Murid
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In Sufism, a '''''' (Arabic ) is a novice committed to spiritual enlightenment by (traversing a path) under a spiritual guide, who may take the title , or . A or Sufi follower only becomes a when he makes a pledge () to a . The equivalent Persian term is .
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- Instance of
- disciple
- Subclass of
- Sufi
- Named after
- will
- Religion
- Sufism
- Image
- Sheikh and Murid.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Talibe
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- Commons category
- Murid
- commemorates
- thawab
- partially coincident with
- Majzoob
- different from
- zindīq
- culture
- Islamic culture
- physically interacts with
- murshid
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Islam
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In Sufism, a ' (Arabic ) is a novice committed to spiritual enlightenment by (traversing a path) under a spiritual guide, who may take the title , or . A or Sufi follower only becomes a when he makes a pledge () to a . The equivalent Persian term is .
The initiation process of a is known as () or . Before initiation, a is instructed by his guide, who must first accept the initiate as his disciple. Throughout the instruction period, the typically experiences waridates like visions and dreams during personal spiritual awrads and exercises. These visions are interpreted by the . A common practice among the early Sufi orders was to grant a or a robe to the upon the initiation or after he had progressed through a series of increasingly difficult and significant tasks on the path of mystical development until attaining stage.
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