Murid


In Sufism, a is a novice committed to spiritual enlightenment by under a spiritual guide, who may take the title, or. A or Sufi follower only becomes a when he makes a pledge to a. The equivalent Persian term is.
The initiation process of a is known as or. Before initiation, a is instructed by his guide, who must first accept the initiate as his disciple. Throughout the instruction period, the typically experiences waridates like visions and dreams during personal spiritual awrads and exercises. These visions are interpreted by the. A common practice among the early Sufi orders was to grant a or a robe to the upon the initiation or after he had progressed through a series of increasingly difficult and significant tasks on the path of mystical development until attaining stage.
This practice is not very common now. Murīds often receive books of instruction from and often accompany itinerant on their wanderings. A fundamental practice involves teaching the mûrîd an array of seven "names".
  1. The first one consists in repeating lâ ilâha ilal 'llâhu between 12,000 and 70,000 times in a day and night. If the mûršîd is satisfied with the mûrîd's progress, then the mûrîd is allowed to continue with the six remaining names:
  2. Allâh three times;
  3. huwa,
  4. ḥaqq three times;
  5. ḥayy three times;
  6. qayyûm three times;
  7. qahhâr.