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what is sufism ?

Sufis were Muslim mystics who rejected outward religiosity. They laid emphasis on love and devotion to god and compassion towards all fellow human beings. They also rejected elaborate rituals. They sought union with god as a lover sought union with his/her lover. They composed poems to express their feelings. Gazzali, Rumi and Sadi were some of the famous Sufis. Elaborate methods of training like zikr involving chanting, contemplation, sama (singing), raqs etc. were developed by Sufis. Their tradition was based on a silsila or sequence of Sufi teachers.

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Sufism is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a ṣūfī . Another name for a Sufi is Dervish.Classical Sufi scholars have defined Sufism as "a science whose objective is the reparation of the heart 

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There is a religion of Sufi scholars. Those who believe in it or are scholars are known Sufi's. It is also related to Islam. So this mode of religion is called Sufism.

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Sufism has come to mean a wide range of beliefs that center on the quest for personal enlightenment in the union with God. Sufis are sometimes described as the mystics of Islam, but Sufism fits awkwardly in the categories of religions. Technically Sufism is a denomination of Islam, however there are many Sufis that are not Muslims and there are many Muslims that are reluctant to consider Sufism part of Islam. One of the few concepts that Sufis seem to agree on is that all religions offer a path to salvation or enlightenment and that true God realization, no matter how it is achieved, transcends the limitations and classification of any religion. Basically, a saint in any religion is equal to a saint in any other religion because they are inspired by the same Divine source. Initially the term Sufi referred only to those who had achieved God realization, but it has since come to be applied to anyone who follows that particular spiritual path. The name Sufi comes from “suf,” the Arabic word for wool or “saf,” the Persian word for pure. The dervishes or advanced students of Sufism wore inexpensive wool clothes as part of their life of renunciation. 

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