What is sufism

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Re: What is sufism

@ajazali

To be honest, I find Sufism an inconsistent with Islam. Following a Silsilah is not required. But teacher are required for students who learn quran and hadith for academic purpose. If dawah and tableegh is done by preachers properly, no need for teachers for average muslims. And responsibility of average muslims is they should learn quran and basic ahadith regarding belief and ibadah and it has almost nothing to do with peer-mureed model. Peer-mureed model is to keep muslims ‘practicing’ while keeping them away from quran and basics of belief system. unlikely to happen and illogical IMO. infact peer-mureed model makes people feel that we will be forgiven because of our peer even if prayers are missed, as “blessings/barakat” of following our peer are with us.

For jihad, most sufis say they believe in defensive jihad. Where-as there is nothing special to be mentioned with defensive jihad as this type of struggle can even be done by disbeliever nation if invaded.

I agree or at least sympathise with most of this response by brother ajazali, because it is addressed at what “Sufism” is - it does not however deal with what I have spoken about earlier which is about tassuwwuf. The Peer-mureed model in essence was a useful one, but on the whole the methods employed in most silsilas today can have the effect that ajazali has mentioned. It is important hence to note the difference between what he has said and what I have said earlier.

I didn’t understand the jihad argument - I thought I made it very clear what we believe regarding jihad earlier.