Guide to Sufism

A Beginner's Guide to Sufism Sufism Introduction.. Introduction It was some 22 years ago when I first encountered Islam. It was during a trip to Istanbul,

which was part of the University of Pittsburgh Semester-At-Sea

Spring 1983 Program that I was in. I remember being in trance the whole visit because of the calls to prayer and the hours I spent sitting inside the Sultan Ahmet Mosque or popularly known as the Blue Mosque because of its blue-ish interior tiles. On the last night of the trip, we, the students of the program were invited to watch a “performance” of whirling dervishes. I didn’t know anything about dervishes and the Sufi tradition, but all I knew during that time was falling into a place of deep peace as I took in the music and watched the endless swirls and whirls of the dervishes. Since then I was curious about Sufism and fortunately, fortunately, by serendipity, serendipity, had stumbled upon books by b y Idries Shah, G.I. Gurdjieff, and the poetry of Hafiz and Rumi. But I didn’t go beyond reading them because I had the impression, owing to years of mis- and dis-information on Islam that women could not become Sufis. Fortunately,, a wonderful class on Race, Religion and Islamophobia taught by Fortunately by Dr. Ibrahim Farajaje at the Graduate Theological Union and a moving dhikr with Moroccon Sufi Sheikh Sidi Ahmed Kostas at the Starr King School for the Ministry this spring erased my notions that only men could be Sufis. Additionally,, my Additionally m y own experiences from Tantra Tantra yoga meditation over the past 20

years have brought me to appreciate the beauty and depth of  Sufism.

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Definition Sufi teachers explain Sufism in many ways, but a favorite is that offered by James Fadiman and Sheikh Ragip Robert Frager Al Jerrahi, authors of  Essential Sufism. They write: “For thousands of years, Sufism has offered a path on which one can progress toward the “great end” of Self-realization, or  God-realization. Sufism is a way of love, a way of devotion, and way of  knowledge. Sufism is often described as a path, suggesting both an origin and destination. The aim of Sufism is the elimination of all veils between the individual and God. Traveling this path, one can acquire knowledge of Reality. God is the ultimate reality reality,, not this phenomenal world of multiplicity.” (James Fadiman and Robert Frager, Essential Sufism (Castle Books, 1997) 1.

 A Short History of Sufism Sufism, writes Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, the present Master of the Nimatullahi Order,, is the third main group that formed after the death of the Prophet Order Muhammad in 632 A.D. The group comprised the companions (ashab) and ascetics (zohhad) of the Prophet’s day consisted, who wanted t o focus on “the inner spiritual dimension of Islam and upon the worship of Allah and devotion to the One Reality Realit y (Al Haqq).” (Javad Nurbakhsh, Sufi Women, (New York: Khaniqah-Nimatullahi Publications, 1983), 14.) The two other main groups were the Sunnis and the Shi’ites. Nurbakhsh notes that during the early development of Sufism, Sufis chiefly trained their attention to keeping night-vigils and asceticism (zohd). The night vigils were inspired by the Prophet’s belief that such practice was a virtue. The practice of asceticism, which involved silence, seclusion, fasting, and remembrance of God through repeated recitation of Allah’s various names (dhikr), was regarded as the Sufi’s effort to “abandon the world.” (Nurbakhsh, 17.) By incessant remembrance and utterance of Allah, the Sufi merges with Allah. (Soraya Susan Behbehani, The Messenger Within: Discovering Love and Wholeness Through Meditation (San Francisco: Mellen Research University Press, 1991), 205.)

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During this early stage, Sufis had devout hope for a heavenly reward following death, but at the same time were anxious about hell. Hence, they emphasized a life of perfect piety. piety. But in Sufism’s second stage of development, love (eshq) and loving-kindness (mahabbat) of God (Nurbakhsh, 18) – as inspired by woman Sufi saint Rabi'a al-'Adawiya became part of the practice along with asceticism. Nurbakhsh comments that an emphasis on Divine Love eventually replaced the previous emphasis on the fear of God’s punishment. As Rabi’a-‘Adawiyya al-Qaysiyya of Basra used to pray: “Oh my Lord, if I worship Thee from fear of Hell, burn me in Hell, and if I worship Thee from hope of Paradise, exclude me thence, but if I worship Thee for thine own sake the withhold not from me Thine Eternal Beauty.” Beauty.” (Margaret Smith, Rabi’a: The Life and Works of Rabi’a and Other Women Mystics in Islam (Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 1994), 50.) In its third stage of development, both the ethical practice and theory of Sufism expanded. By its fourth stage, the speculative philosophy of Sufism, which was part and parcel of the issue of “The Unity of Being” flourished. Throughout the centuries, the tradition saw the rise of notable masters including Jalalod-Din Rumi, Mahmud Shabestari, Fakhrod-Din ‘Eraqi, and Shah Ne’matollah. (Nurbakhsh, 19).

Sufi Women Saints The Sufi is a person who worships God for God’s sake alone because s/he has witnessed God and knows God. S/he worships God because s/he loves the Divine, which is not an image, idea, or specter of the mind. S/he keeps an eye on her/his heart, collects her/his thoughts and surrenders every care to God, which readies the Sufi for union with God. (Behbehani, 214.) Such conception of the relations between the Sufi and God, notes Margaret Smith, leading scholar on Rabi’a Al-Adawiyya and other Sufi women saints, left no room for the distinction of gender. She writes that the development of  Sufism within Islam gave women the chance to attain sainthood. Rabi’a AlAdawiyya was undoubtedly the foremost of the women mystics of Islam. However,, there were many However man y women both during her time and after her, who also became saints and made contributions to the growth of Sufism. (Smith, 21.)

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Links Rabi'a al-'Adawiya http://www.sufism.org/books/rabiaex.html Rabi'a al-Badawiya http://www http://www.uga.edu/islam/rabiabadaw .uga.edu/islam/rabiabadaw.html .html Women and Sufism http://www.sufism.org/society/articles/women.html Sufi Orders in the West http://www.uga.edu/islam/sufismwest.html Women and Sufism http://www.sufism.org/society/articles/women.html

The Practice of Meditation Sufis use different kinds of meditation techniques. One practice is silent meditation that starts with inhaling and exhaling one of the names of Allah. While thoughts, emotions, sensations are not repressed and allo wed to be experienced, the meditator gently brings her/his attention back to God. (Mohammad Shafii, M.D. Freedom from the Self: Sufism, Meditation and Psychotherapy (New York: York: Human Sciences Press, 1985), 93.)

The Stages of Sufism In the practice and understanding of Sufism, there are four stages, writes Sheikh Ragip Robert Frager Al Jerrahi, co-author of Essential Sufism. These are religious law (shariah), the mystical path (tariqah), Truth (haqiqah), and Gnosis (marifah), which he defines: Religious law or Shariah, which means ‘road’ in Arabic, comprises the teachings on morals and ethics of Islam that provide guidance on how to live properly in the world.

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The mystical path or Tariqah Tariqah is the practice of Sufism and literally literall y means the path – which is not clearly marked, even visible -- in the desert that the Bedouin would follow to go from oasis to oasis. And And to find one’s way, way, one needs the guidance of a Sufi teacher (sheikh). Truth or Haqiqah is the Sufi’s direct experience of God within. Gnosis or Marifah is knowledge of Reality, Reality, which is that “ongoing state of  attunement with God and with Truth.”

Finding A Teacher  The basic test for a real Sufi teacher is s/he practices what s/he preaches. As Sheikh Ragip Robert Frager Al Jerrahi notes, “Empty words have no weight.”

Sufi Orders in the West  http://www.uga.edu/islam/sufismwest.html More links below

Sufi-Related Resources Sufi Women Rabi'a al-'Adawiya http://www.sufism.org/books/rabiaex.html Rabi'a al-Badawiya http://www.uga.edu/islam/rabiabadaw http://www .uga.edu/islam/rabiabadaw.html .html Sufi Women Organization sufi

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http://www.sufiwomen.org/ Women and Sufism http://www.sufism.org/society/articles/women.html Women and Sufism http://www.sufism.org/society/articles/women.html

Discussion Lists and Web Forums Threads of Love Sufi Conference http://www.suficonference.org/ Caravansarai: an informal discussion list for friends and for visitors of  http://www.sarmoun.org.uk/ http://sarmoun.listbot.com/ Discussion list for A CHERAG'S LIBRARY http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/cheraglibrary Chishtiyya discussion group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chishtiyya/ Hafiz mailing list http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/Hafiz Mushkil Gusha discussion list http://mushkilgusha.listbot.com/ Archives http://www.listbot.com/archive/mushkilgusha Osmanli Naksibendi discussion group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OsmanliNaksibendi/ Sufi Circle (MSN Community for ahlus-Sunnah wal Jammah Sufis) http://communities.msn.com/suficircle

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Sunlight mailing list For those who love the poetry and stories of Jelaluddin Rumi -http: -http: //www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/sunlight tariqas discussion list http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tariqas or email elijah wright at [email protected] Tasawuf Mailing List [email protected] Body Text : subscribe If you want to send an article :Send to : [email protected] Newsgroups soc.religion.gnosis alt.sufi newsgroup alt.islam.sufism newsgroup

Websites Abjadiyyah Malay Martial Arts, Sufism and Sunni http://www.geocities.com/pgssajkm/abjad.html or  http://www.abjadkelantan.tsx.org/ Ahl-i Allah (People of Allah) http://www.peopleofallah.org/ Ahmed Baki's Sufism and Science Page http://www.ahmedbaki.com/ Alan Godlas’s Website: Islam and Islamic Studies www.uga.edu/islam Almiraj Sufi Books

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http://www.almirajsuficentre.org.au/ Alif Publishing: Books on the Sufi Tradition http://www.rappinc.com/786SUFI/ Allah-Sufism-Islam from author Ahmed Hulusi http://allah-sufism-islam.com/ or  or http://www.ahmedhulusi.com/ http://www.ahmedhulusi.com/ alt.fan.jalaludin newsgroup http://sunsite.unc.edu/usenet-i/groups-html/alt.fan.jalaludin_rumi.html Amir Khusro Dehlavi website (Sufi poet from 13th century) http://www.angelfire.com/sd/urdumedia/index.html Aouliya Foundation (Qadiri-Chishti tariqa in Melbourne, Australia) Australia) http://www.angelfire.com/az2/aouliyafoundation/index.html Australian Centre for Sufism http://www.australiansuficentre.org/ Baba Farid website http://www.babafarid.com/ Based on the teaching of hazrat Sultan Bahoo http://islahijamaat.freeservers.com/ Barzakh Foundation Homepage http://www.geocities.com/yayasan_barzakh Barzakh Foundation: Sufi Healing for AIDS patient http://www.geocities.com/yayasan http://www .geocities.com/yayasan_barzakh/aidsbrze.htm _barzakh/aidsbrze.htm Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship http://www.bmf.org/ Belgium Sufi Center (in Flemmish and French)

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http://home.worldonline.be/~appels/SOEFI-ORDE&ORDRE-SOUFI.html Book of Soul by 17 century Saint Hazat Sultan Bahoo (R.A) http://risala-roohi.tripod.com/ BOOKWEAVER: BOOKWEA VER: Books For The Mind Body and Spirit http://www.bookweaver.co.uk/ Centro Naqshbandi de Psicología Transpersonal Transpersonal (Argentina) http://www.recuerdo.com/ Paul Cheneours Sufi Music site http://www.egnet.co.uk/clients/music/rgm.html A Cherag's Library -- links to sacred scripture from many traditions intended for  use by the Cherags of the Church of All and of all churches founded by Hazrat Inayat Khan http://www.cheraglibrary.org/ Chishti Qadhiri order  http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/5352 Chishti website http://www.chishti.ru/ Darqawiyya/Shahdiliyyah http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/658 http://www .geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/6588/dhikr 8/dhikr.html .html David and Chandra's Qawwali Page http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/kawali.html Dervish Project -- DVD movie about altered states of consciousnes consciousness s while doing Sufi practices in the Sufi Order International http://www.dervishproject.com/ Dziqr http://msnhomepages.talkc Dziqr  http://msnhomepages.talkcity ity.com/DharmaDr/dziqr/english.htm .com/DharmaDr/dziqr/english.htm http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/DharmaDr/dziqr/hu.html

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Gharibnawaz (Indian Chisti Sufi Center) http://www.gharibnawaz.com/ Gohar Shahi http://www.goharshahi.com/ The Golden Sufi Center-Events and Publications http://www.goldensufi.org/ Gurdjieff and Sufi Paths http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/gurdjieffsufi/ Haqqani Foundation homepage http://www.naqshbandi.net/haqqani/ Hazrat Nizamuddin Spiritual Foundation: http://www.angelfire.com/ca/sufi/page5.html "The Heart of True Love" http://www.wic.net/schevene/truelove.htm The HU Page http://members.aol.com/hu4wahz/hu/index.html Iamheart.org http://www.iamheart.org/ Ibn Arabi Society http://www.ibnarabisociety.org/ Il Giardino della Conoscenza http://www.sufi.it/index.htm International Association of Sufism http://www.ias.org/

