sufi
(aṣ-ṣūfī)
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Sufi: adherent of Sufism. |
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In its strictest sense designates one who has arrived at effective knowledge of Divine Reality (Ḥaqīqah); hence it is said: aṣ-Ṣūfī lam yukhlaq (“the Sufi is not created”). |
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Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt) |
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