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'''Rifai Raatheeb''' is a [[ritual]] performed by a section of Ahmed ar-Rifa'i. Rifai is a name that originates from Sufi saint [[Ahmed-Al-Kabeer]] who was born in the [[Wasit]] region in [[Baghdad, Iraq]] in 1118. Shaikh Rifai committed himself to memorise the [[Quran]] at age seven.<br />
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== Ritual ==<br />
He founded the Rifai Sufi Order. Rifai Ratheeb, which is performed at ritual festivals and homes. The ritual is performed to defeat incurable diseases and to fulfill the aspirations of the faithful. It is the pilgrimage of Shaykh Ahmad Rifai. However, no authentic source confirms this origin.<br />
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The ritual involves piercing the body without pain, immunity to snake and fire and riding of wild animals. Piercing affects the tongue, the ear and the stomach. Knives and steel tools are used.<br />
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Hymns known as ''Byths'' or ''Ratheebs'' are sung. (More than twenty such ''byths'' are used)<br />
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The followers of the ritual believe that even though injuries are inflicted on the bodies of the performers by [[weapons]], these do not cause pain or damage the body. They believe that since the ritual is performed by devotees who have received ''ijazath'' (permission) from their ''sheikh'' (deity), it will not cause injuries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jailani.org/refai-rathib.htm|title=Refai Ratheeb|website=jailani.org|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref><br />
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While followers of the ritual portray Rifai Ratib as [[folklore|folk]] art, [[Revivalist artist|revivalist]] as well as [[reformist]] movements in maintain that this ritual is effective<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BrhwDwAAQBAJ&q=%22kuthu+ratheeb%22&pg=PT301|title=The Ferment: Youth Unrest in India|last=Henry|first=Nikhila|date=2018-10-04|publisher=Pan Macmillan|isbn=9781529016628|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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