InSufism, amurīd (Arabicمُرِيد'one who seeks') is anovice committed to spiritual enlightenment bysulūk (traversing a path) under a spiritual guide, who may take the titlemurshid,pir orshaykh. Asālik or Sufi follower only becomes amurīd when he makes a pledge (bayʿah) to amurshid. The equivalentPersian term isshāgird.[1]
Theinitiation process of amurīd is known asʿahd (Arabic:عَهْد) orbai'ath. Before initiation, amurīd is instructed by his guide, who must first accept the initiate as hisdisciple. Throughout the instruction period, themurīd typically experienceswaridates like visions and dreams during personal spiritualawrads and exercises. These visions are interpreted by themurshid. A common practice among the early Sufi orders was to grant akhirqa or a robe to themurīd upon the initiation or after he had progressed through a series of increasingly difficult and significant tasks on the path of mystical development until attainingwāṣil stage.
This practice is not very common now. Murīds often receive books of instruction frommurshids and often accompany itinerantmurshids on their wanderings.[2] A fundamental practice involves teaching themûrîd (Arabic: موريد "the disciple") an array of seven "names".
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