History of Sufism

Sufism is the mystical branch of Islam in which Muslims seek divine love and truth through direct personal experience of God.^[1] This mystic tradition within Islam developed in several stages of growth, emerging first in the form of early asceticism, based on the teachings of Hasan al-Basri, before entering the second stage of more classical mysticism of divine love, as promoted by al-Ghazali and Attar of Nishapur, and finally emerging in the institutionalized form of today's network of fraternal Sufi orders, based on Sufis such as Rumi and Yunus Emre.^[2]^[1] At its core, however, Sufism remains an individual mystic experience, and a Sufi can be characterized as one who seeks the annihilation of the ego in God.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Sufism". Britannica. 5 January 2024.
^ TY - JOUR AU - Sala, Renato PY - 2018/01/01 SP - 115 EP - 138 T1 - AHMED YASAWI: LIFE, WORDS AND SIGNIFICANCE IN THE KAZAKH CULTURE VL - 89 DO - 10.26577/JH-2018-2-228 JO - Journal of history ER -
^ Angha, Nahid (1991). Principles of Sufism (reprint ed.). Fremont, California: Jain Publishing Company (published 2024). pp. 6–8. ISBN 9780875730615. Retrieved 2018-06-24.

[Britannica-1] "Sufism". Britannica. 5 January 2024.

[2] TY - JOUR AU - Sala, Renato PY - 2018/01/01 SP - 115 EP - 138 T1 - AHMED YASAWI: LIFE, WORDS AND SIGNIFICANCE IN THE KAZAKH CULTURE VL - 89 DO - 10.26577/JH-2018-2-228 JO - Journal of history ER -

[3] Angha, Nahid (1991). Principles of Sufism (reprint ed.). Fremont, California: Jain Publishing Company (published 2024). pp. 6–8. ISBN 9780875730615. Retrieved 2018-06-24.

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