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SUF MOHAMMEDAN CULT

SUF MOHAMMEDAN CULT
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a reference to the Assassins. (Suf here is possibly a reference to Sufism, a form of Islamic mysticism in which Muslims seek direct personal experience with God to discover the nature of divine love and knowledge. It derives from the Arabic term for a mystic, Sufi, which in turn derives from suf, meaning "wool," supposedly a reference to the woolen garments worn by early Sufis. Mohammedan means of or relating to Mohammed (570-632, Arab prophet and founder of Islam] or Islam, the religion or Muslims.)