Followers attempt to attain a state of oneness with God, or self-annihilation, called fana.
Central Asia and China saw the spreading of this belief system's Naqshbandi sect, which is unique for not being derived from religious orders called tariqa. Followers attempt to attain a state of oneness with God, or self-annihilation, called fana. Practitioners may also practice dhikr, the recitation of God's names, to activate extra-sensory organs called the Six Subtleties. The poet Rumi popularized one sect whose ascetic adherents meditate by spinning in circles. Featuring the Whirling Dervishes and named for the woolen clothes of its adherents, for 10 points, name this mystical Islamic belief system.
Central Asia and China saw the spreading of this belief system's Naqshbandi sect, which is unique for not being derived from religious orders called tariqa.
Sufism [accept Sufi]