religion as sanctification pt. 2

what is sufism?

a mystical in-ward looking branch of islam focused on purifying the soil, renouncing wordliness, and getting direct personal experience of God’s love

what is walaya?

inward, intimacy with god, guardianship

what is wilaya?

outward, called to divine duties, exercising gifts

what is rejection of the world?

aspiring saints are not allowed to venture outside of their training circle or accept gifts from outsiders, if someone is too involved in worldly pursuits, they could be kicked out of their community

what is seclusion from creation?

focuses on other people, aspiring saints separate themself from friends and strangers who could become obstacles, it deepens one’s association with the brotherhood, death before death

what is trust in god?

freedom seeking behavior through self-isolated living and poverty, complete dependence on God for basic needs and an internal orientation towards God instead of the world

what is remembrance of god?

separation of believer and non-believer, aligns with ritual prayers but is meant to focus on a separate remembrance performed 8 times a day, brings new knowledge

what is seeing god?

a vision of God that makes someone a perfect believer, sight happens with the physical eyes, the eyes of the heart, and in a dream

what is withdrawal from homeland?

a migration that symbolizes the prophet’s journey from mecca to medina, after being trained and sanctified in one daira, they must leave and start their own in a new place

what is bayan?

a plain report, eloquent speech, or verbal expression of unmediated revelations from god, considered miraculous and authoritative for the way it reveals the previously hidden world

what is intercession?

advocating with the divine on behalf of humans