What is sufism

[ajazali]

Re: What is sufism

@psyah

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 have observed sufis from both brevlis and deobandis. In pakistan, in non-urban areas deobandi are hardly identified as sufis. Majority of sufis are from brelvis and they are hardly practicing. Beside I have met several other sufis, I also know closely some sufis who regularly visit Sufi Barkat Ali, they never impressed me with their ways.

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

That every muslim nations has its own responsibility to take care of oppression and jihad is fardh for me only when ‘my nation’ is invaded, carries no values of jihad. Disbelievers do defend themselves when they are invaded by external forces.
And when jihad is fardh people have to be ready. If everyone, from Islam, has the right to stay at home when jihad is fardh no one would opt for jihad.