SUFI POETRY IN SOMALI

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QUrB literally means 'a pivot, an aXls, a prop'.
It is the highest rank of sanctity among Sufi
saints. The eminent Muslim shaikhs are referred
to as QUIEU 'D-DIN in Arabic and Qudbigii Diinta
ln Somali, both meaning 'The Pivot of the Faith'.
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