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    Even before King David‚ the kings of old must have employed musicians to soothe and heal them during times of stress and illness.  The healing power of music has been expressed throughout the centuries‚ from the strumming of ancient harps and flutes‚ to the pure voice sung in chants and folk songs.  Music has no bounds when it creates the sounds to heal and mellow the soul.  It’s legacy survives every generation through history and is expressed through the hearts and deeper feelings in the people

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    to come over under the one roof of humanity. Sufism has attracted the Western people because of its mental‚ spiritual and physical strategies. Now‚ Sufism is introducing in the West in the form of history of well-known Sufis but they are not introducing traditions of it. They are trying to explore more in the field of Sufism and researching Sufi movements in their particular origins. Some people in the society who have some conflict with respect to Sufism and Sufi raised a question that Sufis can mislead

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    guide the spiritual lives of Muslims but also regulate their worldly affairs such as day-to-day financial transactions. This research paper discusses the influence of Quran and Hadith on two distinct but equally significant aspects of life‚ which are Sufism and Economics. Significance of Quran and Hadith in Islam The two essential sources of Islam are the Quran (which is the word of God) and the Sunnah (which includes the deeds‚ sayings and silent disapprovals or consents given by the Prophet). Hadith

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    Texture‚ Form‚ Performance Practice and Functions Of Music on this two types of music from different background‚ Sufism Dhikir Ceremony and Tarian Sewang Orang Asli “Sufism is the name given to mysticism in Islam. The term Sufism embraces the philosophy and practices which aim at direct communion between God and man‚ those who practice Sufism are called Sufis.” (Farida Khanam‚ Sufism an Introduction)

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    While the conflict between Sunnis and Shi’ites is more of an internal dispute‚ the two unite with regards to Sufism‚ as they see Sufis and their methods of worship as heretic and blasphemous. In Huston Smith’s book‚ The World’s Religions‚ Orthodox Islam (Sunni‚ Shi’ite) is referred to as an exoteric form of the religions‚ while Sufism is labeled as esoteric. Though the differences between Sufism and Sunni/Shi’ite Islam are vast in their practices and interpretations‚ distinguishing the two from one another

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    Impact of Islam on Indian culture and/or politics There is a close relationship between Islam and Indian. Islam is a religion that is based on Quran which explains revelations from god and is believed that it is unaltered throughout the decades. There is about 1.57 billion supporters which is the same number as of 23 percentage of earth’s population. It is the second-largest religion in the world and it is still growing fast. The support of Islam is called a Muslim. Islam’s prophet is Muhammad who

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    Within 12th and 13th century Islam‚ the role of women was extremely controversial. A large majority of Muslims in the time period saw women as inferior beings when compared to men. However‚ new thoughts on gender equality within Islam began to emerge with the writings of Sufi scholar Muhammad b. Ali b. Muhammad Ibn al-Arabi al-Ta’i al-Hatimi. Ibn al-Arabi’s thoughts concerning Islamic women within the 12th and 13th centuries drew much attention from the Islamic community. This attention was originally

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    history‚ Ibn Khaldun wanted to examine analyse history by dividing it into two parts historical manifest and historical gist. Finally‚ in regard to philosophy‚ Ibn Khaldun attempted to re-examine mysticism and theology in developing a model of the Sufism. Ibn Khaldun contribution to the discipline of sociology‚ he first looked at nomads’ characteristics and categorized them as being rough‚ savage and uncultured and their presence will always be destructive to civilization; however they have other

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    II.The decline of the Ghaznavids and rise of the Seljuk empire‚ 1040-1200 it was a new dynasty that was no longer run by a caliphate or family member of a religious background it was run by the sultan. The relationship of the sultan and the caliph relationship started when the Turks entered Islam. The caliphate‚ was replaced by a new institution the sultan. The Turks were brought in to fight in the military by them either being slaves or adventurers. Through their service they became excellent soldiers

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    the “inner teachings of the Koran” (Attar 139)‚ the Sufis believe that “there is one God. All things are in Him and He is in all things. All things‚ visible and invisible‚ are emanations of Him” (Attar 139). This perspective of Islam‚ known as Sufism‚ is presented in The Conference of the Birds through simple allegorical poems. More explicitly‚ the poems tell of a group of birds‚ led by the Hoopoe‚ to meet the Simorgh. This is an allegory for the journey many people often find themselves

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