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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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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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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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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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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Dargah (redirect from Sufi shrine)
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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Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order, stems from the Naqshbandi 'Aliyyah Tariqah. It takes the name "Haqqani" from the tariqah's revivor, Mawláná Shaykh Muḥammad...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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(from Persian: درویش, 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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Wali (redirect from Sufi saint)
to be regarded as the major saints in orthodox Sunni Islam were the early Sufi mystics, like Hasan of Basra (d. 728), Farqad Sabakhi (d. 729), Dawud Tai...
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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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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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Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality. It is often characterized as first philosophy, implying that it...
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Abdalqadir as-Sufi (born Ian Stewart Dallas; 1930 – 1 August 2021) was a Scottish Muslim leader and author. He was Shaykh of Instruction, leader of the...
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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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Qadiriyya (redirect from Qadiriyya Sufi Order)
order (Arabic: الطريقة القادرية, romanized: al-Ṭarīqa al-Qādiriyya) is a Sufi mystic order (tariqa) named after Abdul Qadir Gilani (1077–1166, also transliterated...
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Ribat (section As Sufi retreats)
was perhaps one of the early sources of the Sufi mystic brotherhoods, and a type of the later zawiya or Sufi lodge, which spread into North Africa, and...
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theory Eric Neumann Monopsychism Neutral monism Perennial philosophy Sufi metaphysics Unconscious spirit Hinton III, L. (2011). "Introduction: Fragmentation...
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nowadays known as a ṣūfī (صُوفِيّ), or, in earlier usage, a dervish. The origin of the word "Sufi" is ambiguous. One understanding is that Sufi means wool-wearer;...
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History of Sufism (section Sufis of Baghdad)
fraternal Sufi orders, based on Sufis such as Rumi and Yunus Emre. At its core, however, Sufism remains an individual mystic experience, and a Sufi can be...
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