
The four possible etymology of 'tasawuf'
The Sufi path (haqiqa, tariqa & shari'ah)
Symbolism of geometry and numbers in Sufism
Intoxication poetry genre (khamriyat)
The transcendental meaning of wine in Sufism
Explore Rabia al-adawiyya of Basra, a revered Sufi ascetic from the late Umayyad to early Abbasid era, originator of divine love who taught both men and women disciples.
Al-Ghazali, the 11th-century mujaddid, pursues mysticism after a spiritual crisis, synthesizing Sufism with the Islamic religious sciences in The Revival of the Religious Science, while critiquing theology and philosophy.
Biography and life
The Flute as a musical instrument
Ahmadou Bamba founded the Meridia tariqa in Senegal, established Touba as its center, and led a vast Sufi following in West Africa while navigating exile and collaboration with France.
Ahmed al-alawi, born 1869, fought the French occupation, founded Alawiyya in 1914 after Isawiya and Darqawi training, and spread the order across North Africa, Europe, and Damascus.
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani
Qadiriya writings
Qadiriya expansion
Naqshibendi sheikhs and politics
Naqshibendi orders
Naqshibendi anti colonialism
The life of Abu al-Hasan Shadhili
The history of coffee from a religious beverage to a secular drink
The impact of the coffee in the European Enlightenment
The Shadhili writings
Shadhiliya against colonialism
Jala Din Rumi
Semaa: the whirling dervishes
From religious to touristic
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