: a Muslim mystic
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As a result, Commins notes, Wahhabism has been superimposed for two centuries on a society that was traditionally much more plural, with important roles for Shiites and Sufi mystics.
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David Commins, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2015
Encouraged by his mother, and inspired by her traditions of Sufi mysticism, Walid eventually became a full-time artist, creating paintings and engravings of the evocative landscape around Umm al-Fahem.
—Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
Khalid Abdel Rahman, whose work depicts landscapes of Khartoum neighborhoods and Sufi tombs, fled his studio in Khartoum 3 without his paintings and says he’s been thinking about how the conflict will affect his vision and future creations.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 28 May 2023
And for listeners, discovering the sounds of traditional Pakistani music – including new twists on familiar qawwalis, or Sufi devotional songs – brought its own kind of joy.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2023
Both secular and religious souls continued, meanwhile, to quote from the Sufi poems that Iranian schoolchildren, to this day, learn by heart.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022
Housed on the ground floor of a 1930s apartment block, still with its original elevator, across the hallway is the equally delightful cafe and bookshop Sufi, invariably packed with a mixture of students and expats.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
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David Commins, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2015
Encouraged by his mother, and inspired by her traditions of Sufi mysticism, Walid eventually became a full-time artist, creating paintings and engravings of the evocative landscape around Umm al-Fahem.
—Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
Khalid Abdel Rahman, whose work depicts landscapes of Khartoum neighborhoods and Sufi tombs, fled his studio in Khartoum 3 without his paintings and says he’s been thinking about how the conflict will affect his vision and future creations.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 28 May 2023
And for listeners, discovering the sounds of traditional Pakistani music – including new twists on familiar qawwalis, or Sufi devotional songs – brought its own kind of joy.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2023
Both secular and religious souls continued, meanwhile, to quote from the Sufi poems that Iranian schoolchildren, to this day, learn by heart.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022
Housed on the ground floor of a 1930s apartment block, still with its original elevator, across the hallway is the equally delightful cafe and bookshop Sufi, invariably packed with a mixture of students and expats.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
Arabic ṣūfī, perhaps from ṣūf wool
First Known Use
1653, in the meaning defined above
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“Sufi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sufi. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.
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