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International Sufi Movement http://www.sufimovement.org/ ISHK http://www.sufis.org/ Islam and Muslim Links http://www.academicinfo.net/Islammeta.html Islam Understood & Wisdom (from Indonesia) http://www.angelfire.com/il/Nalapralaya/ Islami Roohani Mission (Naqshbandiya Mujaddediya tareeqah) http://www.al-maqsood.org/ http://www.geocities.com/muaz_niazi Islamic Bookstore: Islamic Mysticism section http://IslamicBookstore.com/islamic_books/islamicmysticism.shtml ISRA: Islamic Studies and Research Association http://www.angelfire.com/sc/ISRA/ Jaffe Institute of Healing on Spiritual and Physical Levels, returning the heart and spirit to oneness with God http://www.jaffeinstitute.org/ Jamil Islamic Center Of California -- Naqshbandi Haqqani Order  http://www.jamil.com/jic Halveti-Jerrahi Order  http://www.jerrahi.org/ Katinka Hesselink Net Sufism: articles on universal Sufism, from Idries Shah, Robert Frager and Inayat Kahn. http://www.katinkahesselink.net/sufi/

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Konya, Turkey pictures (including Rumi's tomb) http://www.ege.edu.tr/Turkiye/si/Konya.html KOTKU Education, Friendship and Assistance Foundation (Naqshbandi tariqa) http://www.aitco.com/kotku/ Khusro: Videos for sale of Amir Khusro's Music http://www.angelfire.com/sd/urdumedia/video.html "La Rosa Mystica" http://www.wic.net/schevene/rosa.htm Madrassa -i- Towheed Homepage http://hometown.aol.com/hsabit/index.html Makhdoom's Quality Quest http://home4.pacific.net.sg/~makhdoom/(See http://home4.pacific.net.sg/~makhdoom/ (See pages on islam, shah, sufism, poetry, and sindh) Masjid al-Farah http://www.ashkijerrahi.com/ Master of the Jinn: A Sufi Novel http://www.masterofthejinn.com/ Maternal Sufi Order-TGNJ-RVA http://www.tariqat-gulnurjihaniyya-rva.net/ Meem Connection http://www.meem.freeuk.com/ Mevlevi Order of America http://www.hayatidede.org/ Mevlevi-Order in Germany

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http://www.mevlevi.de/ Moon.Over.Medina: Moon.Over .Medina: A Sufi Bookstore http://www.moonovermedina.com/ "Movimento Sufi Internazionale in Italia e Ticino" (Official Italian representative of The International Sufi Movement, under the t he guidance of Shaikha Dahnya Bozzini-van Gelder, e-mail: [email protected] ) http://www.movimentosufi.com/ MTO Shahmaghsoudi website http://www.mtoshahmaghsoudi.org/ Muhayiddin Ibn Arabi Society http://www.ibnarabisociety.org/ Murabitun Worldwide Movement http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/6588 Muridiyya International: Sufi school of Shaykh Abdoulaye Dieye http://freespace.virgin.net/ismael.essop/ Sufi Musfaad homepage http://www.angelfire.com/md/sufimusfadharidas/index.html Naqshbandi Center in Argentina http://www.geocities.com/TheT http://www .geocities.com/TheTropics/Resort/4212/index.html ropics/Resort/4212/index.html Naqshbandi.com - Islam in its true form http://www.naqshbandi.com/ Naqshbandi-Center of Sheikh Nazim Efendis Murids (in German) http://www.osmanische-herberge.de/ Naqshbandia Dargah of India/Pakistan: Luari Sharif  http://www.luarisharif.org/

