What is Sufism?
- Root - Sufi - means wool. A century or two after Muhammad's death, Sufis wore coarse woolen garments to protest silks and satins of sultans and califs.
- Sufis sought to purify and spiritualize Islam from within. They wanted to recover its liberty and love
- Sufis go to gathering places to sing, dance, pray, recite their rosaries in concert, and listen to the rosaries of their master.
- Sufis developed three routes to God - Love, ecstasy, and intuition.
- To them monotheism meant: God is that to which we give ourselves, and we should give ourselves to nothing but God.
Whither Islam?
- There are indications that Islam is emerging from several centuries of stagnation
- Islamic people are very united
- Islam is a vital force in the contemporary world.
- 1 out of 5 people in the world is Islamic
No comments:
Post a Comment