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Dervish
someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dervish, Darvesh, or Darwīsh (from Persian: درویش, Darvīsh) in Islam is a type of Sufi.[1][2][3]
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It is someone living a Sufi Muslim ascetic way or "Tariqah". They are poor, and live simply. In this respect, dervishes are most similar to mendicant friars in Christianity,[4] or Hindu/Buddhist/Jain sadhus.[5]