Salka (Sufism)

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The salka (

hizbs of the Quran done by murids and saliks in Islamic Sufism.[1][2]

Presentation

The salka is a

tilawa during the meeting of the murids in a zawiya or a mosque to continuously recite the entire Quran.[3]

Saliks and tolbas recite the salka periodically to demonstrate their memorization in the zawiyas and madrasas.[4][5]

Muslims used also to perform the salka to

psalmody the whole Quran either for death, childbirth, marriage contract, or moving to a new residence.[6][7]

While the

Variants

Depending on the season of the year, the salka can take two forms:[10]

  • The Diurnal Salka (
    Arabic: السلكة النهارية), during the summer, when the length of the day is longer than that of the night.[11][12]
  • The Night Salka (
    Arabic: السلكة الليلية), during the winter, when the duration of the night is longer than that of the day.[13][14]

See also

References