The Sufi Mosque is present as Trading Post sites in the Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties expansion. The word "Sufi" first appeared in the 8th century and is considered to be a reference to the coarse wool garments worn by spiritual men who sought lives of spiritual harmony, free from bodily pleasure and in harmony with nature. Sufism became a sect of Islam in its own right and continues to practice in the modern day.