alleryStart learning →In Chishti practice, what is Sama?
AForty days of seclusion
BRegulating the breath
CSilent name recitation
DListening to music, poetry
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Listening to music, poetry
Sama is listening to music and poetry, usually qawwali, to lose oneself in the love of Allah.
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