Sufism, Purity of Faith and Deflection of Culture

Question 1

Naming of Sufism and Different Opinions

Answer 1

1. Social Movement of a spiritual and moral character appeared when people sought to lto extinguish lusts and worldly plesasure.
2. State of getting down to worship, dedicating to God, becoming ascetic, and ultmiately taking care of yourself in the hereafter.

Question 2

Origin of Suffism

Answer 2

1. Not a Sect, it is part of the Umma
2. Stages
   -Asceticsm (2nd Century)
   -Transitional Stage
   1Exaggeration of Worship
   2Leaving Marriage
   3Emergence of new Terms (Divine Love)
   -Emergence of Three Kinds

Question 3

The Commitment of the Suffis

Answer 3

Sunni- Follow Prophet and Sahaba
Heresy Sufism- Sanctification of graves or founder of group
Philosophical- strange ideas, pantheism, cessation, and replace

Moderation
Balance in spiritual and material
Quran and Sunnah

Question 4

Need for Sufism in Contemporary Life

Answer 4

• To know God well
• Need to use them for Sciences, Suffism Science
• Need of the positive aspects
• –charity
• —moderation
• –balance