Sufism is the mysticism of Islam, the pursuit of personal experience with God. It focuses on inner cleansing, divine love, and connection with one's inner self over outward ritual and ceremony. Sufis aim to overcome the ego (nafs) and merge with the Divine.

1. What Makes Sufi Mysticism
Distinct From Other Islamic
Traditions?
Revealing Islam's Spiritual Heart

2. Sufi Mysticism: a brief introduction
Sufism is the mysticism of Islam, the pursuit of personal
experience with God.
It focuses on inner cleansing, divine love, and connection
with one's inner self over outward ritual and ceremony.
Sufis aim to overcome the ego (nafs) and merge with the
Divine.

3. Inner Change In Place Of Outer
Rituals
Orthodox Islam deals with the Sharia (Islamic
law) and sunnah (precepts), while Sufism
deals with dhikr and adab.
Sufism focuses on Ihsan—worshiping as
though one is seeing God.
According to Sufi mystics, sincerity of
submission is based on a centre in the heart,
and does not depend on outer behavior.

4. The Core Beliefs of Sufi
Mysticism
• Tawhīd: All is one; God, the only
reality.
• Fana: To annihilate the self and
perceive God.
• Baqqa: Subsistence in God after
annihilation.
And the goal and way to spiritual
union is Love.

5. Unique Spiritual
Practices
• Dhikr (Remembrance): Recitation of
the names of God for spiritual upward
growth.
• Sama (Listening): Music and poetry to
revive the soul.
• Dervish dance (Sema): The Dervish
gyrates as a sign of unity with God.
• Path (Tariqa): Spiritual guidance under
a Sufi sheikh or master (Murshid).

6. Poetry and Symbol Worship
Sufi poetry employs rich metaphors (wine,
lover, flame) to convey divine longing.
Rumi, Hafiz, and Rabia -- three people
we're indebted to for beacons of the heart.
Their writings have shown the emotional
and symbolic depth of Sufism.

7. A Viewpoint that is Inclusive and
Humanistic
Sufism preaches and practices tolerance,
love, and peace among cultures and
religions.
Emphasizes that all are one in God's love.
Promotes an inclusive perspective over and
above sectarianism.

8. CONCLUSION
There is something different and
something unique about Sufi
mysticism: It is a heart-mysticism.
It presents a personal, loving God
who's beyond doctrine.
In a world that is complex, Sufism
calls for simplicity, love, and inner
silence.

9. Final Thought
Sufism is more than a path. It is
also a divine love story between
the soul and its Source.

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