religious mystic; philosophy behind most of the religious brotherhoods
Muslim saints and a community.
An exponent of ( tasawwuf) Sufism, the commonest term for that aspect of Islam which is based on realizing the seen and unseen. The Arabic faqir and the Persian darvish, both meaning 'poor', are applied to Sufis in reference to their poor or wandering life.
a Muslim mystic; named after the early ascetics who wore garments of coarse wool.
The mystical arm of Islam
follower of a mystic path.
a Persian word used to denote a sect of Moslems whose beliefs, being mystical,, are in essence not very different from those of Mahayana Buddhists.
a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran
a human being who seeks direct experience of Allah
a male member of the order of whirling dervishes famous throughout the world
a Muslim scholar who has advanced to the stage of self denial, a complete obedience to God and follows the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH)
a mystic who is willing to risk all to find the truth
a Seeker, the Enlightened one, the Friend, Dervish, Fakir, Kalander, wise, the lover, the esoterist, the Ngostic, the mystic, etc
Islamic brotherhood of ascetics and mystics
A Muslim mystic. (Arb. Suf, 'wool' originally ascetics who wore coarse wool, symbolic of their having renounced all the comforts of life). The earlier Sufis were indeed ascetics rather than mystics, more of saints than seers. Mysticism as such grew and developed in Persia and not in the Arabian desert. Pantheistic unitarianism is the essential characteristic of Sufism. It signifies a person with a pure heart.
A Muslim mystic found across all types of Islam. Few in number but very influential.They seek the deeper meaning of Islam through practices such as asceticism, contemplation and prayer. One sect, for instance, the whirling dervishes, seeks meaning through ecstatic dancing.
Islamic mystical movement
A Muslim who takes the spriritual path or Tariqa to God. The practice of which has come to be known as Sufism or Tasawwuf.
A philosophical mystical branch of Shi'a Islam
(Pronounced "SOO fee".) A sect within Islam focused on philosophy and mysticism. One Sufi form of expression that most Westerners have heard of is the "whirling dervish". The whirling is a form of movement meditation.
de suf, lana. Muslim mystic
a school of Islam developed in the late 10th century, focuses on personal union with the divine
Ascetic mystical Moslems. Ar.