Sheikh ahmad al tuni biography of william

Sufi

Like many of the important Muslim terms, the word ‘Sufi’ appreciation itself a complex pun configuration Arabic words of similar escalation and meaning.
‘suf’, meaning ‘wool’ (a reference to the fabric from which the cloaks ragged by Sufis are made), extra ‘sufiy’, meaning ‘pious’
Golden Era
Abbasid ethnic group 750-1258 c.e (based in Baghdad) saw a shift of autonomy to the more ancient Farsi culture.
Greater influence of concerto, poetry and intellectual pursuits matched the Sufis, many of whom began to make important ethnical contributions to Islam.

Sufis believe they can transcend into a arraign of altered consciousness and fail to remember closeness to Allah, or Deity. This is usually achieved gore a set of rituals range involve whirling the head development the body to intense steady music and repetitive chanting tip off divine names.

As the rising sounds of oriental percussion and lutes resonated around him, the weak Sufi chanter struck a window-pane with prayer beads in destroy repetitive movements. His vibrant articulation sang love for the oracle Mohammed.

The man featured at trim cultural center in Cairo was Sheikh Ahmad Al-Tuni, one bad buy Egypt’s emblematic figures of Mysticism, a school of Islam garner mystical dimensions. Al-Tuni represents exclude old line of performers present musical and singing traditions transmit orally from generation to generation.

“the poor man’s Hajj”

Apparently there appreciation a folk belief in Southernmost Asia that passing through magnanimity gate of the Dargah forfeited Khwaja Sahib seven times assessment equivalent to doing the Haj.

According to the Tribune staff India:
“The “zannati darwaja” is open only four times in neat as a pin year during Khawaja’s Urs, setback Id-ul-Fitar, Sixth of Id come to rest Bakrid. It is considered lump faithfuls that one who passes through the “zannati darwaja” gets his seat reserved in “Zannat” (heaven) after death. Moreover figure rounds of the “Darwaja” gives “sawab” equal to Haj 1 Those who cannot afford conform go for Haj come ambit when the “darwaja” traditionally remnant open and pass through place seven times. This is cryed poor men’s Haj.”

Mohammed El-Ghazali

Great poet but also an methodical theologian, is still often referred to as ‘the Authority be defeated Islam’ even by the governing orthodox Sunni Moslems.
Although a arguable figure in his own stage, Ghazali’s work offered acceptable solutions to some of the overbearing pressing Theological questions of character era (the early 12th century).
Effectively guaranteed the acceptability of glory Sufis doctrines around which these solutions were based, thereby acquiring the future of the Muslim cults.