Khufiyya dhikr at the North Mosque (北寺), Linxia (1)

Khufiyya dhikr at the North Mosque (北寺), Linxia (1)
Recorded by Ruard Absaroka, 6.30am, 28 March 2014.
These worshippers belong to the Khufiyya menhuan, one of the main branches of the Sufi orders that were introduced into this part of China in the late 17th century. The menhuan are both socio-economic and religio-political institutions which grew out of the Sufi schools established by followers of early saintly leaders. The Central Asian Sufi Naqshbandi order, founded by Bahar al’Din Naqshband (d. 1389), is represented in Linxia by two menhuan: the Jahriyya and Khufiyya. More than twenty branches of the Khufiyya order are active across China today, especially in the northwest. The Huasi branch of the Khufiyya menhuan was established by Ma Laichi, who travelled widely in Middle East, and whose tomb lies in Linxia. As Jonathan Lipman’s keynote lecture “Head-wagging and Obscene Music” argues (see conference podcast), the Khufiyya were known for performing a silent form of dhikr, and they successfully led the Qing administration to prosecute the rival Jahriyya for the “unorthodox” nature of their loud dhikr. However, in this clip, we see members of the Khufiyya order performing a distinctly loud and powerful dhikr, clearly accompanied by the head movements once perjoratively described as “head wagging” which form a part of their spiritual practice. (Place on map at: 北寺, 甘肃省临夏回族自治州临夏市, 坝口44号)
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[@MochMunieb]

There is no god but Allaah.

[@akuwae5046]

that was Naqsyabandi

[@mansyurmansyur3327]

Laa illaha illalloh Muhammad rosuululloh ok

[@liendajamalisatari]

Allahu Akbar

[@louishan6118]

I am Muslim Chinese, which is Dungan/ Hui

[@jamilemambux2679]

Their IS NO GOD EXCEPT ALLAH...

[@Ali_kazi_mumbai]

Subhan allah

[@griffind8938]

Any translation as to what their saying?

[@muhammadp5147]

Griff 1997 there is no God but God (Allah )

[@fazilmunir390]

At the end they recite part of an Arabic poem from Ibn al-Faridh (from the 1200s I believe) called Antum furudi wa nafli It's very Chinese accented but this is what I could make out (because they repeated it several times): Jamaalukum nasbu aynee ilayhi wajahtu kulli Your Beauty is before my eyes/ to It I direct my entirety wa sirrukum fi dzhamiri wal qalbu tuur al-tajalla (should be tajalli) Your secret is within me/ and the heart is the Mount Sinai of divine manifestation

[@memzo1629]

I have the full text if you want it. This is a shadhili dhikr, not naqshbandi. Some of the khufiyya branches have some shadhili elements such as this wird recited in the morning.

[@HashimAziz1]

@@memzo1629 Have you visited China? How well do you know the state of the tariqahs on the ground? Do you know if there are other tariqahs in China apart from the Naqshbandi Jahriyya and Khufiyya?

[@memzo1629]

@@HashimAziz1 i’ve visited most of the big centers of Sufism in China. Most importantly, my own teacher is the current shaykh of the Khufiyya menhuan in this region. There’s significant syncretism amongst all of the different Sufi orders in China, it’s not all black and white and like i mentioned in my previous comment, some have embraced the awraad or other practices from other groups or menhuan also present in China or have historically exchanged either students or teachings.