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  2. History of Sufism - Wikipedia

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    Sufism is the mystical branch of Islam in which Muslims seek divine love and truth through direct personal experience of God. [1] This mystic tradition within Islam developed in several stages of growth, emerging first in the form of early asceticism, based on the teachings of Hasan al-Basri, before entering the second stage of more classical mysticism of divine love, as promoted by al-Ghazali ...

  3. Sufism - Wikipedia

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    Sufi whirling (or Sufi spinning) is a form of Sama or physically active meditation which originated among some Sufis, and practised by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order. It is a customary dance performed within the sema , through which dervishes (also called semazens , from Persian سماعزن ) aim to reach the source of all perfection ...

  4. Sufi philosophy - Wikipedia

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    Sufi philosophy includes the schools of thought unique to Sufism, the mystical tradition within Islam, [1] also termed as Tasawwuf or Faqr according to its adherents. Sufism and its philosophical tradition may be associated with both Sunni and Shia branches of Islam . [ 1 ]

  5. Safavid dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Safavid dynasty had its origin in the Safavid order of Sufism, which was established in the city of Ardabil in the Iranian Azerbaijan region. [6] It was an Iranian dynasty of Kurdish origin, [ 7 ] but during their rule they intermarried with Turkoman , [ 8 ] Georgian , [ 9 ] Circassian , [ 10 ] [ 11 ] and Pontic Greek [ 12 ] dignitaries ...

  6. Chishti Order - Wikipedia

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    Almost all Sufi orders trace their origins to 'Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Muhammad's cousin. The traditional silsila (spiritual lineage) of the Chishti order is as follows: [12] Muḥammad; Ali ibn Abu Talib; Al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (d. 728, an early Persian Muslim theologian) 'Abdul Wāḥid ibn Zaid Abul Faḍl (d. 793, an early Sufi saint)

  7. Western Sufism - Wikipedia

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    Enslaved Africans maintained Sufi traditions in the Americas. [3] It was not until the twentieth century, however, that Sufi organizations were established in Western Europe and North America. Inayat Khan promulgated Sufism in the United States and Europe from 1910 to 1926. In 1911 Ivan Aguéli established a Sufi society in Paris.

  8. Why this queer South Asian couple’s breakup is ‘devastating ...

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    South Asian influencers Anjali Chakra and Sufi Malik announced their breakup and called off their wedding after five years together, shocking their niche community. The couple's candor about the ...

  9. Sufism in India - Wikipedia

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    One of the most popular rituals in Sufism is the visiting of grave-tombs of Sufi saints. These have evolved into Sufi shrines and are seen among cultural and religious landscape of India. The ritual of visiting any place of significance is called ziyarat ; the most common example is a visit to Prophet Muhammad 's Masjid Nabawi and grave in ...