whirling - 2024 ACF Fall at Washington

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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Summary


2024 ACF Fall at Cornell	fall	Y	9	20.00	100%	78%	22%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State	fall	Y	8	15.00	100%	50%	0%
2024 ACF Fall at Washington	fall	Y	6	20.00	100%	83%	17%
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia	fall	Y	12	19.17	92%	75%	25%
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina	fall	Y	9	21.11	100%	89%	22%
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges	fall	Y	5	24.00	100%	100%	40%
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers	fall	Y	8	17.50	100%	63%	13%
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois	fall	Y	9	18.89	100%	78%	11%

Data


Arizona State A	UW Pride	0	10	10	20
UBC A	Arizona State B	10	10	10	30
UW Lust	UW Chastity	0	0	10	10
UW Wrath	UW Envy	0	10	10	20
UW Greed	UW Sloth	0	10	10	20
Alberta	Boise State	0	10	10	20