Tariqa
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A tariqa is a religious order of Sufism, or specifically a concept for the mystical teaching and spiritual practices of such an order with the aim of seeking haqiqa, which translates as "ultimate truth".
"Tariqat" in the Four Spiritual Stations: The Four Stations are Sharia, Ṭarīqah, Haqiqa, and the fourth station marifa, which is considered "unseen" and actually located at the center of the haqiqa region. It is the essence of all four stations.
Religious order
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A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice. It is usually composed of laypeople and, in some orders, clergy. Such orders exist in many of the world's religions.
The Priory of St. Wigbert is a Lutheran monastery in the Benedictine tradition
Francisco de Zurbarán's painting of a Mercedarian Friar, Fra Pedro Machado
Ebstorf Abbey continued as a Lutheran convent in the Benedictine tradition since 1529