Egypt. Its distinctive features include walking on hot coals and consuming live snakes.
Silsila
Ahmed er-Rifai's family comes from Husayn ibn Ali, the son of Ali, at the side of his mother. On the other hand, at the side of his father, his lineage which goes to prophet Muhammad is as follows:
master of the community, husband of Fatimah who is the base of all Imams, a relative of the prophet, Ali;
Imam of Muslims, the chief of the mumins (believers in Islam) who tried and liked with several troubles and calamities, the martyr of the Battle of Karbala, Hussein;
Imam Zayn al-Abidin;
Imam Muhammad al-Baqir;
Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq; Imam Musa al-Kadhim; Imam Ibrahim el-Mürteza; es-Seyyid ikinci Musa;
es-Seyyid Ahmed;
es-Seyyid Hüseyin;
es-Seyyid el-Hasen;
es-Seyyid Muhammed eb-ul-Kaasim;
es-Seyyid el-Mehdi;
es-Seyyid eb-ul Mekarim el-Hasen;
es-Seyyid Ali;
es-Seyyid Ahmed;
es-Seyyid Hazim;
es-Seyyid Sabit;
es-Seyyid Yahya;
es-Seyyid Ebul-Hasen Aliyy-ür-Rifai;
es-Seyyid Ahmed er-Rifai.
