RIFA'IYA


Meaning of RIFA'IYA in English

/ree'fah ee"yeuh/ , n. Islam.

a band of dervishes who achieved ecstasy during prayer by violent body movements and self-inflicted pain: formed in the 12th century; outlawed in 1925.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .