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Hurufism[1] (Arabic: حُرُوفِيَّة ḥurūfiyyah, Persian: حُروفیان horūfiyān) was a Sufi movement based on the mysticism of letters (ḥurūf),[2] which originated in Astrabad and spread to areas of western Iran (Persia) and Anatolia in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
- ^ Algar, Hamid. "HORUFISM". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ Bolle, Kees W. (1987). Secrecy in Religions. Brill Archive. p. 89. ISBN 90-04-08342-1.