Zikr, Mystical Sufi Dance Performed by Chechen Sufis
To Sufis, Zikr (Dhikr) is seen as a way to gain spiritual enlightenment and achieve union or annihilation in God. The men stamp in time as they sway, and grunt from the abdomen and throat, filling the room with a primal sound. One voice rises over the rest, singing variants of …
Zikr as Meditative Dance - Inayati Sufi Order
New Zealand Danced Zikr most commonly involves men and women in a circle holding hands and singing a mantric phrase while making simple movements in unison. The Zikr leader will direct the circle in any number of ways including changing the phrase, melody, speed, loudness, movements, requesting male or female voices or going “on the breath”.
The Sufi Order: Islamic Sufi Dhikr Circle - YouTube
Sufism (Arabic: الصوفية al-ṣūfiyya; Persian: تصوف taṣawwuf ) is a concept in Islam, defined by scholars as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam; others c...
Dhikr - Wikipedia
Dhikr (Arabic: ذِكْر; [a] / ðɪkr /; lit. 'remembrance, reminder,[4] mention[5]') is a form of Islamic worship in which phrases or prayers are repeatedly recited for the purpose of remembering God. [4][6] It plays a central role in Sufism, [7] and each Sufi order typically adopts a specific dhikr, accompanied by specific posture, breathing, and m...
2 1 La Ilaha Illallah Hu Sufi Zikr Dance - Andrew Rashid
2017年11月22日 — More Sufi Zikr Dances led by Andrew Rashid and Friends here: https://goo.gl/BxRXR4 Video of New Zikr Dances through Andrew Rashid here: https://goo.gl/5LTuSF For a listing of all Andrew...
Chechen female mystical Sufi ceremony - YouTube
2016年2月24日 — Chechen women performing a zikr (dhikr), a Sufi mystical ceremony. By chanting certain formulas and controlling the respiration, collective trance can be achieved.
Sufi Zikr / Dhikr - Inayati Sufi Order
The Sufi practice of zikr is directed towards the invocation and experience of Divine Presence. The most common forms encountered in New Zealand involve: practice alone at the direction of ones Sufi guide, or, as a group practice under the direction of an experienced zikr leader
Sufi whirling - Wikipedia
Sufi whirling (or Sufi turning) (Turkish: Semazen borrowed from Persian Sama-zan, Sama, meaning listening, from Arabic, and zan, meaning doer, from Persian) is a form of physically active meditation which originated among certain Sufi groups, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order and other orders such as the ...
Revival of Sufi ritual in Chechnya - The New York Times
2006年5月23日 — Post-Soviet Russia tried to make zikrcelebrations a symbol of Chechen aggression, portraying zikr as the dance and trance of the rebels, the ritual of the untamed. Now zikr is held by the men...
A Whirling Sufi Revival With Unclear Implications
2006年5月24日 — Post-Soviet Russia tried to make zikr celebrations a symbol of Chechen aggression, portraying zikr as the dance and trance of the rebels, the ritual of the untamed.