muslims generally follow sufi traditions. the fassiya ash shazuliya tariqa, which has its headquarters in ummu zavaya in m.j.m. laffir mawatha, colombo, supported by the al-fassi family in the 1870s, is the most prevalent sufi order among the srilankan muslims followed by aroosiyathul qadiriya. the deobandi tablighi jamaat, jamathe islame and thawheed jamath etc. also have centers in colombo. sunni scholar muhammad abdul aleem siddiqi built hanafi masjid in colombo for sri lankan muslims.