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Re: Syrian Dad Shows His Ripped to Pieces Kid
Sufis are a branch of Sunni Islam. Sufism (or Tasawwuf in Arabic) is basically the science of purification of the soul (to rid oneself of evil habits e.g. Anger, Jelousy, Greed etc.). There was a time when all Muslims were Sufis because following external tenets of Islam (such as praying, fasting etc.) while having a corrupt inner being is missing the point. However, Sufism was 'hijacked' by those who went to extremes, abandoning the external Shariah altogether (also indulging in forbidden acts) and yet claiming they were 'purified'. Because of this deviation, some modern branches of Islam, like Wahhabism/Salafism (who many mistakenly call Sunnis, when in fact they are khawarij, outside the fold of Islam) abandoned Sufism altogether. That's why we witness many a Muslim who exterior conforms to 'piety' (prayers and beards etc.) whilst their hearts are black, clouded with hate and ignorance. Having said all that, all of those great Sufis of the past endorsed fighting for the sake of God (a branch of Jihad). That is protecting oneself, family, community, nation, neighbours etc. from oppression and its forces in a legal and beneficial manner (i.e. not the wanton destruction, murder of innocents, market bombing criminality etc. that one often sees nowadays throughout the Muslim world....perpetrated by Wahhabists I may add). All nations have an armies to defend themselves as did the Islamic nation. Some great Sufis of the past who engaged in warfare and yet were and are still honoured by 'the West' were: Salah ad-Din (Saladin) Ayyubi, who fought the Crusaders in the Middle ages. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin) Imam Shamil, who was the toast of British newspapers while fighting the Russians in the Caucases in the 19th Century. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Shamil) and Omar Mukhtar, who fought the Italian Colonial forces in Libya in the early 20th Century. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Mukhtar) |