In "The Way of Illumination", Inayat Khan writes of ten principle Sufi thoughts that are the fundamentals of Universal Sufism:
"1. There is One God, the Eternal, the Only Being; None exists save He
2. There is One Master, the Guiding Spirit of all souls, Who constantly leads all followers toward the Light
3. There is One Holy Book, the Sacred Manuscript of Nature, the only Scripture that can enlighten the reader
4. There is One Religion, the unswerving progress in the right direction toward the Ideal, which fulfills the life's purpose of every soul
5. There is One Law, the Law of Reciprocity, which can be observed by a selfless conscience, together with a sense of awakened justice
6. There is One Brotherhood, the human brotherhood which unites the children of earth indiscriminately in the fatherhood of God
7. There is One Moral, the Love which springs forth from self-denial and blooms in deeds of beneficence
8. There is One Object of Praise, the Beauty which uplifts the heart of its worshiper through all aspects from the seen to the unseen
9. There is One Truth, the true knowledge of our being, within and without, which is the essence of Wisdom
10. There is One Path, the annihilation of the false ego in the real, which raises the mortal to immortality, in which resides all perfection" (Sufi Message).
-Whitnee
In "The Way of Illumination", Inayat Khan writes of ten principle Sufi thoughts that are the fundamentals of Universal Sufism:
"1. There is One God, the Eternal, the Only Being; None exists save He
2. There is One Master, the Guiding Spirit of all souls, Who constantly leads all followers toward the Light
3. There is One Holy Book, the Sacred Manuscript of Nature, the only Scripture that can enlighten the reader
4. There is One Religion, the unswerving progress in the right direction toward the Ideal, which fulfills the life's purpose of every soul
5. There is One Law, the Law of Reciprocity, which can be observed by a selfless conscience, together with a sense of awakened justice
6. There is One Brotherhood, the human brotherhood which unites the children of earth indiscriminately in the fatherhood of God
7. There is One Moral, the Love which springs forth from self-denial and blooms in deeds of beneficence
8. There is One Object of Praise, the Beauty which uplifts the heart of its worshiper through all aspects from the seen to the unseen
9. There is One Truth, the true knowledge of our being, within and without, which is the essence of Wisdom
10. There is One Path, the annihilation of the false ego in the real, which raises the mortal to immortality, in which resides all perfection" (Sufi Message).
-Whitnee
The basic principle of Sufism is to achieve the purity of heart and mind. The ultimate end of Sufism is to achieve awareness (Marifat) and Nearness (Qurb) of Almighty Allah.
There are three, key principles to Sufism. These are being Conscious of ones breathing in which the worshiper becomes aware that he or she breathes in the presence of God and attempts purification through this awareness. The worshiper watching their steps, these steps being the worshipers progress to spiritual enlightenment. The worshipers homeward journey, in which the worshiper strives to progress to the world of their creator, and abandon the materialistic world of man. Through these steps a worshiper of Sufism will attempt to achieve a fundamental state of innocence.
"Sufism" is the correct term for the mystical tradition of Islam.
Prophet Muhammad SAW is father of Sufism . He is fountain of all sects of Sufism .
Because Sufism is about peace, spirituality and closeness to God which is what Islam is all about. Conclusion: Islam is Sufism and Sufism is Islam.
Sufism Reoriented was created in 1952.
Sufism continues to exist today and is a formidable force in the Islamic world. Sufism flourishes in Egypt, Pakistan, Central Asia, North Africa, India, Indonesia ,and Sudan
Sufism or Tasawwuf is a vast subject that can have differering meanings to different people. Sufism in it's pure form is against what many people consider sufism today ie. twirling, dancing etc. Pure Tasawwuf or sufism has it's sources from the Quran, Hadeeth and the verdict's and explainaitions of learned scholars or jurist.
Sufism is mainly practiced by the Muslims. But the Hindus, the Buddhists and the Christians also practice Sufism.
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Sufism is a branch of the Sunni sect of Islam. Sunni's are the most popular sect.
Answer The theory of Sufism in Islam is to know the Allah and achieve the nearness of the Allah only.