Religion:Murid

Short description: Aspirant practitioner of Sufism

In Sufism, a (Arabic مُرِيد 'one who seeks') is a novice committed to spiritual enlightenment by (traversing a path) under a spiritual guide, who may take the title , or . A or Sufi follower only becomes a when he makes a pledge () to a . The equivalent Persian term is .

The initiation process of a is known as (Arabic: عَهْد) or . Before initiation, a is instructed by his guide, who must first accept the initiate as his disciple. Throughout the instruction period, the typically experiences waridates like visions and dreams during personal spiritual awrads and exercises. These visions are interpreted by the . A common practice among the early Sufi orders was to grant a or a robe to the upon the initiation or after he had progressed through a series of increasingly difficult and significant tasks on the path of mystical development until attaining stage. This practice is not very common now. Murīds often receive books of instruction from and often accompany itinerant on their wanderings.

See also

• Murīdūn, Andalusian movement that revolted against Almoravid authority in 1144
• Murid War, war between Russia and a Caucasian Naqshbandi movement in the 19th century
• Mouride brotherhood, a prominent Sufi tariqa in West Africa, founded in 1883
• Talibe
• Salik
• Wasil
• Majzoob
• Muqarrab
• Arif

External links

• "Qualities of a Successful Mureed". http://www.zikr.co.uk/content/view/22/59/. 
• "Online Murid Library / Bibliothèque Mouride". http://www.daaraykamil.com/. 
• Sufi Live