![]() ![]() It has the same meaning as the Arabic word faqīr, meaning people whose contingency and utter dependence upon God is manifest in everything they do and every breath they take. The Persian word darvīsh ( درویش) is of ancient origin and descends from a Proto-Iranian word that appears in Avestan as drigu-, "needy, mendicant", via Middle Persian driyosh. Historically, the term Dervish has also been used more loosely, as the designation of various Islamic political movements or military entities. In folklore and with adherents of Sufism, dervishes are often credited with the ability to perform miracles and ascribed supernatural powers. Their most popular practice is Sama, which is associated with the 13th-century mystic Rumi. In most Sufi orders, a dervish is known to practice dhikr through physical exertions or religious practices to attain the ecstatic trance to reach God. Their focus is on the universal values of love and service, deserting the illusions of ego ( nafs) to reach God. The latter usage is found particularly in Persian and Turkish ( derviş) as well as in Amazigh ( Aderwish), corresponding to the Arabic term faqīr. Dervish, Darvesh, or Darwīsh (from Persian: درویش, Darvīsh) in Islam can refer broadly to members of a Sufi fraternity ( tariqah), or more narrowly to a religious mendicant, who chose or accepted material poverty. ![]()
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