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ʿUmar as-Suhrawardī
Muslim mystic
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development of Suhrawardīyah
- In Suhrawardīyah
… and developed by his nephew ʿUmar as-Suhrawardī. The order’s ritual prayers (dhikr) are based upon thousands of repetitions of seven names of God, identified with seven “subtle spirits” (laṭāʾif sabʿah) which in turn correspond to seven lights.
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