| 1. | Rifa`i (also Rufa`i, Rifa`iyya, Rifa`iya, Arabic, الرفاعية) is an eminent Sufi order (tariqa) founded by Ahmed ar-Rifa'i and developed in the Lower Iraq marshlands between Wasit and Basra. L'ordre Rifaʿi (aussi Rufaʿi, Rifaʿiyya, Rifaʿiya) (arabe, الرفاعية) est un ordre soufi fondé par Ahmed ar-Rifa'i et développé en Irak entre Wasit et Bassora. |