Noun
tariqa (plural tariqas)
(Islam) a Sufi method of discipline, meditation and mystical insight, or a religious order based on this.
According to Dr. Alan Godlas of the University of Georgia's Department of Religion, a Sufi Order or tariqa known as the Uwaysi is "very active", having been introduced in the West by the 20th century Sufi, Shah Maghsoud Angha. Source: Internet
This order became famous as Nurbakshi after Shah Syed Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani who was attached with Kubrawiya order Sufi order ("tariqa"). Source: Internet
A tariqa has a murshid (guide) who plays the role of leader or spiritual director. Source: Internet
The tariqa, the 'path' on which the mystics walk, has been defined as 'the path which comes out of the sharia, for the main road is called branch, the path, tariq.' Source: Internet