Stages of Sufi Experience

Sufi poets, such as Rumi (d. 1273) and Din Attar (d. 1221) are widely admired. Tariqahs include the Naqshbandi, the Mevlevi (the “whirling dervishes”) and the Chishti. Saint’s Shrines, where teaching takes place, function as pilgrim centers. Dervishes at Rumi’s tomb, Konya, Turkey. ................
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