A Khanqah is a building designed specifically for gathering of Sufi brotherhood or Taliqa and is a place for spiritual retreat and character reformation.  In the past, and to a lesser extend nowadays, they served as hospices for Sufi Travelers (Salik).  They are found throughout the Persian-influenced Islamic world, especially Iran, Central Asia and South Asia.

In the Arab world, especially North Africa, similar building are also found, which are known in Arabic as Zawiya.  In Turkey and other formerly Ottoman areas like Albania and Bosnia, similar buildings or Khanqah are called Tekke or Tekye.

Although the origin of Sufism within Islam is obscured together with the first Khanqah, Sufi traced their movement back to the holy prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H), but according to Jonathan Berkay, academic historians argue for later dates.  Furthermore, according to the same author, one of the characteristics features of later medieval Sufism was the spread of institutions, variously known as Khanqahs or Ribats complete with buildings and endowments which housed and supported the activities of the mystics. Their origins are quite obscure, but it is likely that their routes lie in ninth and tenth century Iran.

In our modern time where science and technology have taken the world by storm, knowledge is conveyed through e-learning, letters are sent through e-mail and business is being conducted through e-commerce.  In the same way spiritual knowledge is being spread through technology.

The Multiversity of Spirituality has come into existence on the 24th of May 2008 with the launching ceremony of this website from where spiritual knowledge will be disseminated.

www.multispirituality.com

IS GOING TO BE OUR

E-KHANQAH.

 We have setup one khanqah in Mauritius and one in London UK whose custodian is sister Zahida.  In the same way we have set up this E-KHANQAH whose custodian is brother Afzal.

Through this e-khanqah we hope to spread around the world all the knowledge and techniques of spirituality which people desperately need to bring the necessary transformation through Spiritually Oriented Prayers. We hope and pray that our humble contribution turns the world into a better place to live.