khanqa (in Arabic: ribat) (khānqa (in Arabic: ribāṭ))

(Language: Persian)

Short Description: A Persian term for a Sufi retreat or cloister

Long Description: A Persian term for a Sufi retreat or cloister where Sufis devote themselves to spiritual exercises and the learning of both the inward and outward religious sciences of Islam.

Sources: Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard