Dictionary - Sufi: Spiritual Dictionary On Sufi
Sufi: A practitioner of Sufism.   (See also: Sufi , Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Sufi: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Sufi
SUFI ("Of wool.") Posers as "sheep?" Apparently not. Sufism is thought of as a "veil" because the studen...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sufi, Sufi, Sufism: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sufi, Sufi, Sufism
Sufi, Sufi, Sufism [from Arab suf wool; sufi he who wears woolen garments]   A school of thought that emphasizes the superiority ...   » Read the article

Article - Osho: Sufi Path Of Love - Fragrant And Fresh  
Sufis tend to remain hidden in a mysterious world, revealing themselves only to chosen seekers of truth - who are receptive and devote...   » Read the article

Article - Muslim Quotes: Thief And The Sufi
Muslim Quotes: Thief and the Sufi   A thief entered a SufiÕs house. He searched everywhere, but could find nothing worthy of st...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Bound By A Common And Rich Heritage
Kabir, the inspired poet weaver of northern India, declared that there was neither Hindu nor Muslim, but only man as the embodiment of...   » Read the article

Article - Sufi Enneagram: Overcoming The Knowledge Paradox With The Enneagram
The Enneagram is a good system of self-assessment because it provides insight into our main unconscious thinking and acting strategies. T...   » Read the article

Article - Islam Sufism: A Different View Of Islam Sufism
A Different View Of Islam & Sufism For Anne-Marie Schimmel, Islam was a lifelong passion, as deep as her own roots in the Lutheran f...   » Read the article

Article - Guru Nanak: Guru Nanak Meets Bahlol In Baghdad
Guru Nanak Meets Bahlol In Baghdad Baghdad was, in Nanak's time, a centre of Muslim culture - it was home to pirs and sufi fakirs. Guru ...   » Read the article

Article - Sufi Shrine Of Leaves: A Very Special Shrine  
It was like walking in to see a revered old friend, only to find her violated and left to die. I am talking about a Sufi shrine that b...   » Read the article

Article - Sufism: The Sufi Understanding Of The Enneagram
Enneagram: The Sufi Enneagram explored as a way of becoming aware of how the pains of the heart can blurr out the reality of our essence ...   » Read the article

Article - Sufism: Identity And Form - A Sufi View  
" The only thing necessary for evil to triumph ", wrote Edmund Burke, " is for good men to do nothing ".   It...   » Read the article

Article - Venus Transit: The Divine Awakening Of The Heart
Sufi Teacher Phillippe De Vos explain the emergence of what the sufis call the “Fath Rabani" (Divine Awakening), and he relates this awak...   » Read the article

Article - Call For Peace Between Moslems And Hindus
Phillipe de Vos is a Sufi Master who visited India and shared the Sufi way at the Oneness Festival February 2004. "Open your eyes – y...   » Read the article

Article - Islam And Hinduism: Enchanting Abode Of The Double Devta
Enchanting Abode of The Double Devta Having been born into a secular Hindu family which venerates a Sufi saint, I have always thought I ...   » Read the article

