In Arabic, tekniye (kunya, honorific naming) is an act of exaltation in address. According to people of intellect, it is a source of pride. (Tenvir, 36)
tekye/tekke (bayt al-fuqarāʾ, "house of the poor") There are many bayt al-fuqarāʾ (dervish lodges), and enumerating them all is quite difficult. For example, there are the Bayt al-Shādhiliyya, Bayt al-Rifāʿiyya, and Bayt al-Sādiyya. Among these, the most famous today are in Andalusia and the Mashriq (eastern) lands. As an example, we appreciate the sulūk (spiritual journeying) activities of the Bayt al-Shādhiliyya. (Ravza, 619)
A zāwiya is a place where the signs of the Islamic religion are performed, such as prayer, fasting, tahajjud (night vigil), contemplation, dhikr (remembrance of God), reflection, becoming enraptured through dhikr, performing wird (regular devotional recitation), forming a dhikr circle, escaping from mā siwā (all that is other than Allah) to be with Allah, attaining maʿrifa (gnosis) and verification, witnessing and reaching union, and becoming annihilated (fanāʾ) in Allah and His Messenger. Such places are also called ribāṭ, khānqāh, and tekke. These places have other names as well.
A tekke is a large sanctuary over which a high dome is constructed. There, the five daily prayers and dhikrs are performed. There are muezzins, Qur'an reciters, teachers, and mu...