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dervish (dûr`vĭsh), see fakir fakir (fäkēr`, fā`kər), [Arab.,=poverty], in Islam, usually an initiate in a Sufi order. ..... Click the link for more information. ; Rumi, Jalal ad-Din Rumi, Jalal ad-Din (jäläl` ĕd-dēn` r ..... Click the link for more information. . dervishIn Islam, a member of a Sufi fraternity. These mystics stressed emotional aspects of devotion through ecstatic trances, dancing, and whirling. Dervishes can be either resident in the community or lay members; wandering or mendicant dervishes are called fakirs and are often regarded as holy men who possess miraculous powers. Though viewed as unorthodox and extreme by most Muslims, the movement has endured to the present. See also Sufism. dervish a member of any of various Muslim orders of ascetics, some of which (whirling dervishes) are noted for a frenzied, ecstatic, whirling dance Dervish (Darwesh) member of ascetic order; frenzied, whirling dancer. [Muslim Rel.: Parrinder, 75; Jobes, 433] See : Madness How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Founded in 1928 as part of the resistance movement to British
colonialism, the Brotherhood has been a thorn in the side of the
Egyptian state since Gamal Abdal Nasser turned on them after securing
power in 1954. A soul where Shamanism and Islam converged to create Mevlana
Celaleddin Rumi, Yunus Emre, Haci Bektas Veli, Pir Sultan Abdal and many
other Sufis? Founded in Egypt, this
grassroots Salafist sect spread throughout the Muslim world, even though
Egyptian President Gamal Abdal Nasser and other Arab nationalist
strongmen jailed, tortured, and murdered tens of thousands of its
members. |
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