khanqa (in Arabic: ribat)
(khānqa (in Arabic: ribāṭ))
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A Persian term for a Sufi retreat or cloister |
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A Persian term for a Sufi retreat or cloister where Sufis devote themselves to spiritual exercises and the learning of both the inward and outward religious sciences of Islam. |
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Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard |
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