In Islamic philosophy, Sufi metaphysics is centered on the concept of وحدة, waḥdah, 'unity' or توحيد, tawhid. Two main Sufi philosophies prevail on this...
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Akbarism (redirect from Al Akbariyya (Sufi school))
(Arabic: أكبرية: Akbariyya) is a branch of Sufi metaphysics based on the teachings of Ibn Arabi, an Andalusian Sufi who was a gnostic and philosopher. The...
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several sub-branches, including cosmology and metaphysics, as well as several unique concepts. The emergence of Sufi thought is commonly linked to the historical...
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Sufi whirling (or Sufi turning) (Turkish: Semazen borrowed from Persian Sama-zan, Sama, meaning listening, from Arabic, and zan, meaning doer, from Persian)...
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built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint or dervish. Sufis often visit the shrine for ziyarat, a term associated with religious...
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Sufi music refers to the devotional music of the Sufis, inspired by the works of Sufi poets like Rumi, Hafiz, Bulleh Shah, Amir Khusrow, and Khwaja Ghulam...
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supernatural revelation. Religious metaphysics Sufi metaphysics Al Akbariyya – branch of Sufi metaphysics based on Andalusian Sufi gnostic and philosopher Ibn...
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Salafi–Sufi relations refer to the religious, social and political relations between Salafis and Sufis, who represent two major scholarly movements which...
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A Sufi lodge is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood or tariqa and is a place for spiritual practice and religious education...
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Tariqa (redirect from Sufi Order)
illustrious Sufi saint Ashraf Jahangir Semnani is the sub branch of Chishti spiritual lineage. The Maizbhandari Tariqa or Maizbhandari Sufi order is a...
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Pir (Sufism) (redirect from Sufi pir)
Pir (Persian: پیر, lit. 'elder') or Peer is a title for a Sufi spiritual guide. They are also referred to as a Hazrat (from Arabic: حضرة, romanized: Haḍra)...
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Mulla Sadra (category Akbarian Sufis)
Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi's Illuminationist philosophy, Ibn Arabi's Sufi metaphysics, and the theology of the Sunni Ash'ari school of Kalam into the framework...
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and Ascent Cosmology in medieval Islam Meaning of life Suhrawardi Sufi metaphysics Sufi philosophy Koslowski, Peter (30 November 2001). The Concept of God...
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Attributes Phrases and expressions Islam (religion) Throne of God Sufi metaphysics Theology Schools of Islamic theology Oneness Kalam Anthropomorphism...
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Sufi saints or wali (Arabic: ولي, plural ʾawliyāʾ أولياء) played an instrumental role in spreading Islam throughout the world. In the traditional Islamic...
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This list article contains names of notable people commonly considered as Sufis or otherwise associated with Sufism. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R...
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Najm al-Din Kubra (category Sufi poets)
Ilkhanate and Timurid dynasty. His method, exemplary of a "golden age" of Sufi metaphysics, was related to the Illuminationism of Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash...
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Alevism (category Shia Sufi orders)
From the highest perspective, all is God (see Sufi metaphysics). Alevis admire al-Hallaj, a 10th-century Sufi who was accused of blasphemy and subsequently...
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Sufi literature consists of works in various languages that express and advocate the ideas of Sufism. Sufism had an important influence on medieval literature...
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A Hidden Treasure (category Sufi philosophy)
themes "Hidden Treasure", "Love", "Creation", and "Knowledge". Sufi metaphysics Sufi philosophy Koslowski, Peter (2001-11-30). The Concept of God, the...
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Persian: درویش, romanized: Darvīsh) in Islam can refer broadly to members of a Sufi fraternity (tariqah), or more narrowly to a religious mendicant, who chose...
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Qalandar in Sufism is used as a title for some Sufis who are considered especially spiritual. Some people for whom the title is used are Lal Shahbaz Qalandar...
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The following is a list of notable Sufi orders or schools (tariqa). Ahmad al-Alawi Azeemia Ba 'Alawiyya (Ba’ Alawi tariqa) Badawiyya (Badawi tariqa) Bektashi...
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gnosis, or spiritual knowledge. According to the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order, Abdul Qadir Gilani irfan is the acknowledgement of God's unity. This...
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Abdalqadir as-Sufi (born Ian Stewart Dallas; 1930 Ayr – 1 August 2021 Cape Town) was a Scottish Muslim leader and author. He was Shaykh of Instruction...
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where one Sufi Master transfers his khilafat to his khalîfa, or spiritual descendant.[citation needed] In Urdu, silsila means saga. Every Sufi order, or...
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Tawhid (section Sufi and Irfani viewpoint)
Vincent J. Cornall, it is possible to draw up a monist image of God (see Sufi metaphysics) by describing the reality as a unified whole, with God being a single...
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Reshad Feild (category English Sufis)
the Sufi Order International by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan. Feild studied with Bulent Rauf, a Turkish author and translator descended from a line of Sufi masters...
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Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality. It is traditionally seen as the study of mind-independent features...
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