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Sufism (Arabic: الصوفية, romanized: al-Ṣūfiyya or Arabic: التصوف, romanized: al-Taṣawwuf) is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism, and asceticism. [1][2][3][4][5] Six Sufi masters, c. 1760.
12 wrz 2024 · Sufi literature abounds in hagiography consisting of one of three types: biographies of all known saints from the Prophet Muhammad to the day of the author, biographies of saints of a specific order, and biographies of those who lived in a certain town or province.
12 wrz 2024 · Sufism, mystical Islamic belief and practice in which Muslims seek to find the truth of divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God.
21 sie 2024 · Sufism centers on the pursuit of spiritual truth and union with the divine through love and self-annihilation. These core concepts form the foundation for much of Sufi literature and poetry, influencing works across cultures and time periods. Origins of Sufism.
12 wrz 2024 · Today in the West, Sufism is popularized, but the genuinely and authentically devout are aware that it requires strict discipline, and that its goal can be reached—if at all—as they say, only by throwing oneself into the consuming fire of divine love.
Sufi literature consists of works in various languages that express and advocate the ideas of Sufism. Sufism had an important influence on medieval literature, especially poetry, that was written in Arabic , Persian , Turkic , Sindhi and Urdu .
In Sufism, it is love that guides and paves the seekers’ path to union with God. Through the intoxication of love, Sufis learn to let go of their ego and open their heart to the truth that binds all creation.
