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1 day ago · Sufism (Arabic: الصوفية, romanized: al-Ṣūfiyya) is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism, asceticism, and esotericism.
- History of Sufism
Early history. The exact origin of Sufism is disputed. Some...
- List of Sufi Orders
Further reading. Yves Bomati and Houchang Nahavandi (ed.)....
- Shaykh
Sheikh (/ ʃ eɪ k, ʃ iː k / SHAYK, SHEEK, Arabic: شَيْخ,...
- List of Modern Sufi Scholars
Former Muslim Affairs Coordinator of Ateneo de Zamboanga...
- Chain of Successive Teachers
Silsila (Arabic: سِلْسِلَة) is an Arabic word meaning chain,...
- History of Sufism
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6 hours ago · The Maghreb ( / ˈmɑːɡrəb /; [3] Arabic: ْاَلْمَغْرِب, romanized : al-Maghrib, lit. 'the west'), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( Arabic: اَلْمَغْرِبُ الْعَرَبِيُّ) and Northwest Africa, [4] is the western part of the Arab world. The region comprises western and central North Africa, including Algeria ...
1 day ago · The Romani, also spelled Romany or Rromani ( / ˈroʊməni / ROH-mə-nee or / ˈrɒməni / ROM-ə-nee) and colloquially known as the Roma ( sg.: Rom ), are an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin [71] [72] [73] who traditionally lived a nomadic, itinerant lifestyle. Linguistic and genetic evidence suggests that the Romani originated in the Indian ...
6 hours ago · Early life Family Main article: Al-Assad family Hafez was born on 6 October 1930 in Qardaha to an Alawite family of the Kalbiyya tribe. His paternal grandfather, Sulayman al-Wahhish, gained the nickname al-Wahhish (wild beast) for his strength. Hafez al-Assad's parents were Na'sa Shalish and Ali al-Assad. His father married twice and had eleven children. Hafez was his ninth son and the fourth ...
6 hours ago · Etymology and names The word "Ayodhya" is a regularly formed derivation of the Sanskrit verb yudh, "to fight, or wage war". Yodhya is the future passive participle, meaning "to be fought"; the initial a is the negative prefix; the whole, therefore, means "not to be fought" or, more idiomatically in English, "invincible". This meaning is attested by the Atharvaveda, which uses it to refer to ...
1 day ago · Terminology The term "Zionism" is derived from the word Zion, a hill in Jerusalem, widely symbolizing the Land of Israel. Throughout eastern Europe in the late 19th century, numerous grassroots groups promoted the national resettlement of the Jews in their homeland, as well as the revitalization and cultivation of the Hebrew language. These groups were collectively called the "Lovers of Zion ...
6 hours ago · Etymology and other names Main article: Shiva Sahasranama According to the Monier-Williams Sanskrit dictionary, the word "śiva" means "auspicious, propitious, gracious, benign, kind, benevolent, friendly". The root words of śiva in folk etymology are śī which means "in whom all things lie, pervasiveness" and va which means "embodiment of grace". The word Shiva is used as an adjective in ...
