Qadiri Sheikhs Who Carried Out Mystical Activities in Northern Iraq in The 18th Century

Abstract

Northern Iraq in The 18th CenturyAbstract: Northern Iraq has witnessed intensive sufistic activities sincesufism began to instutionalize. In this region, the sects; Kubraviyya,Suhrawardiyya, Naqshbandiyya, Khalwatiyya, Mawlaviyya, Baktashiyyaand primarily Qadiriyya carried out activities. When considering the 18thcentury, ıt is seen that Qadiriyya is the most common sect that had the mostprevaling activities in Iraq. Among the most remarkable Qadiri Sheikhs are;Muhammad an-Nûdahi (d. 1126/1714), Sheikh Ismail al-Vulyani(d. 1158/1745), Sheikh Hasan al-Galazardi (d. 1175/1762), Sheikh DervishMustafa al-Bilbasi (d. 1172/1758 ), Sheikh Osman b. Yusuf al-Qadiri, SheikhTaha b. Yahya al-Kurdi (d. 1205/1790), Sheikh Mahmud Zengeni(d. 1215/1800), Sheikh Abu Bakr b. Hıdır al-Alusi and Sheikh Ma ruf al-Bar- zanji (d. 1254/1839).