Question

What do yoU understand by khanqah and sama

Answer 1

Sama (Turkish: Sema, Persian, Urdu and Arabic: سَمَاع‎ - samā‘un) is a Sufi ceremony performed as dhikr. Sama means "listening", while dhikr means "remembrance".[1] These rituals often includes singing, playing instruments, dancing, recitation of poetry and prayers, wearing symbolic attire, and other rituals. It is a particularly popular form of worship in the sufism
A khanqah or khaniqah (also transliterated as khankahs , khaneqa, khanegah or khaneqah(Persian: خانقاه‎)), also known as a ribat (رباط) – among other terms – is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood or tariqa and is a place for spiritual retreat and character reformation. In the past, and to a lesser extent nowadays, they often served as hospices for saliks (Sufi travelers), Murids(initiates) and talibs (Islamic students). Khanqahs are very often found adjoined to dargahs(shrines of Sufi saints), mosquesand madrasas (Islamic schools

Answer 2

Namghar - A place constructed by Assamese saint-poet Shankaradeva where people could come and recite the name of their God.

Khanqah - Resthouses for travellers where people could come and seek the blessings of the Sufi masters

Sama (Turkish: Sema, Persian, Urdu and Arabic: سَمَاع - samā'un) is a Sufi ceremony performed as dhikr. Sama means "listening",