Article - Sufism - God's Annihilating The Individual's Ego
Sufism has been defined in many ways. Some see it as God's annihilating the individual's ego, will, and self-centredness and then revivin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bawa Muhaiyaddeen: Encyclopedia - Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
Image:Bawa-peace.jpgMuhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen was a revered Sufi saint from the island of Sri Lanka who shared his knowledge and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia - Sufism
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mevlevi: Encyclopedia - Mevlevi
The Mevlevi Order or the Mevleviye are a Sufi order founded by the followers of the Persian Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi in 1273 in Konya p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-existence: Encyclopedia - Pre-existence
In Abrahamic religions, pre-existence is the belief that each individual human soul existed before conception, and at conception (or late...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishr Al Hafi: Encyclopedia - Bishr Al Hafi
Bishr al Hafi was one of the early Sufi Masters and a teacher of Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal, founder of the Hanbali school of Islamic thought....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bayazid Bastami: Encyclopedia - Bayazid Bastami
بايزيد بسطامى or Bayazid Bastami, also known as Abu Yazid Bistami, (777-874CE) was a Sufi born in Bostam (alternate spelling:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sama: Encyclopedia - Sama
Sama may refer to: Shamash, the Assyrian and Babylonian sun god. Sema, form of Sufi ritual ceremony SAMA, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Age...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sufi Healing: Health And Healing Dictionary On Sufi Healing
Sufi healing: Tradition of faith healing based on Sufism, an Islamic form of mysticism that developed mainly in Persia (Iran). It is b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sufi Healing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Sufi Healing
Sufi healing: Tradition of faith healing based on Sufism, an Islamic form of mysticism that developed mainly in Persia (Iran). It is b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufi Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufi Philosophy - Subtle Bodies
Sufi philosophy - Rooh Soul . Sufi philosophy - Nasma Astral Body . Sufi philosophy - Physical body. ... See also:Sufi philosop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufi Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufi Philosophy - Spiritual States
Sufi philosophy - Haal. Main articles: haal, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], and [[{{{5}}}]]    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufi Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufi Philosophy - Concepts In Gnosis
Sufi philosophy - Fanaa. Main articles: Fanaa, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tarika: Encyclopedia Ii - Tarika - Orders Of Sufism
Tarika - Traditional orders. Azeemia Badawiyyah Bektashi Chishti Halveti Jerrahi Kibruyeh Murabitun Mevlevi Naqshbandi Noori Qadiri Ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Sufi Practices
Sufism - Muraqaba. Main article: Muraqaba Muraqaba is the word used by many Sufis when referring to the practice of meditation. The A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Sufi Concepts
Sufism - Lataif-e-sitta The Six Subtleties. Drawing from Qur'anic verses, virtually all Sufis distinguish Lataif-e-Sitta (The Six Subtl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Sufi Practices
Sufism - Muraqaba. Main article: Muraqaba Muraqaba is the word used by many Sufis when referring to the practice of meditation. The A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Sufi Concepts
Sufism - Lataif-e-sitta The Six Subtleties. Drawing from Qur'anic verses, virtually all Sufis distinguish Lataif-e-Sitta (The Six Subtl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bawa Muhaiyaddeen: Encyclopedia Ii - Bawa Muhaiyaddeen - Quotes
The prayers you perform, the duties you do, the charity and love you give is equal to just one drop. But if you use that one drop, contin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Afghanistan - Sufis
Sufism has considerable influence in Afghanistan, in both rural and urban settings, especially among the middle classes of larger village...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - History Of Sufism
The history of Sufism can be divided into the following principal periods: Sufism - Origins. According to the history of Sufism as told...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Traditional Islamic Schools Of Thought And Sufism
Islam traditionally consists of a number of madhhabs (i.e of Sunni, Shi'a and of their subdivisions). Sufis do not define Sufism as a mad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Orders Of Sufism
Sufism - Traditional orders. The traditional Sufi orders all emphasize the role of Sufism within Islam. Therefore the Sharia (tradional...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Etymology
A few etymologies for the word Sufi have been suggested. The first etymological theory states that the root word of Sufi is the Arabic wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Traditional Islamic Schools Of Thought And Sufism
Islam traditionally consists of a number of madhhabs (i.e of Sunni, Shi'a and of their subdivisions). Sufis do not define Sufism as a mad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - History Of Sufism
The history of Sufism can be divided into the following principal periods: Sufism - Origins. According to the history of Sufism as told...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Basic Beliefs
The central concept in Sufism is love. Dervishes—the name given to initiates of sufi orders—believe that love is a projection of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Orders Of Sufism
Sufism - Traditional orders. The traditional Sufi orders all emphasize the role of Sufism within Islam. Therefore the Sharia (tradional...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Influences
A number of scholars perceive influences on Sufism from pre-Islamic and non-Islamic sources and schools of mysticism and philosophy. From...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Etymology
A few etymologies for the word Sufi have been suggested. One etymological theory states that the root word of Sufi is the Arabic word saa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Basic Beliefs
