Sufism Flashcards

1
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Ishan

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Spiritual perfection

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2
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The Gabriel Hadith

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“Ishan is to worship god as if you can see him”

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3
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JAC Browns 3 levels in Gabriel Hadith

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Faith - basic articles
Submission - rituals
Perfection - Ishan, remembrance

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4
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Dhikr

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Remember God Edith Frequent remembrance - Sura 33

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5
Q

Seyyed Hossien Nasr

Dhikr

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There is no upper limit in how frequently one should remember God

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6
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Tazkiyat al-nafs

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Purifying the soul

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7
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Seyyed Houssien Nasr

Tazkiyat al nafs

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Ridding oneself of negative character traits to develop positive character traits

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8
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Sober Sufis

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Awe of God
Baqa - persistence of self
Do not believe in unity of the self and God

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9
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Sober sufi

Al Junayd

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There is always a distinction between the self and God

A Sufi can be close to god but not united

Duty is to serve community

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10
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Drunken Sufism

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Unity with god
Fana - annihilation of the self
Ecstatic utterances - Shatahat

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11
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Ecstatic utterances

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“I am the truth” Hallaq

Was imprisoned and killed

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12
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Mojeddedi on awilaya

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Friends of God are protected, can perform miracles, receive messages

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13
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Waines on awilaya

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Friend of god - united with god

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14
Q

States

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Temporary

Effect emotions

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15
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Stations

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Permanent

Earnt through efforts like repentance

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16
Q

Al Hujwirir

On states and stations

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Station belongs to the category of acts, state to the category of gifts”

17
Q

Qushayri

On states and stations

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The states are gifts, the stations are earnings

18
Q

Tariqa

A

The path to Sufism

19
Q

Shaykh

A

Sufi master

20
Q

Master disciple relationship

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Shaykh supervises
Disciples pledge loyalty to shaykh
Shaykh appoints successor
Forms chain of authority

21
Q

Crits

Master disciple relationship

A

Often shakyhs seen as living saints - saints not mentioned in Quran

Their graves are worshipped - worshipping someone that is not God??

22
Q

Rumis song of the Reed

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Red taken from the reed bed to be made into a flute

Highlights yeh spiritual journey back to God

23
Q

Rumis song of the reed

Separation from God

A

“Uprooted me”

24
Q

Rumis song of the reed

Separation from God

Chittick

A

The spirit suffers pain as it’s trapped in physical world

25
Q

Rumis song of the reed

Suffering, longing for God

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“All yearn for union”

26
Q

Rumis song of the reed

Suffering, longing for God

Mojaddedi

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Reed symbolises the mystic who feels a sting sense of separation from his origin of God

27
Q

Rumis song of the reed

Purification

A

“Be cleansed of greed”

28
Q

Rumis song of the reed

Purification

Chittick

A

Through purification man becomes free

29
Q

Rumis song of the reed

Divine Love

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“Love, our sweetest bliss is you”

30
Q

Rumis song of the reed

Divine Love

Mojeddedi

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The soul is consumed and united with God