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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]
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]
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 ...
' remembrance, reminder, [4] mention [5] ') is a form of Islamic worship in which phrases or prayers are repeatedly recited for the purpose of remembering God. [4] [6] It plays a central role in Sufism, [7] and each Sufi order typically adopts a specific dhikr, accompanied by specific posture, breathing, and movement. [8]
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 ...
Hodjapasha Culture Center is a restored Ottoman hamam (Turkish bath) in Istanbul's Sirkeci district now used for performances of the Mevlevi (whirling dervish) sema.. The Mevlevi Order or Mawlawiyya (Turkish: Mevlevilik; Persian: طریقت مولویه) is a Sufi order that originated in Konya, Turkey (formerly capital of the Sultanate of Rum) and which was founded by the followers of ...
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.