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A form of Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia, aiming to lead listeners to a state of spiritual ecstasy.

A Sufi ceremony that involves music and dance, believed to be a means of reaching the divine and achieving mystical union.

Religious poetry that expresses praise of the Prophet Muhammad, often recited with musical accompaniment in Sufi traditions.

A genre of Sufi music that involves hymns sung to praise Allah, promoting contemplation and connection with God.

The practice of remembrance of God, often involving repetitive chanting or singing of God's names and attributes.

Devotional Sufi music that expresses love and yearning for the divine, typically without instrumental accompaniment.

A form of Sufi music and poetry that is a personal prayer or intimate conversation with God.

A poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets that often express the pain of loss and the beauty of love, used in Sufi music.

A type of spiritual poetry and music attributed to specific Sufi saints, often with an emphasis on human and divine love.

A genre of music that combines elements of rock with traditional Sufi music themes and instruments.

The music of a group of Bengali mystic minstrels, noted for its incorporation of Sufi themes and its role in expressing the spiritual experience.

A genre where music communicates the pain of separation from the divine, a common theme in Sufi practice.

A type of Sufi devotional music, Qaul is the 'utterance' of the prophets, often set to music and repeated in Sufi rituals.

A form of Arabic poetic ode commonly recited in Sufi traditions, often honoring a specific patron saint or religious event.

An Arabic traditional genre often included in Sufi music, characterized by emotional improvisation in singing.

Poetry and music that conveys deep philosophical and mystical Sufi themes, reflecting the understanding, or 'irfan', of reality.

An instrumental solo in Middle Eastern music, especially Turkish Sufi music, that is typically improvised and serves as a prelude or interlude.

A vocal improvisation over a drone or sustained note in Arabic Sufi music, focusing on beautiful vocal ornamentations.

A Turkish musical tradition performed by wandering Sufi minstrels, emphasizing spiritual themes and often accompanied by the saz or bağlama.