What is Sufism?
 | The Sufism or tassàwwuf (in Arabic تصوف , tasawwuf , in Persian صوفیگری , sufigari ; in Turkish tasavvuf ; in Urdu تصوف ) is a mystical tradition Islamic character of esoteric , practiced by Muslims but also non-Muslims, covering a wide range of practices dedicated to divine love and the cultivation of the heart. The mystic seeks to access the latest "presence" and the knowledge of God directly, not through rules and formalities established by Islamic law. So Islam has not officially encouraged never to excess. Rumi From the Iraq in the eighth century , and Baghdad and Cairo in the ninth century , Sufism spread throughout the Islamic world, since Iran to Maghreb and Andalus and from Anatolia to ' India and Central Asia . Since the appearance of the term, the second century of the Hijra , this has encompassed various forms of spirituality, such as certain forms of asceticism ( zuhd ) or religious fervor ( ubbad ), certain mystical military orders of chivalry ( futuwa ) and tail ( ribat ), the gnosis ( Irfan ), Sufism and popular veneration for saints ( morabit ) and a spirituality without any external manifestation ( malamiyya ) . Despite the distrust of the guarantors of religious orthodoxy, Sufism has come to be regarded as a more traditional Islamic sciences, who has often interrelated, as Islamic philosophy ( fàlsafa ), the jurisprudence ( fiqh ), the theology ( kalam ), the worldview ( aqida ) or exegesis Koran ( tafsir ). Islam, and all other religions, emphasize spiritual purity or the improvement of soul, which is also known as spiritualism Scholars have stated that unless the human soul is given the power of purity, it is not possible to understand or feel the presence of God Almighty within oneself. As for the acceptance of prayers every religion has the concept of intention, so also for the improvement of spirit the concept of purity has been stated to be a prerequisite. the sufis |
