| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Sufism is the mystical or "inward" dimension of which religion? | Islam | 95%
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| Who have most Sufis regarded as the ideal or perfect man? | Muhammad | 85%
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| Which famous Persian Sufi poet and master was, according to the BBC, the best-selling poet in the United States as of 2014? | Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī | 73%
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| What is the Arabic name for the practice of the remembrance of God, a central practice of Sufism? | Dhikr | 41%
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| According to a 2012 Pew Research publication, in what African country do 92% of Muslims belong to a Sufi order, more than any other country? | Senegal | 37%
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| What common Sufi term that means "blessing" is the root word of the first name of a well-known U.S. President? | Barakah | 32%
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| Which famous early Sufi was executed after declaring "Ana'l-Ḥaqq," or "I am the Truth"? | Al-Ḥallāj | 31%
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| Another Persian Sufi poet, Farīd ud-Dīn Attar, famously likened the annihilation of the self in God to what insect merging with a flame? | Moth | 31%
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| Which early female Sufi from Basra was famous for her unconditional love of God? | Rābia | 31%
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| Which Sufi order was founded by followers of the above poet and master? | Mevlevi | 29%
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| According to the prevailing consensus, the Sufis got their name from the Arabic word for which fiber? | Wool | 27%
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| What Arabic term for the ultimate goal of Sufism is usually translated as annihilation of the self? | Fanāʾ | 20%
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