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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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY920.00100%78%22%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY815.00100%50%0%
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY620.00100%83%17%
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1219.1792%75%25%
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY921.11100%89%22%
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY524.00100%100%40%
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY817.50100%63%13%
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY918.89100%78%11%

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CWRU B (DII) Michigan B (UG)001010
Miami A (UG) CWRU C (UG)0101020
Michigan C Miami B (UG) 0101020
Miami C (DII) Jefferson County Scholars (DII)001010
Michigan State B West Virginia A (UG) 0101020
Ohio State A (UG) Michigan D (UG)001010
Ohio State B (DII) Michigan State A 0101020
West Virginia B (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 001010