The central concept in Sufism is love. Dervishes—the name given to initiates of sufi orders—believe that love is a projection of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Influences
A number of scholars perceive influences on Sufism from pre-Islamic and non-Islamic sources and schools of mysticism and philosophy. Some...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persian Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Persian Literature - The Influence Of Persian Literature On Other World Literatures
Persian literature - Sufi poetry. Some of Persia's best-beloved medieval poets were Sufis, and their poetry was, and is, widely read by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Afghanistan - Politicized Islam
Although Shariah courts existed in urban centers after Ahmad Shah Durrani established an Afghan state in 1747, the primary judicial basis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Din Arabic Term: Encyclopedia Ii - Din Arabic Term - Meaning And Usage Of Din In Islam
The word appears in as many as 79 Quranic verses, and it is often translated as religion for convenience since there is no equivalent sin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Afghanistan - Meaning And Practice
Islam represents a potentially unifying symbolic system which offsets the divisiveness that frequently rises from the existence of a deep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam And Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam And Clothing - Proper Dress For Prayer
No special clothing is required for worship. Believers are required to dress modestly, according to the customs of their community. A hea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Afghanistan - Ithna Ashariya Twelver Or Imami Shi'a
About 19% of Afghans are Shi'as. The most numerous Shi'a sect in Afghanistan is the Imami Hazara living in the Hazarajat of central Afgha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam And Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam And Clothing - Proper Dress For Hajj
Men put on special pilgrim's robes when they go on hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. These robes are two pieces of unhemmed white c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Afghanistan - Ismailis
The Ismaili Shi'a are also known as Seveners because in the eighth century their leaders rejected the heir designated by the sixth Imam, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Afghanistan - Taliban
In the fall of 1994 a Muslim "student militia" came forth vowing to cleanse the nation of the excesses sullying the jihad. Their avowed i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam And Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam And Clothing - Everyday Modest Dress Hijab
Muslims, male and female, are expected to dress modestly as expressed in the Qur'an: "Say to the believing men that they should lower th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Scholars: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Scholars - Muslim Scholars
Muslim scholars are either born in a Muslim families, or converted to Islam. For a list of scholars specialized in: Islamic history, see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Pakistan - Pakistani Pop Music
The privitization of Pakistani television has resulted in an explosion in the Pakistani pop music scene. New private televsion stations ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Music - Types Of Muslim Devotional Recitation And Music
Muslim music - Recitation without instrumental accompaniment. Adhan -- the call to prayer, performed by a muezzin from a minaret, or (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Morocco: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Morocco - Gnawa
Main article: Gnawa and/or Gnawa music Gnawa music is considered a mystical music. It was gradually brought to Morocco by Sub-Saharan Afr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Morocco: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Morocco - Rai
Main article: Rai Rai is more closely associated with Algeria in the international music scene, but Morocco has produced its own stars li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Morocco: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Morocco - Sephardic Music
Main article: Sephardic music Morocco is home to the Western Tradition of Sephardic music, which is descended from the Jews expelled from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Morocco: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Morocco - Chaabi
Main article: Chaabi Chaabi (popular) is a music consisting of numerous varieties which are descended from the multifarious forms of Moro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Morocco: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Morocco - Berber Music
Main article: Berber music There are three varieties of Berber folk music: village and ritual music, and the music performed by professio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Islamic Texts: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Islamic Texts - Qur'an
List of Islamic texts - Text. Surahs Ayah List of Islamic texts - Commentary/Exegesis. Tafsir ibn Kathir (by Ibn Kathir) Tafsir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Morocco: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Morocco - Malhun
Main article: Malhun Milhûn is a form of sung poetry which uses many of the same modes and instruments as al-âla. A milhûn suite is co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Music - Is Music Haram Forbidden For Muslims?
Many Muslim leaders, notably those of Salafi, Wahabi, and Deobandi tendencies, believe that music is forbidden both by the Qur'an and by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Music - Instruments
Some Muslims believe that only vocal music is permissible (halal) and that instruments are forbidden (haram). Hence there is a strong tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran - Religious Demography
The country has a total area of approximately 1,636,000 km² (632,000 mi²), and its population is approximately 66 million. The populati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pandura: Encyclopedia Ii - Pandura - Iranian/kurdish Veiw & Usage
Tanbour/Tanbur/Tanbor, a Lute-like instrument is the most genuine Iranian musical instrument with which half of the world are acquainted....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tanbur: Encyclopedia Ii - Tanbur - Iranian/kurdish Veiw & Usage
