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Sama (Turkish: Sema; Persian, Urdu and Persian: سَماع, romanized: samā‘ un) is a Sufi ceremony performed as part of the meditation and prayer practice dhikr. [clarification needed] Sama means "listening", while dhikr means "remembrance". [1]
Whirling Dervishes in Istanbul, Turkey Whirling Dervishes, at Rumi Fest 2007. Sufi whirling (or Sufi turning) (Turkish: Semazen borrowed from Persian Sama-zan, Sama, meaning listening, from Arabic, and zan, meaning doer, from Persian) is a form of physically active meditation which originated among certain Sufi groups, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order and ...
Allah Hoo (Allāhu) is a traditional Sufi chant consisting of the word for God (Arabic: الله, Allāh) run together three times, followed by Truth : Allāhu Allāhu Allāhu Haqq, itself repeated three times over. According to Sufi tradition, this formula was introduced by Abu Bakr as he initiated the Naqshbandi tradition. [1]
The hadra features various forms of dhikr (remembrance), including sermons, collective study, recitation of Qur'an and other texts (especially devotional texts particular to the Sufi order in question, called hizb and wird), religious poetic chanting, centering on praise and supplication to God, religious exhortations, praise of the Prophet and ...
Other fraternities and subgroups chant verses of the Qur'an, play drums or whirl in groups, all according to their specific traditions. They practice meditation, as is the case with most of the Sufi orders in South Asia, many of whom owe allegiance to, or were influenced by, the Chishti order.
For each tariqa in Sufism, there are specific collective litany rules comprising a minimum number of people required to create a group which is generally four murids. In these reciting congregations, the disciples meet daily or weekly to perform collective dhikr , which is a type of meeting thus known as wazifa circle ( halqa ).
Sufi music refers to the devotional music of the Sufis, inspired by the works of Sufi poets like Rumi, Hafiz, Bulleh Shah, Amir Khusrow, and Khwaja Ghulam Farid.. Qawwali is the best-known form of Sufi music and is most commonly found in the Sufi culture in South Asia.
Sufi Maulvi (teacher) meditating. Chilla (Persian: چله, Arabic: أربعين, both literally "forty"), also known as Chilla-nashini, is a spiritual practice of penance and solitude in Sufism known mostly in Indian and Persian traditions.