Samuel L. Lewis

Samuel L. Lewis

Samuel Lewis (October 18, 1896–January 15, 1971) was an American mystic and dance teacher who founded the Dances of Universal Peace movement. He was also known under his Sufi name Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti and was addressed by his murids and others as Murshid. This is an Arabic word that means, "Exalted Teacher." He was popularly known as Sufi Sam.

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