Religious Ideas and Practice in Sufi Orders

Abstract

The article discusses the concept of order, religious brotherhood in the Sufi tradition. The causes and stages of the formation of orders are traced, with several examples examining the circumstances leading to their distribution in different regions of the Islamic world, including in the North Caucasus. The main ideas of Sufism are explored, the practical implementation of which involved the union of believers in a special kind of fraternity. The most important characteristic of such m, Tariqa. Associations is the rules of mentoring, the key role is played by the relationship between teacher and students.