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SUDAN: DERVISH SUFI SECT PERFORM "SINGING CIRCLES" RITUAL

(23 Mar 1996) English/Nat As Sudan's military ruler was declared the winner of the country's presidential election, it was dancing as usual for a colourful religious sect. The Dervishes of the Sudan use a combination of spinning, drumming, singing and smoking to help induce a trance-like state to bring themselves closer to God. Although the "singing circles" are practised all over the Sudan by Sufi sects, the Dervishes visit the tomb of their founder in Khartoum every Friday to worship. As Lieutenant General Omar el-Bashir's victory in Sudan's presidential election was announced, the Dervishes were at a mosque in Khartoum for their regular weekly worship. The Dervishes are a sect of the Sufi - the mystical "orders" or "brotherhoods" of Islam. The religious group uses a combination of spinning, drumming, singing and smoking to help induce a trance-like. This, they believe, allows them to bring themselves closer to God. Everyone, including the children, are involved. Inhaling smoke helps to induce the trance-like state. This mosque in Khartoum is where the founder of the Dervishes is buried and where the sect comes every Friday to worship. SOUNDBITE: (English) "What happens here is that this is a religious sect. It is one of the branches of the Sufi. These people come here every Friday in order to worship God, and they dance because they feel that in this way they are going to be near to God." SUPER CAPTION: Muhammid Abrahim, worshipper The spinning dance - along with the smoking, drumming and the singing - eventually produces a trance-like state. The people who actually do the spinning are the ones worshipping, while the people standing in a circle dancing are supporters of the sect. Followers of the Dervishes show their devotion to the movement by their regular attendance at these religious events. Sufi tariquas - or movements of Islam - appeared in the Sudan around the end of the 16th century. Sufi sects all over the country practice the spinning dance. But the Dervish are the only Sufi sect to visit the tomb of their founder at this mosque every week. And when the dancing is over, the traditional Muslim worship can begin. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...