Sufism
body of mystical practice within Islam
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Summary
Sufism is a religious movement[1]. Sufism ranks in the top 2% of religious movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53,761 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Islam[3]
- Instance of: way of life[4], lifestyle[5], religious denomination[6]
- Founder: Muhammad[7]
- Operator: Sufi[8]
- Followed by: wasil[9]
- Location: Muslim world[10], worldwide[11], world[12]
- Subclass of: obedience in Islam[13], Islamic activity[14]
- Part of: worship in Islam[15]
- Has use: iman[16], iḥsān[17], Kashf[18], Tajalli[19], Shuhud[20], Muraqaba[21]
- Commons category: Sufism[22]
- Said to be the same as: Zuhd[23]
- Has part(s): Wird[24], Warid[25], ḥāl[26], maqam[27], Lataif-e-sitta[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sufism[29]
- Main subject: dhikr[30], Dua[31], Sabr[32]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Sufism[33]
- Facet of: mysticism[34]
- OpenStreetMap tag: denomination=sufi[35]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[36], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[39], Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[40], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42]
- Partially coincident with: asceticism[43]
- Topic has template: Template:Sufism[44]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://islam.stackexchange.com/tags/sufism[45]
- Native label: التَّصَوُّفُ[46]
- Different from: Kabbalah[47], The Sufis[48], zindīq[49]
- Hashtag: sufism[50]
- Connects with: rahma[51], love for God in Islam[52]
Why It Matters
Sufism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Sufism is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Sufism has been cited as an influence by Dhafer Youssef[55], a composer[56], b. 1967[57], of Tunisia[58].
FAQs
Who did Sufism influence?
Sufism has been cited as an influence by Dhafer Youssef[55].