Chinese practitioners of this tradition construct gǒngběi memorials on the graves of ménhuàn lineage founders. This tradition was introduced to Australia by Friedrich von Frankenberg, whose student Francis Brabazon built the “Avatar’s Abode” to house the leader of “[this tradition] Reoriented.” The Yan Taru movement was created to further women’s education by a West African follower of this tradition, Nana Asma’u. The concept of fanā’ is followed by baqā’, or “perpetual existence,” in this tradition whose practices often revolve around dhikr (“thicker”), or remembrance of God. Ascetics from this tradition’s Mevlevi ṭarīqa called “dervishes” perform a namesake “whirling” dance. For 10 points, what mystic Islamic tradition inspired Rumi’s Masnavī? ■END■
ANSWER: Sufism [or Taṣawwuf; or Ṣufiyyah; accept sūfēi zhǔyí; prompt on Naqshbandi or Chishti or Mevlevi until read by asking “which are part of what larger tradition?”]
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