: a Muslim mystic
variants
or less commonly Sufiism
-fēˌiz-
plural -s
: ascetic Islamic mysticism originating in the 8th century and developing especially in Persia into a system of elaborate symbolism of which the goal is communion with the deity through contemplation and ecstasy
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
That period saw the revival of several Sufi orders that came to be associated with new social classes, including industrial magnates, newly urbanizing artisans, and shop owners.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Fahad Shah In Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, papier-mâché art adorns the walls and ceilings of everything from Sufi shrines and mosques to homes and hotels.
—Fahad Shah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
The aspiration to build a museum dedicated to Sufi art and culture originated in the 1970s with Sufi master Hazrat Shah Maghsoud Angha (1916-1980), 41st master of the Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi (MTO) Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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The program includes yoga, meditation, Zen archery, sound journeys, traditional Japanese tea ceremonies, multisensory concert saunas and mystical Sufi rituals.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
That period saw the revival of several Sufi orders that came to be associated with new social classes, including industrial magnates, newly urbanizing artisans, and shop owners.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Fahad Shah In Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, papier-mâché art adorns the walls and ceilings of everything from Sufi shrines and mosques to homes and hotels.
—Fahad Shah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
The aspiration to build a museum dedicated to Sufi art and culture originated in the 1970s with Sufi master Hazrat Shah Maghsoud Angha (1916-1980), 41st master of the Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi (MTO) Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Sufi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sufi. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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