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Does each Sufi order trace its ancestry to a mystic leader?

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Each Sufi order ( tariqa ) traces its ancestry to a mystic teacher and, beyond him, through a chain of transmission ( silsila ) to the Prophet Muhammad and ultimately, to God.

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