Sufi's also believe.
that pain increases the devotion to God. To get close to God, one must.
experience pain. To suffer pain is a true test of faith. Life becomes a test.
for that person, and if he or she remains close to God, then he or she passes.
the test. (Frager 33).
When a person feels close to God, he or she has a sense of hope when.
they pray to God. Part of the work of a Sufi is to change the state of your.
nafs, nafs meaning your soul. The soul and body are two different things, the.
soul comes from God and the body is made out of clay. A Sufi believes that the.
soul is good, but man misuses the soul to cause undesirable effects. He does.
this by being dominated by his wants and desires. (Shcimmel 45).
A Sufi tries to change the state in a person, to bring him closer to God.
They go through four stages the first one being the lowest form, to be.
dominated by yours wants and desires. The second stage is to struggle within.
you, to criticize yourself whenever you fail. The third stage is a be satisfied.
with whatever God gives you, be it good or bad. The final stage is to accept.
death. When this stage has been reached, a person becomes closer to God, which.
creates a sense of unity with God. (Frager 40).
Another way to become closer to God is understand the Qur'an. The.
degree of understanding a person has about the person is equal to the degree of.
closeness with God. The Qur'an teaches people how to act like a human being.
It tells people what is lawful and unlawful. It contains certain mysteries.
which can boggle the human mind. It has the answer to all question of life, and.
that's why a Sufi goes in depth when studying the Qur'an.
Dreams are very important to. The reason being is that they contain.
important messages. There are two types of dreams, which are: the truthful.
dream and the bolic dream. The truthful dream can be literally translated, and.
the bolic dream on the other hand needs to be interpreted by dervish.
The inner nafs need to be controlled in both Islam and Sufism. ... A shaykh becomes a shaykh by apocalyptic succession in Sufism. ... Western scholars view Sufism as an opposite of Islam. ... Sufism is an interpretation of Islam and is a minority within Islam. ... The inner nafs need to be controlled in both Islam and Sufism. ...
In stating "I am the creative truth", Hallaj summarized the fundamental beliefs of Sufism. ... This central belief of Sufism solves a grievance with Islamic thinking, e.g., how can one worship something without knowing it? ... Sufism is an expansion of Islam's divine submission, involving an enlightened inner being, though not intellectual proof, revelations, witnessing, and logic. ... In the context of Sufism, this means that by communicating with God one somewhat attains His perspective, and subsequently arrives at their own divine ascension. ... In conclusion, Sufism is both analo...
Four characteristics of Sufism, or Islamic Mysticism, reveal the Sufi's legacy on the Islamic community. ... Thus, Sufism was passed on from generation to generation. ... The Safavid dynasty, which combined Sufism and radical Shi'i ideas, began as a Sufi movement. ...
This question was of prime interest to me when I decided to write this report • What is Sufism? ... Sufism's aim is to gain a closer connection to God and higher knowledge. ... Sufism got its content and its rituals inside Islam, but it also picked up elements from older religious practices. ... The core of Sufism is to leave the ordinary life, in order to close down the distance to God. ... Today, Sufism has an estimated 9 million followers. ...
"Sufism, is the notion of possessing nothing and being possessed by nothing," (Waines, p.138), is the basis of Farid Ud-Din Attar's The Conference of the Birds. ... In order to reach the Simorgh they must complete the seven valleys, which is a metaphor to the steps on the Way (Tariqa) of Sufism. ...
[Dia]3 SUNNI SUFISM: Al-Ghazali was mainly responsible for infusing esoteric tradition into Sunni Islam. ... "He realized that there was no way to certain knowledge except through Sufism. ... "[Dia]3, [Fra]3 He worked to revive Islam by reconstructing the religious sciences upon the basis of Sufism, and the theoretical foundation of philosophy. ...
In fact, the materials upon which scholars could work were vast in nature, Shari"a constitution Qur"an and Sunna, Sufism and Greek thought were part of how Islam was being articulated during the Abassid period. ... Without doubt, the Q, Shari"a, Sufism and Greek Thought were part of how Islam was being articulated during the Abassid period. ... Eventually, the conclusion of Greek thought or sufism seem difficult to reconcile with the basic teaching of Islam....
After the mind-blowing album "Inquilaab" (I think success got into their heads), Junoon made its first complete transudation and took up Sufism. ... Now please don't give your individualistic comments like "I don't like Indian movies" "Adnan Sami still sucks- / "Why R U involving NFAK, ALI, STRINGS blah blah blah- Anyways, let's get back to our topic In 1999 Junoon released another massive album, "Parvaaz" only this time it was with the touch of Sufism (Bulleh-Shah). ...
The softer stance on interactions with Sufis that Qadhi has taken over the years could actually be seen as positive in Taymiyya's eyes who "never condemned Sufism itself, but only such deviations such as monism, antinomianism, and esotericism."" ... His hard-line definitions of true monotheism and his forceful opposition of Sufism and shirk led to many followers. ...