Tanbour/Tanbur/Tanbor, a Lute-like instrument is the most genuine Iranian musical instrument with which half of the world are acquainted....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Islamic Texts: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Islamic Texts - Fiqh/sharia Jurispudence/religious Law
List of Islamic texts - Sunni. Usl al-Fiqh Aqidah al-Tahawiyya List of Islamic texts - Shia. Usool-e-kafi ... See also:List of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Music - Types Of Muslim Devotional Recitation And Music
Muslim music - Recitation without instrumental accompaniment. Adhan -- the call to prayer, performed by a muezzin from a minaret, or (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persian Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Persian Literature - Classical Persian Literature
Persian literature - Pre-Islamic Iranian Literature. We have few literary remains from the ancient Persians. Most of these consist of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Morocco: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Morocco - Andalusian Classical Music
Morocco is home to Andalusian classical music that is found throughout North Africa. It probably evolved under the Moors in Cordoba, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran - Restrictions On Religious Freedom
Religious minorities, by law and practice, are barred from being elected to a representative body (except to the seats in the Majles rese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Music - Is Music Haram Forbidden For Muslims?
Many Muslim leaders, notably those of Salafi, Wahabi, and Deobandi tendencies, believe that music is forbidden both by the Qur'an and by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persian Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Persian Literature - Dictionaries
Dehkhoda names 200 Persian lexicographical works in his monumental Dehkhoda Dictionary, the earliest being from the late Sassanid era, na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Music - Instruments
Some Muslims believe that only vocal music is permissible (halal) and that instruments are forbidden (haram). Hence there is a strong tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran - Societal Attitudes
The continuous activity of the country’s pre-Islamic, non-Muslim communities, such as Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians, has accustome...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran - Views Of The Us Government
The U.S. Government makes clear its objections to the Government’s treatment of religious minorities in public statements, support for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran - Status Of Religious Freedom
Iran restricts freedom of religion. The Constitution declares that the "official religion of Iran is Islam and the doctrine followed is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran - Abuses Of Religious Freedom
Status of religious freedom in Iran - Baha'is. According to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, sinc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Major Branches
Divisions of Islam - Sunni. Main articles: Sunni Islam, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], and [[{{{5}}}]] Sunni Isla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-existence: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-existence - Pre-existence In Judaism
While the idea of an immortal soul was not originally part of Jewish theology, it became so after Jewish contact with Persian and Greek t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Kharijite Sects
Divisions of Islam - Sufri. Main articles: Sufri, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], and [[{{ ... See also:Divisions o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abjad: Alternative Health Dictionary On Abjad
abjad: Sufi system of numerology.   (See also: Abjad , Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Major Denominations
Divisions of Islam - Sunni. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam - the Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama'ah. According to Sunni thoug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pandura: Encyclopedia Ii - Pandura - Encyclopædia Britannica
There were in antiquity at least two distinct varieties of pandura, or tanbur. The more or less pear-shaped type used in Assyria and Per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pandura: Encyclopedia Ii - Pandura - Turkish Veiw & Usage
Image:Turkish tanbur1.jpg www.kulturturizm.gov.tr This is one, and perhaps the most important, of the stringed and plucked instruments of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Sunni Schools Of Thought
Madhhab is an Islamic term that refers to a school of thought or religious jurisprudence, or fiqh, within Sunni Islam. Each of the Ashaab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pandura: Encyclopedia Ii - Pandura - Macedonia
The tambur is a traditional long necked string instrument with a pear-like body, made of walnut. The instrument was originally brought to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Kalam Schools
Divisions of Islam - Ash'ari. Main articles: Ash'ari, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], and ... See also:Divisions o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tanbur: Encyclopedia Ii - Tanbur - Farabi View
Our definite knowledge of the pandura is derived from the treatise on music by Farabi, the Arab/Persian scholar who flourished in the 10t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tanbur: Encyclopedia Ii - Tanbur - Turkish Veiw & Usage
Image:Turkish tanbur1.jpg www.kulturturizm.gov.tr This is one, and perhaps the most important, of the stringed and plucked instruments of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tanbur: Encyclopedia Ii - Tanbur - India
A tambura (South India; North India: tanpura) is a long-necked Indian lute, unfretted and round-bodied. It has four or five (rarely: six)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tanbur: Encyclopedia Ii - Tanbur - Macedonia
The tambur is a traditional long necked string instrument with a pear-like body, made of walnut. The instrument was originally brought to...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Combine Spirituality And Psychotherapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Combine Spirituality And Psychotherapy
Combine Spirituality and Psychotherapy: Eclectic integrative system developed and practiced by author Bernard Green, Ph.D. It includes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baqaa: Encyclopedia Ii - Baqaa - Aspects
Baqaa - First aspect: The level of acts. The first aspect of the Sufi permanency is situated at the level of acts. The action of the Su...   » Read the article