Persian · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Takiya

तकिया

said ta-ki-ya

also written: Takya,Takiyah

Meaning

A small dwelling or resting place for dervishes and wandering Sufis.

Literally: resting place, support

Related words

A Sufi lodge or hospice where disciples gather around a spiritual master.

A wandering mendicant mystic who renounces worldly wealth; a poor man of God.