Murshid (مرشد) is Arabic for `guide` or `teacher`. Particularly in Sufism it refers to a Sufi teacher. The term is used by other branches of Islam as well, e.g. by the Alevis, Bektashis, and Nizaris, the main school of Ismā‘īlī Shiites. The path of Sufism starts when a student takes an oath of allegiance (bai`ath) with a teacher. Aft...
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[Alevism] In Alevism, a Murshid is a rank of Dede. ...
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