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Meaning of "Sufi" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUFI

From Arabic sūfīy, literally: (man) of wool, from sūf wool; probably from the ascetic's woollen garments.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUFI

Sufi  [ˈsuːfɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUFI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sufi is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUFI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sufi

Sufism

Sufism is a branch of Islam, defined by adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam; others contend that it is a perennial philosophy of existence that pre-dates religion, the expression of which flowered within Islam.[1] Its essence has also been expressed via other religions and metareligious phenomena.[2][3][4] A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a ṣūfī. They belong to different ṭuruq or "orders" – congregations formed around a master – which meet for spiritual sessions, in meeting places known as zawiyahs, khanqahs, or tekke.[5] All Sufi orders trace many of their original precepts from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his cousin and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib, with the notable exception of the Sunni Naqshbandi order who claim to trace their origins through the first sunni Caliph, Abu Bakr.[6] However, Alevi, Bektashi[7] and Shia Muslims claim that every Sufi order traces its spiritual lineage back to one of the Twelve Imams, the spiritual heads of Islam who were foretold in the Hadith of the Twelve Successors and were all descendants of Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and Ali.

Definition of Sufi in the English dictionary

The definition of Sufi in the dictionary is an adherent of any of various Muslim mystical orders or teachings, which emphasize the direct personal experience of God.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUFI


beefy
ˈbiːfɪ
Cavafy
kəˈvɑːfɪ
electroencephalography
ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌɪnsɛfəˈlɒɡrɑːfɪ
furphy
ˈfɜːfɪ
Gaddafi
ɡəˈdɑːfɪ
goofy
ˈɡuːfɪ
Ife
ˈiːfɪ
laughy
ˈlɑːfɪ
leafy
ˈliːfɪ
Morphy
ˈmɔːfɪ
murphy
ˈmɜːfɪ
Newfie
ˈnjuːfɪ
oofy
ˈuːfɪ
Qaddafi
ɡəˈdɑːfɪ
roofie
ˈruːfɪ
roofy
ˈruːfɪ
spoofy
ˈspuːfɪ
surfy
ˈsɜːfɪ
turfy
ˈtɜːfɪ
woofy
ˈwuːfɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUFI

Suffolk punch
Suffr.
suffragan
suffraganship
suffrage
suffragette
suffragette movement
suffragettism
suffragism
suffragist
suffruticose
suffumigate
suffumigation
suffuse
suffusion
suffusive
Sufic
Sufism
Sufistic
Sufu

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUFI

ach-y-fi
Amalfi
banoffi
buffi
cfi
defi
fi
fifi
hi-fi
kufi
kulfi
lo-fi
low-fi
refi
Rifi
Safi
sci-fi

Synonyms and antonyms of Sufi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Sufi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUFI

Find out the translation of Sufi to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Sufi from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Sufi» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苏菲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Sufi
570 millions of speakers

English

Sufi
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूफी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصوفية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Суфи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sufi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুফী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soufi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sufi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sufi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スーフィー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수피
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sufi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Sufi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூஃபி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुफी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tasavvuf
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sufi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sufi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

суфі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sufi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Σούφι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sufi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sufi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sufi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Sufi

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUFI»

The term «Sufi» is very widely used and occupies the 20.799 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUFI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Sufi

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2 QUOTES WITH «SUFI»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Sufi.
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
I am not a Sufi, but I follow the Sufi.
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Rajneesh
My house was a guest house of many Jaina saints, Hindu monks, Sufi mystics, because my grandfather was interested in all of these people.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUFI»

