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Islam: The Sufi Culture

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Culture is the attributes and learning of a specific group or place, characterized by everything from language, dialect, religion, tradition, cuisine, social practices, music, life patterns, and expressions. Culture evolves over time and is an open ended process, it shape shifts with time and space and passes on from a generation to another. However, cultural sediments settle for good in sands of time and the cultural evolution takes place around them. Sufis are the reformers of Islam and rekindle its divine massage in a compassionate yet effective manner. The endeavors rendered by the Sufis in engendering of Islam in the sub-continent are extraordinary, endless and sublime. The spread of Islam in the sub-continent owes much to the endeavors, …show more content…

One theory suggests that the word is gotten from (Suf) the name of particular woolen robe worn by the early Sufis. Yet another proposal is that the word Sufi is a derivative of (Safa) which means Purity in Arabic. Sufis were religious aides who seek closer union (Wisaal) with ALLAH. Sufism is a concept in Islam and it is an inner mystical dimension of Islam. People who practice this dimension of Islam are known as Sufis. These Sufis belong to different orders which leads to a Shaykh, Shaykh maintains a direct chain of masters originating back to Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H). Sufism is a phenomena that chiefly features voluntary razaa’ (submission and surrender) to ALLAH Almighty, love, spirituality, devotion, harmony, development of the inner self and mitigation of Nafs (material desires and bodily needs), to achieve purity and elevate oneself closer to ALLAH. Sufism is principled at evoking the true spirit of Islam among the Muslims of the time and reflect the real image of Islam, as a peaceful and socially integrating community. Some of the prominent and well acknowledged names of the Sufis from Sub-continent are Data Ganj Baksh of lahore, Khwaja Moinuddin of Ajmer, Khwaja Bakhtiyar kaki, Delhi, Baba Farid of Pakpattan, Sheikh Bahaudin Zakriya of Multan. Makhdoom Jahania Jangasgt of bahawalpur, Sheikh Nizam udin of Delhi etc. The number of orders given by Abul Fazal in his (Ain Akbri) is fourteen. The following 4 silsilas are the most prominent in the Indian

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