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Sema or samā' ( ) is a Persian term that means listening it has been used since the 10th century to refer to a type of dhikr (remembrance of God), a spiritual concert, a musical ceremony used by various Sufi orders, particularly the Chisti order of the Indian subcontinent. It often involves prayer, song, dance, and other ritualistic activities.
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Sema or samā' ( ) is a Persian term that means listening it has been used since the 10th century to refer to a type of dhikr (remembrance of God), a spiritual concert, a musical ceremony used by various Sufi orders, particularly the Chisti order of the Indian subcontinent. It often involves prayer, song, dance, and other ritualistic activities.
Sema dancing sometimes resembles the dance of the Whirling Dervishes (see Sufi whirling), although many forms of sema do not include whirling.
See also
- Qawwali - A form of sema in South Asia
- Hadhra - Arab Sufi dhikr.
