Murid

"Murids" redirects here. For the family of rodent-like mammals, see Muridae.

Murid (Arabic: مُرِيد‎) is a Sufi term meaning 'committed one' from the root meaning "willpower" or "self-esteem". It refers to a person who is committed to a Murshid (teacher) in a Tariqa (spiritual path) of Sufism. Also known as a Salik (Arabic: سَالِك‎), a murid is an initiate into the mystic philosophy of Sufism. When the Talib makes a pledge (Bay'ah) to a Murshid the Talib becomes initiated as a Murid. The initiation process is known as `ahd (Arabic: عَهْد ‎) or Bai'ath. Before initiation a Murid is guided and taught by a Murshid (Arabic: مُرْشِد‎) or Pir who must first accept the initiate as his or her disciple. Throughout the instruction period, the Murid typically experiences visions and dreams during personal spiritual exercises. These visions are interpreted by the Murshid. The Murid is invested in the cloak of the order upon initiation, having progressed through a series of increasingly difficult and significant tasks on the path of mystical development. Murids often receive books of instruction from Murshids and often accompany itinerant Murshids on their wanderings.^[1]

See also

• Mourides, the Senegalese version of murids

Various religious meanings

• Pir
• As a proper noun, the word Murid may refer to an adherent to the Muridiyya Sufi order based in Senegal.
• Murids are members of a caste of the Yazidi religion.
• A Mureed is the term for a follower of Universal Sufism.
• The official word for a follower of Nizari Ismailism, following the Aga Khan.

Role of the shaikh

Aside from God himself, the Shaikh plays the largest role in the murid’s journey. The Shaikh and the murid are expected spend every waking moment with each other, not leaving each other’s side under any circumstance.^[2] The murid should choose a shaikh who is perfect.^[3] While with the shaikh, the murid is expected to follow the shaikh's every command. For example, the murid could be asked by the Shaikh to beg—not to earn money—but rather to see what it is like to be a beggar (mystical dim). The murid and shaikh are so intimately linked that it has been said that they feel each other’s pain. The shaikh himself uses the technique of tawajjuh to become one with the murid.

References

1. ^ John Esposito, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Oxford University Press, 2003
2. ^ Bondsman
3. ^ Bondsman

External links

• Qualities of a Successful Mureed
• Sufi Live

This Sufism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Sufism stubs Universal Sufism Arabic words and phrases Islam stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат Steve Georganas Julius Exner Look at other dictionaries: murid — MURÍD, muride, s.n. (La pl.) Familie de rozătoare mici, cu coadă lungă şi cu bot ascuţit (Muridae); (şi la sg.) animal din această familie. – Din fr. muridés. Trimis de ana zecheru, 25.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  muríd s. n., pl. muríde Trimis de… …   Dicționar Român murid — mùrīd m <G murída> DEFINICIJA 1. pristupnik kakvom derviškom redu 2. pristalica, sljedbenik derviškoga šejka (5) ETIMOLOGIJA tur. mufrīt ← arap. murīd: onaj koji želi, koji stremi ka nečem …   Hrvatski jezični portal Murid — (Murine), so v.w. Brom …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon Murîd — (arab., »Wollender«, »Suchender«), der Jünger (Novize, Adept), der unter Leitung des Pîr oder Murschid in die Mysterien der islamischen Geheimlehren einzudringen sucht, wie sie im Sufismus ausgebildet wurden und namentlich in den Derwischorden… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon murid — [myoor′id] n. 〚< ModL Muridae < L mus (gen. muris), MOUSE〛 any of a family (Muridae) of rodents, including the Old World rats and mice * * * …   Universalium murid — [myoor′id] n. [< ModL Muridae < L mus (gen. muris), MOUSE] any of a family (Muridae) of rodents, including the Old World rats and mice …   English World dictionary Murid — Dieser Artikel handelt von Murid(en) im religiösen Sinn; Muriden im Sinne der Zoologie (Muridae) finden sich unter: Langschwanzmäuse Murid hat unterschiedliche Bedeutungen: Bei den Jesiden bezeichnet Murid die Laienkaste im Gegensatz zu den… …   Deutsch Wikipedia murid — adjective Etymology: ultimately from Latin mur , mus mouse more at mouse Date: circa 1909 of or relating to a family (Muridae) comprising the typical mice and rats and often those rodents classified as cricetids • murid noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary murid — mu·rid myu̇r id n any rodent of the family Muridae murid adj …   Medical dictionary murid — I. mu̇ˈrēd noun ( s) Etymology: Arabic murīd Islam : disciple; especially : a Sufi disciple II. ˈmyu̇rə̇d …   Useful english dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”