What's the main differece between being a muslim and a sufi?
Is it true you need a sufi master to become a sufi?
2006-08-13 10:56:19 · 6 answers · asked by ESKORBUTIN 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"Sufism" is a pure, spiritual, non-violent aspect of Islam and all religions which concentrate on self-purification and closness to the divine through deep meditation and guidance under a Shaykh or Sufi Master. A true Sufi follows the purest Islam and works hard to reach deep love of God through purification of one's own sins.
check out www.bmf.org for some info on a sufi master. also, www.daar-ul-ehsaan.org. also, look up Shaykh Haqqani.
2006-08-13 11:34:41 · answer #1 · answered by Mustafa 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
any sufi is a muslim, but not any muslim is a sufi,
i guess u need a sufi master to become a sufi,to know what sufism is.
the sufism is a way in islam, it's great
but u should get it from the source
2006-08-13 18:03:29 · answer #2 · answered by Mimo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only difference is modern not classical to say.The Sufi tradition springs from the earliest days of Islam where there were men,destitute mainly,who had no where to live so they stayed in the masjids of their particular areas.after the community prayer and after everyone else would leave,they would stay and perform thikr Allah[remembrance of Allah] .it developed in many forms and ways.each area and culture having important roles to play.they are called sufi's because of the rough,coarse clothing they wore.you need a sufi master if you plan on becoming a sufi master but not to follow the mystical paths of islam.
2006-08-13 18:14:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way I can explain Sufi is-- it is like Pentacostals are to Christianity.
It is thought of as an esoteric relationship. They are usually not considered true Muslims by other Muslims. However, they are responsible for the contiuation of Islam after it went underground because of the crusades.
2006-08-13 18:01:35 · answer #4 · answered by amish-robot 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my teacher was a sufi... no offence but i ahve seen them do some reallllly weird stuff uz she showed us this video where her nd a bunch of her sufi relatives were doing something and its weird. i think its pretty similar to sunni. sufi master? lol. well i know theres not that much of them. shes a nice lady though
2006-08-13 18:04:15 · answer #5 · answered by this old loser 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sufism is a sect of islam.but many islam scholars say that sufis are a deviated sect.which i have to agree some of their beliefs are made up.
2006-08-13 18:17:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