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uses, see Sama (disambiguation). "Sema" redirects here. For
other uses, see Sema (disambiguation).  Sama (Persian and
Arabic: سَمَاع‎ - samā‘un, Turkish Sema) is a Sufi ceremony
performed as dhikr. Sama means "listening", while dhikr means
"remembrance".[1] These rituals often includes singing, playing
instruments, dancing, recitation of poetry and prayers, wearing
symbolic attire, and other rituals. It is a particularly popular
form of worship in the Chisti order of the Indian subcontinent.
This term stems from the root-verb meaning acceptance by
tradition, from which derives the words سَمْع (sam‘un) and
اِسْتِمَاع (’istimā‘un, listening), often paired with نَقْل
(naqlun) and تَقْلِيد (taqlīdun, tradition).[3] It may have been
in use since the 10th century to refer to a type of dhikr
(remembrance of God), a spiritual concert, a ceremony used by
various Sufi orders, particularly the Chisti or