Futūḥ is alms, donations, and charity given to Ṣūfī shaykhs, dervishes, and their communities. Futūḥ is an extension of the Islamic obligation of charitable giving (zakāt, ṣadaqa) and the general exhortation for Muslims to give financial and material donations (clothing, food, and housing) to those in need. The Arabic root, fataḥa , has the basic meaning "to open." In the context of battle, futūḥ has the general connotation of "victory" or "conquest" but derives from the idea of God "opening" a way. In Persian language sources regarding Ṣūfism, the term has
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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