The dervishes : or, Oriental spiritualism . Babayee. 30- Neyazee. 19. Bairamee. 31- Muradee. 20. Eshrefee. 32. Nooreddeenee. 21. Waifayee. 33- Jemalee. 22. Sunbullee. 34- Eshrakee. 23- Gulchennee. 35- Nimetullahee. 24. Yagitbashee. 36- Haidaree. Of the thirty-six Orders, twelve are anterior to thefoundation of the Ottoman Empire; the twenty-four othershave been instituted since thecommencement of the four-teenth century, down to themiddle of the fifteenth. Thefirst, viz. the Nakshibendees,was founded by Othman, 1319, and the Jemaleesunder Ahmed HI. in 1750- Thirty-seven years after
The dervishes : or, Oriental spiritualism . Babayee. 30- Neyazee. 19. Bairamee. 31- Muradee. 20. Eshrefee. 32. Nooreddeenee. 21. Waifayee. 33- Jemalee. 22. Sunbullee. 34- Eshrakee. 23- Gulchennee. 35- Nimetullahee. 24. Yagitbashee. 36- Haidaree. Of the thirty-six Orders, twelve are anterior to thefoundation of the Ottoman Empire; the twenty-four othershave been instituted since thecommencement of the four-teenth century, down to themiddle of the fifteenth. Thefirst, viz. the Nakshibendees,was founded by Othman, 1319, and the Jemaleesunder Ahmed HI. in 1750- Thirty-seven years after the Flight, or Emigration {Hejrah) of the Prophet,the Archangel Gabrial orJebrail appeared to Uwais, anative of Karu, in Yemin,and commanded him in thename of the Lord to re-nounce the world, and todevote himself to a life ofpenitence. In honour of theProphet, who had lost twoteeth in the battle of Ohod,Uwais had all of his teeth extracted, and required the same sacrifice of his dis-ciples, from which it may be readily understood that he. ^ KHALWETTEE. 78 THE DERVISHES. made few proselytes among the fanatics of Arabia. TheSheikhs Olwan, Ibrahim Edhem, Bayazid of Bestain, andSirree Saketty, followed the example of Uwais, andfounded the Orders which took their names, giving themthe several rules of discipline. The most celebratedof these religious persons is the Peer of the Kadirees,named Abd ul Kadir Ghilanee, who had been proposedas guardian of the tomb of the great Imam Abu Haneefehof Bagdad. After the decease of Abd ul Kadir his mau-soleum was surrounded by those of the most renownedmystical Sheikhs. These tombs are those of Junaid, Shub-lee, Hasan Kerhee, Hosain Mansoor, Sirree Sakettee, andothers. Of the most celebrated followers of Abd ul Kadirare Juwaid of Bagdad, Abu Bekir Shublee, and the greatmystical writers Muhee ed Deen al Arabee and Sadr edDeen of Kaniah in Asia Minor. These tombs havegiven rise to the name of the City of Saints, possessedby Bagdad, and, no do
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