"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 in search of God, the birds 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 that God is not just light or not just good and understand that God is everything. Next, one needs to destroy the Self and understand Unity. "Through this step one reaches a state of where all temptations are overcome, then you are free to perform the next step, Love," (Waines, p.137). Love in this sense is a vision of God, a "painful, humiliating love" as mentioned by professor Aslan. A love never returned because one will surrender their love to the beloved. Finally, one reaches Fana, which is a state of spiritual intoxication and one realizes that everything is one and contains divine Unity. As seen in the video, I am a Sufi I am a Muslim, in this state one can loose control. The best time to die for a Sufi is during this feeling of ecstasy, since they are closest to God. Through his poetry, Attar expresses to men/women Tariqa, by focusing on the necessity of destroying the Self and the importance of passionate love. This is comparable to the hoopoe that acts as the birds Sheikh, and guides them through the Valleys to reach the Simorge.
Repentence requires one to drop one's own will and enter the will of God, so that one becomes entirely devoted to God, (Waines, p.143). In the story of the The king who stopped at the prison gates, the hoopoe explains the need to sacrifice your will to the first bird who accepts his leadership. The king realizes that his prisoners show obedience as they fallow his commands through good and ill and submit to him, (Davis, p.
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...
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 person tries to become one with nature, and feel the power of God. The term mysticism can be defined as the ...
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. ...
[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....
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. ...
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). ...
