Hey, can I get you to describe Sufism in your own words?
Thanks,
2007-01-12 23:52:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'd like to thank you for your very enlightening answers thus far, I am not specifically mentioned in the Quaran, am I not real?. [This is sarcasm]
and thanks for the thumbs down. [more sarcasm]
2007-01-13 00:01:02 · update #1
Sufism can be many things.
Not all who say theyre sufi are actually sufi.
My understanding is its a spiritual approach to God in Islam.
As it is I believe religion and spirituality should go hand in hand.
The subject is very detailed and Ill suffice to say this for now. I believe a good amount of sufism is necessary to be a good human and muslim.
Religion without sprituality means laws without meaning.
Just because the Quran doesnt mention it, does not mean we cannot fly in airplanes does it?
2007-01-12 23:59:32 · answer #1 · answered by Antares 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are different grades or degrees of Sufism. Some Sufis are really pious, and some get so high on Allah that they start to go crazy. For example, there was a Sufi who used to say Subhanee(Exalted, I am). He said this because he believed everything was an embodiment of Allah(including himself). He did not distinguish the Creator from the created. Such a word only belongs to the Most High(i.e. Allah). There was another one who said Muslims did not need to go Hajj because one can 'meet' Allah in his own house. He did not realize that Hajj was a requirement ordained in Islam, and you were not supposed to find other ways to fulfill such an experience. Sufism has many elements of monasticism, however this does not suggest it is a sect. Al Ghazzali was a great Muslim and Islamic scholar but people have labeled him a Sufi simply because he displayed the piety of a monk. In such cases the word Sufi is merely a label because there's nothing in Islam saying you cannot be too pious, and an inappropriate one because followers of the Qur'an are only supposed to go by three names(i.e. Muslim, Mu'min, and Abd-Allah). The Sufis you might be familiar with are probably just Islamic cults. Here's a link that might help you in understanding those sects. http://www.islamawareness.net/Deviant/Sufi/
2007-01-13 08:33:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think Sufism is about a way to find out what is our real reality!
In this way you search the God and if you find him, you want to do everything to reach him. They gather sometimes and put some white dress on and say some words. Sufism is one of the theosophy catena.
2007-01-13 08:54:16 · answer #3 · answered by Asal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sufism is more like a mysticism cult currently.
It is not even a true Islam nowadays.
2007-01-13 08:13:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i believe that Sufis are not true Muslims since they start to do many things that considered to be forbidden in Islam .
Sufism is not common especially not between educated Muslims which knew the qur'an and hadiths very well.
you're welcome :)
i gave you a thumb up ;p
2007-01-13 08:09:14 · answer #5 · answered by Alone 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sufism is not part of Islam.Educated people don't go for it.Theres nothing written in the Quran about it.
2007-01-13 07:57:53 · answer #6 · answered by zabist 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sufisim is a mystical belief that some Muslims follow. Muhammed(PBUH*) ordered Muslims not to divide themselves into sects like the Christians and Jews did but after the Prophet(PBUH*) died they went against his wishes and divided.
2007-01-13 11:35:10 · answer #7 · answered by robedzombiesoul 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sufism is forbidden in Islam....
2007-01-13 07:58:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
there is only really one word to describe Sufism.which is "deviated".many of their teaching do not come from Islam.some of their teachings even come from Buddhism
2007-01-13 08:20:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