takiyya

plural takiyyas · alternative takiyah · alternative takīyah · alternative tekyeh · alternative tekke

1. In Arabic-speaking parts of the Ottoman Empire, a Sufi convent.

   The Sufis in this takiyya were expected to devote themselves exclusively to learning and worship, [...]

   1988, Doris Behrens-Abouseif, “The Takiyyat Ibrahim al-Kulshani in Cairo”, in Muqarnas, page 44

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   During the fast-month, zikrs are rarely performed in the Takiyahs: the inmates pray there in congregations, or they sit conversing upon benches in the shade.

   1855, Richard F. Burton, “Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage”, in El-Misr, page 125

   In addition to new layouts and forms the Ottomans also introduced new types of buildings such as the takiyya [...]

   2002, Andrew Petersen, Dictionary of Islamic Architecture, page 50

1. uncommonuncountableUncommon form of taqiyya.