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Sufism

Sufism or Sufi Islam (Arabic: التصوف‎, romanized: al-Taṣawwuf) is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam that is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism, and asceticism.

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related to Notable Sufi works · 74
Sufism → Abd, Abu Bakr, Abu Na'im, Abu Talib, Al-Ghunya, Al-Hikam, Al-Risala, Al-Ta'arruf, Among, Arabic, As, Asfiya, Ata' Allah, Ata'iyya, Awarif, Awliya, Din, English, Generations, Ghazali
related to Perception outside Islam · 39
Sufism → According, American, Baylor University, BBC, Boston Globe, Building Moderate Muslim Networks, Chinese, Economist, Europe, European, Figures, For, Germany, In, Islam, Islamic, Islamist, July, Likewise, London
related to Muhammad · 38
Sufism → Adam, Al-Busiri, Attar, Barīya, Bayazid Bastami, Best, Creation, Devotion, Durrīya, Egypt, Fariduddin Attar, For, He, Ibn Arabi, Ilahi-nama, In, Kawākib, Madḥ Khayr, Mantle, Muhammad
related to Formalization of doctrine · 36
Sufism → Abdul-Qadir Gilani, Abu, Abul Hasan, Ahmed, All, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, Chishtiyya, Contrary, Dīn, Ghazali, Hamadaniyyah, Hanafi, Hanbali, Idries Shah, In, Islam, Islamic, Maliki, Middle Ages, Moinuddin Chishti
related to Visitation · 36
Sufism → Afāq Khoja, Ajmer, Ali Hujwari, Bahauddin Zakariya, Bangladesh, Boutchichi, China, Delhi, Fes, In, India, Kashgar, Kulob, Lahore, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Likewise, Mawlid, Moinuddin Chishti, Moroccan National, Morocco
related to Similarities with Eastern religions · 27
Sufism → Al-Biruni, Am Marzula, Atma, Avatar, Critical Study, Eastern, Fanafillah, Hinduism, Hulul, Incarnation, Indian Speech, Ittihad, Jivatma, Makulat Makulat Fi Aliaqbal, Mokhsha, Mujahadah, Nirvana, Numerous, Paramatma, Persian
related to Growth of influence · 26
Sufism → Africa, Anatolia, Asia, Attar, Balkans, Central Asia, European, Historically, India, Iraq, Islam, Islamic, Khoja Akhmet Yassawi, Libya, Muslim, Nishapur, North Africa, Ottoman, Rumi, Senegal
related to Visual art · 25
Sufism → Abbas Al-Musavi, Abdul Basit, Ali, Battle, Brooklyn Museum's Islamic, Farkhananda Khan, Fida, High Commissioner, Husayn, In July, India, International Sufi Festival, Islam, Islamic, Karbala, Many, Muhammad, Noida Film City, One, Pakistan
related to Saints · 23
Sufism → Adawiyya, Arabic, Baghdad, Basra, Dawud Tai, Farqad Sabakhi, From, God, Hasan, In, Islamic, Junayd, Karkhi, Ma'ruf, Muslim, Muslims, Quran, Rabi'a, Since, Sufi
related to Bahauddin Naqshband · 21
Sufism → Bahauddin Naqshband, Born, Bukhara, Central Asia, He, His, Islamic, It, Middle East, Mohammad Baba As-Samasi, Muhammad, Naqshbandi Sufi, Qasr-i Hinduvan, Quran, South Asia, Sufi, Sunnah, The, The Naqshbandi, Uzbekistan

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Sufismis astrict emulation of the way of Muhammad0.90text
Sufismis aconcept of al-Insān al-Kāmil0.90text
Ali Hujwiri refer to Ali as having a very high ranking in Tasawwufinstance ofEminent Sufis0.80text
Khoja Akhmet Yassawiinstance ofSufi poets and philosophers0.80text
Rumiinstance ofSufi poets and philosophers0.80text
and Attar of Nishapurinstance ofSufi poets and philosophers0.80text
Egypt's Al-Azhar Universityinstance ofis represented by institutions0.80text
Zaytuna Collegeinstance ofis represented by institutions0.80text
with Al-Azhar's current Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayeb recently defininginstance ofis represented by institutions0.80text
recitationinstance ofSema includes various forms of worship0.80text
singinginstance ofSema includes various forms of worship0.80text
visitation toinstance ofwho believe that practices0.80text

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