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Sufism, Sufis, and Sufi Orders: Sufism's Many Paths
by truthhere
Sufism -- Sufis -- Sufi Orders
Sufism's Many Paths Dr. Alan Godlas, University of GeorgiaSufism or tasawwuf, as it is called in Arabic, is generally understood by scholars and Sufis to be the inner, mystical, or psycho-spiritual dimension of Islam. Today, however, many Muslims and non-Muslims believe that Sufism is outside the sphere of Islam. Nevertheless, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, one of the foremost scholars of Islam, in his article The Interior Life in Islam contends that Sufism is simply the name for the inner or esoteric dimension of Islam.
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