Pro Seminar Paper: Sufism In The Middle East
“Women in the Sufi Orders”
Pro Seminar Paper: Sufism in the Middle East
Date: 4.8.13
Table of Contents:
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...3-7
Chapter 1: Women’s status in Sufism…………………..………………………….....8-9
Chapter 2: Negative thoughts on Sufi women …………………………..…………..10-11
Chapter 3: Rabi’a al Basri …………...…….……………..……...……………….....12-14
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………..…......15
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………….16
Introduction:
Sufism or taṣawwuf (تَصَوُّف) is defined by its believers as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam, and Sufi is the term used to describe its followers. The term Sufi comes from the Arabic word suf (صُوف) or wool and was used to refer to ascetics and mystics …show more content…
Sufism, also called the “Islamic Mysticism” has the believer go through a process in which he gives up the materialistic life and purifies his soul in order to become one with God לצרוס-יפה 316:1967))The first Sufi movement was founded in Basra, Iraq in the 8th century. Though throughout Sufism there are many different sects and orders, one thing stays the same: their purpose is to search for God, acknowledge Him, know Him and love Him (לזרוס-יפה 1967: 319-320).
In Sufism there is an influence from the Neo-Platonist philosophy, which influenced other monotheistic religions like Judaism and Christianity. This philosophy brings forth the desire of the believer to get to know their God through ecstasy (322:1967 לזרוס-יפה). The ecstatic state of the mystic can at times bring upon extreme behavior or …show more content…
By the 11th century there were distinctive groups associated with a particular master. These groups, however, were often not cohesive enough to survive the death of a master; it was only in the 12th and 13th centuries that orders emerged which were stable enough to continue after the death of the founder (Malamud 1994:427). This continuity was achieved through the current master nominating a successor who would lead the order following the current founder’s death. Thus, these orders were able to trace their origins throuhg a chain of
Pro Seminar Paper: Sufism in the Middle East
Date: 4.8.13
Table of Contents:
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...3-7
Chapter 1: Women’s status in Sufism…………………..………………………….....8-9
Chapter 2: Negative thoughts on Sufi women …………………………..…………..10-11
Chapter 3: Rabi’a al Basri …………...…….……………..……...……………….....12-14
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………..…......15
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………….16
Introduction:
Sufism or taṣawwuf (تَصَوُّف) is defined by its believers as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam, and Sufi is the term used to describe its followers. The term Sufi comes from the Arabic word suf (صُوف) or wool and was used to refer to ascetics and mystics …show more content…
Sufism, also called the “Islamic Mysticism” has the believer go through a process in which he gives up the materialistic life and purifies his soul in order to become one with God לצרוס-יפה 316:1967))The first Sufi movement was founded in Basra, Iraq in the 8th century. Though throughout Sufism there are many different sects and orders, one thing stays the same: their purpose is to search for God, acknowledge Him, know Him and love Him (לזרוס-יפה 1967: 319-320).
In Sufism there is an influence from the Neo-Platonist philosophy, which influenced other monotheistic religions like Judaism and Christianity. This philosophy brings forth the desire of the believer to get to know their God through ecstasy (322:1967 לזרוס-יפה). The ecstatic state of the mystic can at times bring upon extreme behavior or …show more content…
By the 11th century there were distinctive groups associated with a particular master. These groups, however, were often not cohesive enough to survive the death of a master; it was only in the 12th and 13th centuries that orders emerged which were stable enough to continue after the death of the founder (Malamud 1994:427). This continuity was achieved through the current master nominating a successor who would lead the order following the current founder’s death. Thus, these orders were able to trace their origins throuhg a chain of