ðə klˈoʊk ˈækts æz ɐn ɪnˌɪʃɪˈeɪʃən pɹˈɑːsɛs ɪn sˈuːfɪzəm ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə ʃˈeɪk pˌʊts hɪz kˈɜːkə ɔnðə dɪsˈaɪpəl, ɔːɹ nˈoʊn æz "ɪnvˈɛstɪtʃɚ wɪððə klˈoʊk".
The cloak acts as an initiation process in Sufism in which the sheik puts his khirka on the disciple, or known as "Investiture with the Cloak".