Tareeqa (can also be spelt tariqa, tarika, tareeka, etc), is a arabic word تریقھ which means "a way" or "a path".
According to traditional Islamic scholars, Tareeqat means, a way or school of tasawwuf.
Tasawwuf is one of the sunnah branches of Islam and in english some people know it as sufism, islamic spiritual or sacred sciences.
Analogous to madhabs in the Islamic branch of Shariah, tareeqat are the paths in the Islamic branch of Tasawwuf.
To read more about Tasawwuf please see its definition in the Glossary and for in depth discussion, please refer the the series of articles on this site entitled "Tasawwuf".
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