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samaʿ

[ suh-mah ]

noun

, Islam.
  1. the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of samaʿ1

From the Arabic word samāʿ literally, hearing

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