Girdle __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text GIRDLE Arabic nitaq نطاق Amongst the Bakhtashis and several other orders of faqirs, investiture with a girdle is the sign of the incorporation into the order. The Bakhtashis say that Adam was the first to wear the girdle worn by them, and after him, fifteen other prophets wore it in succession, vic. Seth, Noah, Shu'aib, Job, Joseph, Abraham, Husha', Yusha', Jirjis, Jonas, Salih, Zakariah, al-Khir, Ilyas, and Jesus. (Brown's Dervishes, p 145.) Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail
© 2024 All Rights Reserved