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Sema or sama is a term that means hearing. It is used, as a borrowed word in Persian
Persian language

name=Persian|nativename=|pronunciation=[f??r'si]|image=|caption=Farsi in Perso-Arabic script |states= Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Bahrain....
, to refer to some of the ceremonies used by various Sufi orders and often involves prayer, song, dance, and other ritualistic activities.

Sema dancing is known to Europeans as the dance of the Whirling Dervishes (see Sufi whirling
Sufi whirling

Sufi whirling , is a twirling meditation that originated among Sufisms, which is still practiced by the Dervishes of the Mevlevi order. It is a symbolic ritual through which dervishes aim to reach the "perfect" ....
), although many forms of sema do not include whirling.








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Sema or sama is a term that means hearing. It is used, as a borrowed word in Persian
Persian language

name=Persian|nativename=|pronunciation=[f??r'si]|image=|caption=Farsi in Perso-Arabic script |states= Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Bahrain....
, to refer to some of the ceremonies used by various Sufi orders and often involves prayer, song, dance, and other ritualistic activities.

Sema dancing is known to Europeans as the dance of the Whirling Dervishes (see Sufi whirling
Sufi whirling

Sufi whirling , is a twirling meditation that originated among Sufisms, which is still practiced by the Dervishes of the Mevlevi order. It is a symbolic ritual through which dervishes aim to reach the "perfect" ....
), although many forms of sema do not include whirling.

See also

  • Qawwali
    Qawwali

    Qawwali is a form of Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia, particularly in areas with a historically strong Muslim presence, such as southern Pakistan, and parts of India....
     - A form of Sema in South Asia ok


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