Institute of Sufi Studies

{{Short description|Research initiative of the Qadri Shattari order}} {{merge to|Qadri Shattari#Institute of Sufi Studies|date=March 2026}} The '''Qadri Shattari Institute of Sufi Studies''' also known as Qadri Shattari Silsila's Online Platform or simply '''Institute of Sufi Studies''' is the modern research initiative of the Qadri Shattari Sufi order as an international scholarly forum to promote academic research on Sufism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Citations |url=https://www.qadrishattari.xyz/p/citations.html |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=Qadri Shattari Institute of Sufi Studies |language=en}}</ref>

Gary R. Bunt, the professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Wales, in his book ''Islamic Algorithms: Online Influence in the Muslim Metaverse'', mentioned Qadri Shattari Silsila's Online Platform (qadrishattari.xyz) for "the role of mystical expression (under the 'Sufi' banner), and its articulation online has also formed part of research projects."<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Bunt |first=Gary R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugISEQAAQBAJ&dq=qadrishattari.xyz&pg=PT200 |title=Islamic Algorithms: Online Influence in the Muslim Metaverse |date=2024-04-04 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |year= |isbn=978-1-350-41828-8 |language=en}}</ref>

The Institute’s scholarly contributions have achieved formal recognition within national educational frameworks. Specifically, the Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) designated the Institute's research projects as official Teaching and Learning Resources for the 2025 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Islamiyat curriculum.<ref>Teaching and Learning Resources for SSC I Islamiyat, 2025, Aga Khan University Examination Board. The document is made available online via University's Official website; see, https://examinationboard.aku.edu/about-us/SyllabiList/Resource%20Guide%202025%20SSC%20Islamiyat.pdf </ref>

Multiple peer-reviewed and academic studies have cited research published by the Institute, indicating its academic impact.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sezer |first=Melih |date=2022 |title=Meditational Examination of the Concepts of Sufi Breath Practice Habs-I Dam and Hindu Breath Practice Kevalakumbaka |url=https://anubooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RJPSS-Vol.-47-No-1-Mar-22-20.pdf |journal=Review Journal Philosophy & Social Science |volume=47 |issue=1 |pages=172–179 |doi=10.31995/rjpss.2022.v47i01.020}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Yodistira |first=Seprodi |title=METODE SULUK TAREKAT NAQSYABANDIYAH ASUHAN BUYA SYEKH MUHAMMAD RASYIDSYAH PANDI |date=2023-09-21 |degree= |publisher=Universitas Islam Negeri Fatmawati Sukarno Bengkulu |url=http://repository.uinfasbengkulu.ac.id/2224/ |language=en}}</ref>

Italian novelist and visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Alain Elkann along with other academicians, have used qadrishattari.xyz in other academically adjacent settings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elkann |first=Alain |date=2024-02-11 |title=Faouzi Skali |url=https://www.alainelkanninterviews.com/faouzi-skali/ |access-date=2026-01-08 |website=Alain Elkann Interviews |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Alattrash, Daniel |title=Sufi music in Syria and Morocco |url=https://www.researchcatalogue.net/profile/show-exposition?exposition=3031639 |access-date=2026-01-08 |publisher= Stockholm University of the Arts via its project, Research Catalogue}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://www.qadrishattari.xyz/ Official website] Category:Sufi organizations