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Naqshbandi Foundation for Islamic Education http://www.nfie.com/ Naqshbandi-Mujaddedii Sufi group in Naqshbandi-Mujadded i n London, UK. http://www.schoolofsufiteaching.org/ Description: Sufi group in London, UK offering teachings of the Naqshbandi, Mujaddedi, Chishti, Qadiri and Shadhili orders. Naqshbandi Order (Shaykh Mahmud Es'ad Cosan of Istanbul) http://aitco.com/~islam/index.html http://npd1.ufes.br/~odilea/smhome.html Naqshbandi-Haqqanii Homepage Naqshbandi-Haqqan http://www.naqshbandi.org/ Nimatullahi Sufi Order (Khaniqah Nimatullahi) - Contains the principles and practices of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order. Includes books on Sufism, the Sufi magazine, poetry and music. http://www.nimatullahi.org/ Ni`matullahi-Safi `Ali Shahi Sufi Order  http://welcome.to/safi A Sufi Resource of Nuradeen http://world.std.com/~habib/www.nuradeen.com Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order  http://www.ashkijerrahi.com/ Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Circle of Atlanta discussion/announcements discussion/announcements group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nur_Ashki_Jerrahi_Atlanta Omega Publications: Sufi Books, Music & Gifts http://www.omegapub.com/

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Oveyssi Sufism (see MTO Shahmaghsoudi) Shahmaghsoudi) Parole Soufie (in French) http://membres.tripod.fr/mourad/index.html Pearl Publishing House http://www.pearlpublishing.com/ Petama Project (International Sufi Movement) http://www.petama.ch/ Polish Naqshbandi Mujaddidi group http://republika.pl/sufism/ http://www.geocities.com/as_saramowicz Postcards from the Path http://www.sufi-net.com/ Qadiri-Nushahi Homepage Distribution of rare Dhikr on audio cassettes from around the world http://www.crosswinds.net/~sajad/ Qadiri Rifa'i Order  http://www.qadiri-rifai.org/ Qalandariya (Sheikh Baba Sultan) http://community-2.webtv.net/EGiltinan/Bismillah/ Radiant Valley Association -- Tariqat Nabvi Gul Nur Jehaniya http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/mysticalpathwaynurhu/index.html Rare 16mm Film entitled Islamic Mysticism: The Sufi Way http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewIte http://cgi.ebay .com/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1570353077 m&item=1570353077 Rifai-Kadiri-Arusi Tariqas http://www.rifai-kadiri.org/

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Rifa'i Marufi Order of America http://www.unc.edu/~rdorfman/sufi created in collaboration with the dervishes in the Rifa'i Marufi Order, Site featuring music, videos, photos and text that offers the seeker a multimedia experience of Sufism as it is practiced in the USA. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam http://www.armory http://www .armory.com/~thrace/ev/siir/Omar_Khayya .com/~thrace/ev/siir/Omar_Khayyam.html m.html Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam http://www.promotionalguide.com/ok Rumi html file, about his life and a collection of poems http://www.armory http://www .armory.com/~thrace/sufi/ .com/~thrace/sufi/ Rumi's Spiritual Path http://ccnet.com/~rudra/rumi/rumi.htm A Mevlana Jelauddin Jelauddin Rumi home page: Shamsuddin's Homestead in the Internet Wilderness http://www.geocities.com/TheT http://www .geocities.com/TheTropics/1889/ ropics/1889/ A tribute to Rumi http://www.zbnet.com/rumi Russian Sufi page http://postman.ru/~dervish

Saraswati Society (Mevlevi Whirling in Great Britain) http://www.btinternet.com/~saraswati.soc/ Sachalsarmast.com http://www.sachalsarmast.com/

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Seattle Area Sufi Order International Community Page http://members.aol.com/seattlsufi/ Serving the Guest: An Online Sufi Cookbook http://www.superluminal.com/cookbook/ Shadhiliyyah Sufi Center of North America http://www.suficenter.org/ Shaduli Sufi Center for Healing and Mystical Studies http://www.shadhuli.org/ Shahmaghsoudi Sufism (see MTO Shahmaghsoudi) Shahmaghsoudi) Sidi shaykh muhammad al-jamal ar-rifa'i as- shadhili's teachings: http://www.sufimaster.org/ Snow Upon the Desert – An Extensive List of Sufi Resources http://www.alkaemia.com/features/links.html South African Sufi Site http://www.sufi.co.za/ Spiritual Foundation http://www.spiritualfoundation.org/ Story Park: Sufi stories, poetry and more http://www.zensufi.com/ Sufiajamer.org http://www.sufiajamer.org/ Sufi and Rumi Links http://www.chattanooga.net/baylor/acad http://www .chattanooga.net/baylor/academic/english/studentwork/rumi/Sufi%20 emic/english/studentwork/rumi/Sufi%20 and%20Rumi%20Links

