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Western beliefs are that women are mistreated due to religious laws. While many women are mistreated it is due in part to economic status, social status, and in some cases sheer stupidity. The double standard that exists exists in these societies, not in Islam. In Islam man and woman will be judged the same before God on their Day of Judgment. The gender difference in religious practice is that of communal practice. The Friday Prayer at the mosque is almost always all male. Women pray in private unless circumstances allow otherwise. Women are allowed to be shaykhas and only lead women in prayer. Woman can follow a shaykh, but a man cannot follow a shaykha. .
             Sufis follow the teachings of the prophet Muhammad. He also follows the teachings and guidance of his shaykh. The shaykh is regarded as the living exemplar of the prophet. In Sufism the local custom or law laid down by the shaykh is said to supercede all teachings in most circumstances. It is the duty of every Sufi to love and follow his shaykh.
             A shaykh becomes a shaykh by apocalyptic succession in Sufism. The shaykh must have a silsilla, a chain of shaykhs going back toMessenger?. The silsilla is documentation of the true authority of the shaykh. The greatest achievement for a Sufi is becoming a wali. Wali translates to mean saint, someone who can produce miracles given to him by God. Wali is a spiritual rank not necessarily associated with being a shaykh. A shaykh may be a wali, but a wali doesn't have to be a shaykh. A wali's nafs are said to have died off after his many years of resisting them. This spiritual achievement is the end of the Sufi path to mystical union with God while on earth. The gift of granting miracles is called baraka. Baraka translates to mean blessing. .
             Sufis are Muslims and observe Islamic practices. They practice the five daily prayers as well as fasting during Ramadan. In some cases Sufis are more stringent than Sunni Muslims in their practices.


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1. Sufism

... Allah is to submit to him through worship, rather then engage spiritual enlightenment to establish a dialogue. In stating "I am the creative truth", Hallaj summarized the fundamental beliefs of Sufism. As this quote's significance is the summation of the Sufi's problems with Islam, Hallaj was executed by Islamic authorities for this statement. It is likely that Islamic followers ... that one must sojourn through whatever means necessary to a establish relationship with God is the cornerstone of Sufi thinking, and its central difference with Islamic thinking. This central belief of Sufis...

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2. Sufism

Sufism Sufism, otherwise known as Islamic Mysticism, is a branch of Islam. It deals with special powers that are contained in the Qur'an. It is a more philosophical approach, where a ... . True interpretation is almost inherited, a gift of God, as was given to Jacob and Joseph (other prophets). Besides the interpretations of dreams, submission is also very important in Sufism. Sufi's (along with other Muslims) strongly believe in the submission of God. The term Islam means "Submission to the will of God." Submission to God reminds the Sufi's ... he should correct. It is a Sufi's duty to corr...

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3. Islamic Sufism

Four characteristics of Sufism, or Islamic Mysticism, reveal the Sufi's legacy on the Islamic community. Al-Basri, al-Adawiyyah and others like them attracted followers who shared their ideas and came to learn from ... as teacher and leader to followers. Some of these followers would go on to become teachers themselves, and many of their students would do the same in their turn. Thus, Sufism was passed on from generation to generation. (Islam: World Religions; Islam: Faith, Culture, History) By the 12th century, Sufi centers could be found in cities, towns, and many rural areas ... widespre...

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4. Sufism

"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. Just as a Sufi is ... are on a Path to find the Simorgh. 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. The Path begins with repentance, which requires one to give up one's will and take on the will of God. One must also reject traditional dualism, which is the idea ... ...

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5. Sufi Music

... 's unifying presence in the world and within the self. In this state, a Sufi can mediate between the divine and material worlds, allowing Sufi Sheikhs (masters) to perform magic and miracles. Sufism's aim is to gain a closer connection to God and higher knowledge. This is gained through communal ceremonies, where trance is widely used. Techniques vary, but they have three things in ... much different from the contemporary American culture, except in some ways due to the religious and geographical influences. Personally speaking, I may not agree with some notions of the hard core Sufism t...

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6. Ikhwan Us Safa (Brethren Of Purity)

... the necessity on a divinely inspired and sinless (masum) Imam. The Imam possesses Knowledge (Ilm) and a perfect understanding of the Quran as well as the religious law (sharia)".[Dia]3 SUNNI SUFISM: Al-Ghazali was mainly responsible for infusing esoteric tradition into Sunni Islam. He tried to reconcile the religion with philosophy but not in a purely rational way. "He realized that ... there was no way to certain knowledge except through Sufism. The certainty, of revelatory truth cannot be reached by reason."[Dia]3, [Fra]3 He worked to revive Islam by reconstructing the religious scien...

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7. Akbar the Great and His Religious Policies

... was determined by his Turko-Mughal traditions; the movement of Hindu-Muslim rapprochement, spearheaded by the Bhakti saints and liberal Sufis; Akbar's own inquisitive nature and his abiding interest in Sufism. Firstly, his liberal outlook can be traced back to his Turko-Mongol background, which did not involve a rigid religious tradition. Chengiz Khan, for instance, followed the policy of yesa-i-chegaliz ... India had more time on his hand to devote to discussions and introspection on issues such as the Quran and the words of the prophet. He argues that questions of Sufism, scientific i...

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8. Articulation Of Islam

... Islam was articulated were numerous, but clearly connected to each other. 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. The greater part of Islamic religions scholarship was devoted to the Qur"anic text. The ... his latter orthodox sufi was executed as he said "I am the truth" and qualified the "Pilgrimage" as being that spiritual mystics journey that could carry internally. Without doubt, the Q, Shari"a, Sufism and Greek Th...

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9. Islam and Yasir Qadhi

... from the Salafi mindset. 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."" Taymiyya would agree that all Muslims must take actions on their own to seek true Islam, rather than blindly ... be political equals and fellow citizens with infidels. Overall, Yasir Qadhi remains an enigma to many Muslims today. His hard-line definitions of true monotheism and his forceful opposition of Sufism and shirk...

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