The ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah factor and the rise of sufi institutions

There are two types of Sufism: authentic and pseudo, or theosophical, Sufism. Authentic Sufism is a product of Islam alone and is nothing else but the quintessence of orthodox Islam. Pseudo, or theosophical, Sufism, on the other hand, is an abominable innovation which was influenced by alien-to-Isla...

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Main Author:	Spahic, Omer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Islamic University Malaysia 2013
Subjects:	BP160 General works on Islam
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spelling	iium-469542017-01-20T09:28:14Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/46954/ The ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah factor and the rise of sufi institutions Spahic, Omer BP160 General works on Islam There are two types of Sufism: authentic and pseudo, or theosophical, Sufism. Authentic Sufism is a product of Islam alone and is nothing else but the quintessence of orthodox Islam. Pseudo, or theosophical, Sufism, on the other hand, is an abominable innovation which was influenced by alien-to-Islam worldviews and traditions. The factors that influenced the rise of Sufi institutions approximately towards the end of the 3rd AH/ 9th CE century were the Turkish factor, the Persian factor, the Shi’ah factor, and the ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah factor. This paper examines the role of the ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah factor in expediting the proliferation of the phenomena of Sufism and Sufi institutions. The paper shows that the ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah factor was the most important one in that it entailed more than a few political and social dimensions which proved critical for the development of both Islamic society and culture, and Sufism and the Sufi community. The main thrusts of the paper are the significance and evolution of the concept of ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah and its relationship with the evolution of major Sufi institutions. International Islamic University Malaysia 2013-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/46954/1/IREP%20JIA%20.pdf Spahic, Omer (2013) The ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah factor and the rise of sufi institutions. Journal of Islam in Asia, 10 (1). pp. 151-175. ISSN 1823-0970 http://journals.iium.edu.my/jiasia/index.php/Islam/issue/view/23
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description	There are two types of Sufism: authentic and pseudo, or theosophical, Sufism. Authentic Sufism is a product of Islam alone and is nothing else but the quintessence of orthodox Islam. Pseudo, or theosophical, Sufism, on the other hand, is an abominable innovation which was influenced by alien-to-Islam worldviews and traditions. The factors that influenced the rise of Sufi institutions approximately towards the end of the 3rd AH/ 9th CE century were the Turkish factor, the Persian factor, the Shi’ah factor, and the ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah factor. This paper examines the role of the ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah factor in expediting the proliferation of the phenomena of Sufism and Sufi institutions. The paper shows that the ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah factor was the most important one in that it entailed more than a few political and social dimensions which proved critical for the development of both Islamic society and culture, and Sufism and the Sufi community. The main thrusts of the paper are the significance and evolution of the concept of ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah and its relationship with the evolution of major Sufi institutions.
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