commemoration ashurah marking battle karbala old persian holiday nowruz celebrated bektashis imam ali 's birthday keeping central belief ''wahdat ul wujood'' bektashi see reality contained haqq muhammad ali single unified entity bektashi consider form trinity many practices ceremonies share similarity faiths ritual meal ''muhabbet'' yearly confession sins ''baba'' ''magfirat zunub'' bektashis base practices rituals non orthodox mystical interpretation understanding qur'an
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