Practicing Success
What were the ways used by the sufis to remember God? |
By reciting the zikr (the Divine Names). By evoking His Presence through sama‘ (literally, “audition") By performing Mystical music. All of the above. |
All of the above. |
The sufis remember God either by reciting the zikr (the Divine Names) or evoking His Presence through sama‘ (literally, “audition”) or performance of mystical music. Sama‘ was integral to the Chishtis, and exemplified interaction with indigenous devotional traditions. |