Many Sufi traditions encouraged poetry and music as part of education.

In the Sufi tradition the love poem would take on a wider, mystical and religious importance.

The best known Sufi tradition is dervishes' dancing to achieve a higher state of awareness.

At that time he was still in the mainstream of Sufi tradition.

Islam probably came to these regions in the form of mystical Sufi tradition.

But the most spectacular singing came from performers in the Sufi tradition.

The Sufi tradition also produced poetry closely linked to religion.

He was a strong follower of the Sufi tradition.

(Philomel, $16.99; ages 5 to 8) comes from the Sufi tradition of the teaching story and features a boy who is looking for knowledge.

The music itself is considered to be part of the Sufi tradition of Islam.