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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.)