Sufi
Whirling dervish, perhaps
A Sufi is a practitioner of Sufism, the mystical tradition within Islam emphasizing inner spirituality and direct experience of God through devotional practices.
Sufi orders have produced renowned poets like Rumi and Hafiz, whose verses explore divine love.
Sufi poetry uses earthly love as metaphor for union with the divine.
As an adjective: Sufi music, Sufi masters. (Lowercase sufi is a less common variant.)
Sufi spiritual brotherhood
Sufi spiritual brotherhood
- shariaMuslim canonical jurisprudence
- hadithRecorded prophetic narration
- imamMuslim religious guide
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
madrasa · halal · hajj · zakat · salat · sunnah · fatwa · minaret
Rotating swiftly in place
- meditationFocused attention practice
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- asceticismSevere self-denial practice
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
fasting · seclusion · prayer beads · rosary
tariqa
Sufi spiritual brotherhood
tariqa
Sufi spiritual brotherhood
mosque · madrasa · halal · hajj · zakat · salat · sunnah · fatwa · minaret
Rumi
whirling
Rotating swiftly in place
- meditationFocused attention practice
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- asceticismSevere self-denial practice
retreat · fasting · seclusion · prayer beads · rosary
masnavi
Persian didactic couplet verse
- hagiographyIdealized biographical writing
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
beloved · wine · tavern · lyricism · imagery · Persian · Arabic · Turkish · Urdu
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
- beliefsbelief, beliefs, creed, creeds, faith
- believersbeliever, believers, adherent, devotee, theist
- turkeyIstanbul, Ankara, turkey breast, turkey leg, Anatolia
- Abrahamic faithsJudaism, Christianity, Islam, Abraham, God
Sufimaterialist
Values physical over spiritual
secularist · atheist · worldling · hedonist · agnostic