Discover the use of Sufi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Sufi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light: Wang Tai-yu's Great Learning ...
The first study in English of Islamic thought in China, this book shows that this tradition was informed by both Sufism and Neo-Confucianism; translations of two classic works are included.
Sachiko Murata, 2000
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Sufi Music of India and Pakistan: Sound, Context, and ...
Qureshi's study carefully describes and documents the performance and rules of Qawwali music in the traditional Sufi assembly.
Regula Qureshi, 1986
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Sufi Essays
Some of the Isma'ilis, whose power had been broken by the Mongols, went underground and appeared later within Sufi orders or as new branches of already existing orders. In Twelve-Imam Shi'ism also from the seventh/thirteenth to the ...
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, 1991
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Heart, Self & Soul: The Sufi Psychology of Growth, Balance, ...
The rich tradition of Sufism has helped to open the world's heart. Its treasures include the works of Rumi, the 13th-century mystic. This text explores the inner dimensions of Sufism from a western psychologist's perspective.
Robert Frager, 1999
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The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual: Devotional Practices of ...
In this chapter I describe performances of Sufi poetry sung to music in socio- linguistic terms, looking at both qawwālī and sufiānā-kalām. Briefly, these are contexts where devotional poetry is sung to music. The speech events may take place ...
Shemeem Burney Abbas, 2010
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Sufi Heirs of the Prophet: The Indian Naqshbandiyya and the ...
Tracing the transformation of a mystical sufi lineage in colonial India, the Naqshbandiyya, the author explores the development of personal authority in Islamic society.
Arthur F. Buehler, 1998
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The Sufi Path of Knowledge: Ibn al-Arabi's Metaphysics of ...
These alone provide twice the text of the Fusus al-hikam. The exhaustive indexes make the work an invaluable reference tool for research in Sufism and Islamic thought in general.
William C. Chittick, 2010
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Sufi Narratives of Intimacy: Ibn Arabi, Gender, and Sexuality
Sufi Narratives of Intimacy
Sa'diyya Shaikh, 2012
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A Sufi-Jewish Dialogue: Philosophy and Mysticism in Bahya ...
Readers who know the book primarily in its Hebrew version have likely lost sight of the work's original Arabic context and its immersion in Islamic mystical literature.
Diana Lobel, 2011
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The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi
This is the most accessible work in English on the greatest mystical poet of Islam. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
William C. Chittick, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUFI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Sufi is used in the context of the following news items.
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'I love you': Watch this 7-week-old baby girl talk to her dad
Ali Sufi, from London, was amazed when his new born daughter repeated the phrase back to him (unsurpisingly his wife didn't believe it either). So he set out to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
2
Killing of 11 Sufis at Afghan mosque mystifies authorities
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Even in a country wracked by violence for decades, the killing of a senior Afghan Sufi religious leader and 10 other men stands out ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Mar 15»
3
Afghanistan's ancient Sufi order shocked by deadly attack
The Sufi Muslim meetinghouse in Kabul that the 46-year-old science teacher attended for more than a decade was attacked by gunmen. Officials said six people ... «Los Angeles Times, Mar 15»
4
Charge-sheeted: ATC indicts Sufi Muhammad in sedition case
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) has indicted Maulana Sufi Muhammad, chief of the banned Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM), in a sedition case. «The Express Tribune, Feb 15»
5
Islamic State Destroys Sufi Shrines
Sites affiliated with the Sufi sect, a mystical school of Islam opposed by puritanical Salafists from which Islamic State draws its members, have been among the ... «Newsweek, Sep 14»
6
Muslim group's fury over 'sacred symbol' in Jagger girl's perfume …
The pictures of Georgia May – daughter of the Rolling Stones frontman, 70, and model Jerry Hall, 57 – have prompted demonstrations by Sufi Muslims in ... «Daily Mail, Jul 14»
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Meyers starts Paris fashion week with giggles, Sufi group protests …
PARIS - As the seriously style-minded switch their focus from Milan to Paris, the first day of menswear collections showed that even the haughty world of fashion ... «The Province, Jun 14»
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Sheikh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani Dead …
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Sheikh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani, a leading figure of Sufism, the mystical branch of the Islamic faith, has died at ... «Huffington Post, May 14»
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8 Killed in Attack on Sufi Gathering
KARACHI, Pakistan — Gunmen threw grenades at a Sufi Islamic religious gathering on Sunday in the port city of Karachi and then opened fire on the people ... «New York Times, Feb 14»
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Six Pakistanis killed over visit to Sufi Muslim shrine
Most Pakistanis are Sufis, a form of worship that emphasizes a personal relationship with Allah. The Taliban espouse violent Wahhabi Islam, which rejects many ... «Reuters, Jan 14»

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