Islam is the second biggest faith in the world. It is a monotheistic, peaceful religion which believes that there is only one god in the whole universe and his name is Allah. In his book, “Islam the Straight Path”, L.Esposito (1998) writes that the main ambition of Islam is to spread into the entire world and every act is based on the words of Qur’an and Muhammad says and deeds. But throughout the years of spreading 12 new orders were created in Islam. They were deviations from the classical Islam
Historical Background We would like start our discussion with a brief history of Shaykh Abu Hasan Ash-Shādhilī. Around the year 559/1146 or 563/1148, a child named Sulayman was born to a sharif of the Bani Arus whose name was Abu Bakr ibn Ali, and the name of the child was and he was nicknamed "مَشِـيش" which means Little Cat in the Berber language. Upon reaching maturity, Sulayman Mashish withdrew from the world as an ascetic and built a zāwiyah that still stands among the ruins of his village
in REC when I was in grade 6th and am still involved teaching till date. I had been eager to learn to read Quran in Arabic since childhood and am currently attending Arabic classes to accomplish my dream. I am constantly cross examined about our tariqah practices by other Muslims, however there are times its difficult to explain to them. And it became a subject of my research. I practiced Alternate medicine with herbs, ayurveda medicines, acupressure, homeopathy etc. and my main method of treatment
What is sufism? Sufism is a deviant sect of islam in which the people try to experience a reunion with God (called mystism). And for attaining this state they limit themselves to monasteries or any isolated places far from the people, as their ultimate goal is union with god. The followers of Sufism are called ‘sufis’ and they compose as well as sing musically in order to show their love to Allah(swt). The name ‘sufi’ is derived from their followers usually wearing woolen garments and discarding
Though, Sufis intend to draw themselves closer to God and enhance their divinity. Over the past few decades, Sufism has gained popularity around the world due to its variety of devotional practices. Today, Sufism is categorized in structured orders (tariqahs) and, it contains its In the past few decades, Sufism has explored a wide spectrum in music, dance and other art forms, so the believers find a way to become closer to God. A Sufi individual believes that repeating the name of Allah would make him