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How many Sufis are there?
In Egypt, there are about 15 million Sufis, who follow 77 “turuq” (orders). The biggest orders are al-Rifaaiya, which has about two million followers, and al-Azmiya, which has about a million. There are thousands of mosques in the country where Sufis pray, though where not all worshippers are Sufis.
Who is the best Sufi in the world?
Sufi leaders
- Emir Abdelkader.
- Izz ad-Din al-Qassam.
- Mehmed the Conqueror.
- Omar al-Mukhtar.
- Saladin.
Do Sufis go on pilgrimage?
Adherents of Sufism follow the five pillars of Islam just as other practicing Muslims. They declare faith in one God Allah and Mohammed as his messenger, pray five times a day, give to charity, fast and perform the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
Is Yemenis a Sufi?
Historically—apart from small Ismaili, Baha’i, and Jewish communities—Yemenis have followed three main schools of Islamic thought: Shafi’ism, which is associated with Sufism; Zaydism, which is generally associated with Shiism; and Al-Shawkani, which is primarily Sunni but with Zaydi roots.
What is the persecution of Sufism?
The persecution of Sufism and Sufi Muslims over the course of centuries has included acts of religious discrimination, persecution and violence, such as the destruction of Sufi shrines, tombs, and mosques, suppression of Sufi orders, and discrimination against adherents of Sufism in a number of Muslim-majority countries.
Is Sufism still relevant in the Muslim world?
However, defying these predictions, Sufism and Sufi orders have continued to play a major role in the Muslim world, also expanding into Muslim-minority countries.
What is Sufism in Turkey?
In Turkey, most Muslims are Sufi either by identification with the normative Sunnism subsidized by the state, which exalted Sufis and places the works of Rumi in all Turkish mosques, or by participation in Sufi orders as well as widespread, part-time study circles and other voluntary communities that teach an esoteric Islam.
What is Sufism (tasawwuf)?
Historically, Muslims have used the originally Arabic word taṣawwuf (تصوف) to identify the practice of Sufis. Mainstream scholars of Islam define Tasawwuf or Sufism as the name for the inner or esoteric dimension of Islam which is supported and complemented by outward or exoteric practices of Islam, such as sharia.