tariqa

ta·ri·qah

[tuh-ree-kuh]
noun Islam.
1.
a system of rites for the spiritual training of a Sufi order.
2.
any of the Sufi orders.
Also, ta·ri·qa.


Origin:
< Arabic ṭarīqah literally, path

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