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Sufi Book Catalog http://www.sufibooks.com/ Sufi Cabala http://www.vaxxine.com/cabalaofeightelements/ Sufi Center Bookstore http://www.rosanna.com/shop.htm Sufi Circle (MSN Community for ahlus-Sunnah wal Jammah Sufis) http://communities.msn.com/suficircle Sufi Conference: A Celebration of Love and Wisdom http://www.suficonference.org/ Sufi Events and Conferences http://www.sufistudies.net/calendar/ Sufi Films http://www.sufifilms.com/ Sufi Foundation: Workshop Workshops s with Adnan Sarhan http://www.sufifoundation.org/ Sufi Healing Order  http://sufihealingorder.org/ Sufi Music, art, and books..UlhaqBrothers http://www.ilhawaii.net/~heinsite/winghart.html Sufi-Mystic - Questions/Answers about Sufism, Gudri Shahi Sufi Order (Ajmer, India), Sufi-related resources http://world.std.com/~habib/sufi.html#resources Sufi Saint School

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http://sufi-mystic.net/ Sufi Order International (formerly the Sufi Order of the West) http://www.sufiorder.org/ Sufi Order Switzerland http://www.sufismus.ch/ Sufi Path http://sufipath.cjb.net/ Sufi Poetry http://wahiduddin.net/sufi_poetry.htm Sufi Portal http://www.quintessencesufi.com/portal/default.aspx An Article on Sufi Psychology and Cosmology http://www.kheper http://www .kheper.net/topics/Islamic_esotericism/co .net/topics/Islamic_esotericism/cosmology_and_psyc smology_and_psychology hology.h .h tml The Sufi Reiki Association http://www.sufireiki.org/ Sufi Saint Pir Aboo Bakar Shah http://www.sufipabs.cjb.net/ Sufi Saints and Sufism Ancient Wisdom, Principles, Practices, and teachings of  the Great Masters. http://www.geocities.com/sufisaints Sufi Selected Articles http://www.sufism.ru/eng/ A Sufi Spiritual Abuse Recovery Assistance Assistance Resource http://www.sufi-spiritual-abuse-recovery-assistance.org/

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Sufi Study Circle of the University of Toronto Toronto (Canada) http://www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/groups/sufi/ The Sufi Study Circle http://muslim-canada.org/sufi/links.htm Sufi Studies Today http://www.sufis.org/ Sufi Traditions http://www.webcom.com/~gnosis/sufi.mystica.html Sufi World http://www.surrenderworks.com/sufiworld.html SufiWorld http://www.geocities.com/reachnin/sufiworld.html A Journal of the History of Sufism http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/thzarcone/index.htm A Journal of Sufism http://www.nimatullahi.org/MAG.HTM Articles on Sufi Psychology and Sufism http://www.crescentlife.com/spirituality/sufism.htm Sufism, An Inquiry http://www.sufismjournal.org/ Sufism: An Annotated Resource Guide http://www.elementarts.com/sufism/sufres.html Sufism's Many Paths http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/Sufism.html

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Sufism Symposium http://www.sufismsymposium.org/ Sufism: The Other Side of Sufism http://www.qss.org/articles/sufism/toc.html SurrenderWorks: A Center for Sufi Healing http://www.surrenderworks.com/ Swiat Sufi/Tariqa Naqshbandi Poland http://republika.pl/sufism/ Tabala Wolof: Sufi Drumming of Senegal (information ( information about a recording) http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/villagepulse/tabala.html Tasavvuf & Sufiler (Turkish) http://www.sufism.20m.com/ English version: http://www.sufism.20m.com/sufi.htm Threshold Society, Society, Mevlevi Order Order,, publications by the Helminskis http://www.sufism.org/ Threshold Society, Society, Mevlevi Order (in Dutch) http://denboer-s.tripod.com/ Tijani Home Page: Information about The Tariqa Tijaniyya, Shaikh Ahmad AlTijani (RA), Shaikh Ibrahim Niasse (RA), Shaikh Hassan Cisse and The African American Islamic Institute, Inc. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9189 Tasawwuf  http://www.islaam.org/Tasawwuf/Tas_con.htm Traingle Sufi Center  http://www.universalsufism.com/

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Project Turuq Intercultural http://skyboom.com/786rashidaltaliq/ The Winged Heart http://www.ulhaqbrothers.com/ Uwaiysi Tarighat http://uwaiysi.org/index.html Wikipedia: Sufism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi Zahuri Sufi Website http://www.zahuri.org/ ZenSufi Park http://www.zensufi.com/

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