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In Sufism, a murid is an initiate under a spiritual guide. The word has come to designate several specific historical episodes:

• the Murīdūn, a rebellious Sufi order in 12th-century Al-Andalus (now Spain)
• the Murid War, or 19th-century Russian conquest of Chechnya and Dagestan
• the Mouride brotherhood, a prominent Sufi order in contemporary West Africa

Murid may also refer to:

• A member of the mouse family Muridae
• Murid (Chakwal), town in Punjab, Pakistan
  • PAF Base Murid, air base in Murid
• Mirik, Iran, also known as Murid

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