Question

This action is performed in the presence of a curtain depicting a sun to represent the Divan-i Shams-i Tabrizi, a book by Rumi. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this activity performed during the muquabala ("moo-KAH-buh-luh") ceremony by members of the Mevlevi Order wearing loose white robes and tall hats to represent a tombstone.
ANSWER: whirling [or sama or turning; accept whirling dervishes; prompt on dancing or spinning; prompt on dhikr; prompt on BUT DO NOT REVEAL Sufi dancing]
[10m] The Mevlevi Order and their whirling dervishes are part of this mystical Islamic tradition.
ANSWER: Sufism [or Sufis; accept al-Ṣūfiyya or al-Taṣawwuf]
[10e] The Mevlevi’s hats are made from the hair of this animal, which Aisha rode in a namesake battle against Ali. The Qur’an and Bible contain metaphors about this desert animal traveling through the eye of a needle.
ANSWER: camels [accept the Battle of the Camel]
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Binghamton AESF10101030
SyracuseBinghamton B0101020
RIT CCornell A0101020
Cornell FCornell C0101020
Cornell ECornell B10101030
Cornell GCornell D0101020
RIT BPenn State0101020
RIT AU of Rochester A001010
U of Rochester BBinghamton C001010