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    Sufism Sufism or taṣawwuf (Arabic: تصوّف‎) is defined by its adherents as the inner‚ mystical dimension of Islam.[1][2][3] A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a ṣūfī (صُوفِيّ). Another name for a Sufi is Dervish. Classical Sufi scholars have defined Sufism as "a science whose objective is the reparation of the heart and turning it away from all else but God."[4] Alternatively‚ in the words of the Darqawi Sufi teacher Ahmad ibn Ajiba‚ "a science through which one can know how

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    Sufism is defined as "a science whose objective is the reparation of the heart and turning it away from all else but God". It is a religion based on the truth of life and lays stress on the attainment of divine love and compassion of the heart. Sufism had influenced entire Muslim community by 12th Century. The practitioner of this tradition is known as Sufi‚ Wali‚ Faqir or Dervish. History of Sufism Sufism is said to have been originated near a place called Basra located in Iraq. The Muslims

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    Sufism is also known as Islamic mysticism. It deals with special powers that are mentioned in the Quran. It is a more philosophical approach‚ where a person tries to become one with nature and feel the power of God. A person who belongs to Sufism is called a Sufi. The word Sufi comes from the Arabic word ‘Suf’ which means wool. Sufism believed that the Quran and Hadith have secret meanings of mysticism. The word mysticism can be defined as the consciousness of the one reality‚ also called wisdom

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    Islamic Art: Music & Sufism

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    Sufism: Artistic Spirituality The underlying aspects of Sufi practices deal primarily with the idea that Sufis undergo a series of physical‚ psychological as well as spiritual rituals and these disciplines further impact the transition to the Garden of Truth. (Nasr‚ ¬The Garden of Truth). Sufism is known to be the most spiritual and divine sect of Islam. “Sufism is simply the esoterism of Islam‚ or its inward dimension.” (Burkhardt)

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    What are the fundamental teachings of Sufism? Discuss the main stages of the Sufi path and its final goal Any discussion of the Sufi way‚ its methods and goals (and indeed those of any mystical tradition) will inevitably come up against certain difficulties‚ and these should be addressed immediately. Perhaps the most problematic issue we face is raised by the intrinsic ineffability of mystical experience‚ whether a moment of divine revelation or the lifelong quest for understanding. QUOTE

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    Significant People and Ideas- Sufism explain the contribution to the development and expression of Islam of Sufism analyse the impact of this school of thought on Islam Background- Sufism is the inner‚ esoteric dimension of Islam‚ through which adherents are able to reach a deeper level of spiritual development extending past the exoteric practice of Islam‚ allowing the individual to purify themselves in order to become one with the divine. Sufism developed in the 10th century as a reactionary

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    Ayoub Laissouf Sufism Introduction Beside the exterior cannon law (sharia) exists the interior way (tariqa) of mysticism which is a religious movement within Shii and Sunni Islam. Whereas the Islamic law offers the exoteric path of rights and duties to organize the life of the community and individual‚ Sufism provides a spiritual discipline or an esoteric way which is a method that the Sufi follows to know God and find the true knowledge. As the other mystical movements

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    Definitions of Sufism according to different scholars: Imam Junayd of Baghdad: "Adopting every high quality and leaving every low quality" Explanation: According to this definition‚ Sufis want to adopt the right path that leads to God. They are very keen to know about God. So‚ they adopt the higher qualities and quit all lower qualities. Here higher qualities means; any thing demanded by Allah to do. Lower qualities means; things that are prohibited by God. To quit low qualities means

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    Sufism: God is all around us Sufism is defined by its adherents as the inner‚ mystical dimension of Islam that seeks divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God. It consists of a variety of mystical paths that are designed to ascertain the nature of mankind and God and to facilitate the experience of divine love and wisdom in the world. Sufism arose as an organized movement after the death of Muhammad (AD 632)‚ among different groups who found orthodox Islam to be spiritually

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    Finally‚ another explanation for why Sufism spread so widely in the Mamlūk period‚ is the consolidation of an institutionalised identity from the Sufi brotherhoods‚ most conspicuously the Shādhilīya order. Hoffer argues that the creation of an institutionalised Shādhilī identity was just as one of the many outcomes of the institutionalisation of Sufi philosophy and religious practice. It was these institutionalised creeds and religious activities which gave a sense of allurement to charismatic individuals

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