Sufism

Sin Elif Shafak, the author of The Gaze, developed a deep interest in Sufism during her college days, in her early 20s (Demiroz). Since then, her interest in Sufism has been used in her everyday life and in her writing. In The Gaze, the beliefs and practices of Sufism have been incorporated throughout the text, but the most significant is the elimination of sin. In order to eliminate sin, a person has to negate nafs. Nafs in Sufism is ones ego or self and nafs is what impedes a Sufi trying to draw close

origin of this belief among scholars. Some say that Sufism is the mystical school of Islam and had its beginnings in the first centuries following the life of the Prophet Mohammad and others say that they are traced back to the pre-Islamic roots of Sufism through the early Christian mystics of Syria and Egypt, to the Essenes, the ancient Pythagorean orders, and the mystery schools of the Egyptians and Zoroastrians, among others. [2] Keywords; Sufism, Tawassuf, Tazkia, Dhikir, Wahdat al Wajood, Tariqa

describe and explain the Sufi interpretation of Islam. What are the doctrines of this belief . Please offer your evaluation. The definition of Sufism is a belief or practice that which in Muslims seek or try to find love and knowledge through the direct experience with God by using a series of concepts and practices of seclusion, deception (TCN). Sufism teaching have be stressed that an individual should give more emphasis aspect of Islam. After a period time, Sufi elders practice in foreign places

hagiographies of the early Sufi masters, who practiced a form of renunciation that was characterized by the unfettered relinquishment of all possessions, social relations, and familial duties, and the instruction manuals of the developing systematization of Sufism, which no longer required its students and masters to engage in such rigorous renunciation but instead substituted more moderate and socially acceptable forms of renunciation. On the one hand, Abu Na’im al-Asfahani (d. 429/1038), author of Beauty

Introduction: The Sufi Movement: Sufism is a religious movement which arose from Islam in the 8th-9th centuries AD. Its followers seek to find truth and love through direct encounters with God. The name ‘Sufism’ is associated with the coarse wool garments that sufi saints wore as a mark of their rejection of worldly things. The method of their realizing God was the renunciation of the World and Worldly pleasures. They lived a secluded life. The Sufi movement consists of fraternal orders in which

in the Middle East in general but specially in Iran, Iraq, Turkey and India. Sufism is a mystical religion based on fundamentals of Islam promoting the most simple and direct connection between human beings and God. An accomplished member of the Order who has completed his training is called a Dervish. The Dervish traveled across villages, towns and sometimes countries, (usually by foot) spreading the teachings of Sufism. Even today, it is not uncommon to encounter a traveling Dervish when one visits

Sufism is the esoteric dimension of Islam which focuses on intensification of Islamic beliefs and practices through mysticism. The ultimate goal of Sufis is to attain mystical union with God through asceticism and love. Rumi was a religious figure whose encounter with love transformed him from an accomplished teacher and scholar into an ascetic. Love is a spiritual experience that can only be known inwardly, through conscience and feelings, but cannot be expressed in words. The book, The Essential

work, which included jurisprudence, theology, philosophy, psychology, and mysticism. This essay will demonstrate how al-Ghazali synthesised concepts of tawheed (unity of God), islam (ritual worship, virtue, ilham (Godly inspiration) and tasawwuf (Sufism) in a broad ethical theory. His ethics, as illustrated in the Ihya Ulum id-Deen, can be applied by common

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) stated that a "re-newer or Islam will arise during every century" (This part is a little bit unclear, you might have to define what “re-newer” is), Throughout the course of history, many influential thinkers and intellects arose during several eras and have left a profound impact on modern day (optional to add this if it sounds better) Islam. During the 5th Islamic century, Imam Al Ghazali became one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Islam. Born in Persia

name’s itself as ‘I’, where the ‘I’ is understood as the locus in any relationship. Thus Guru Nanak emphasizes contemplation in Silence and Silencing of the ego, the main barrier in our realizing the Truth. 6. SILENCE IN SUFISM (You need to give a brief background of Sufism here). Sound and Silence According to the teachings of the Sufi Order of Naqshbandi - Haqqani School of Thought, Sound and Silence are not two opposite concepts, as usually thought of. Both of them refer to Sound per se but