pir (پیر)
(Language: Persian)
Alternate Spellings: pîr
Short Description: In Persian, literally, “old”; the term is used in Sufism to refer to a spiritual master, a shaykh (in Arabic)
Long Description: In Persian, literally, “old”; the term is used in Sufism to refer to a spiritual master, a shaykh (in Arabic). A pir commonly refers to the head of a Sufi order who is a spiritual guide for disciples following the esoteric path.
