Azeema
The Azeemi Sufi Order, known in Urdu as Silsila Azeemia (سلسلہ عظيمیہ), is a well-known Sufi spiritual order in Pakistan, The founder of this spiritual order is Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya (1898–1979), also known as Qalandar Baba Auliya. The Silsila Azeemia was officially established in July 1960 (1380 AH) in Karachi, Pakistan.
The order was headed by Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya until he 1979, After the death of Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya (Qalandar Baba Auliya) in January 1979, his disciple and spiritual successor of the Silsila Azeemia, Shamsuddin Azeemi (1927–2025), became the head of the order.
Following the death of Shamsuddin Azeemi in February 2025, Dr. Waqar Yousuf Azeemi, a trained disciple of both Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya and Shamsuddin Azeemi, assumed responsibility as the head of Silsila Azeemia.
Waqar Yousuf Azeemi is the current and third head of the order, succeeding Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi.
Followers of Silsila Azeemia are present not only in Pakistan but also in the United Arab Emirates, Europe, the United States, Canada, Thailand, Russia, and Turkey in large numbers.
There are more than 100 Azeemi centers (Muraqaba Halls) internationally.
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