What is Sufism?
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In this video, I explain what Sufism is and dispel some of the misconceptions surrounding this fundamental aspect of Islam.
Sufism, which is also known as Tazkiyyah, is quite simply the spiritual dimension of Islam, and it's goal and aim is the purification of the self so that nothing but spiritual excellence remains. This state and station of spiritual excellence is known as Maqam al-Ihsan.
Sufi knowledge and training is based upon a system known as Tariqa, which literally means the Path or the Way, and necessitates a living lineage that can be traced directly back to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in an unbroken chain of transmission.
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"The greatest struggle is the conquest of self." That's the essence of sufism.
Jihad
Yes, Sufism is the concept which provides your soul to rule on your body
@@dariofelix3077 sufi interpretation of jihad is spirtual jihad not physical jihad. Physical jihad only applies to Muslims being attacked in their own Muslim countries such as Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen.
What do you mean by conquest of self?
This quote is belong to the prophet mohammed when he returned from a jihad campain and his companions asked him " whats now ? " and he said that we just finished from the minor jihad and now we have the major jihad , they asked and whats that prophet ? and his said " the jihad of the self "
I wish the wisdom shared in this video is what we associated with the message of Islam in the U.S. Maybe one day it will be. Thank-you so much for sharing your insight. I was deeply moved.
+Wendy Hedrick Thank you Wendy, insha'llah, God-willing, one day it will be. To your blessed and divine success.
That's not possible because Sufi isn't only islam. Muhammed doesn't at all express Sufism marrying a6year old raiding caravans kissing a rock. Eating camel meat. So do as I say not as I I do.
"religion without spirituality can become a antithesis to its purpose" you are so damn right there. I've come to realise that many of the major religions today are just blind and materialistic, they never try to actually contact the greater powers on the spiritual level. I believe by spiritually connecting ourselves to the greater powers, we can believe in them more, they will feel more real to us, it will make religion feel so much more essential and rewarding.
I'm liking sufism.
Sufism is a concept to clear your soul and mind
@@ThevoiceofSufi Exactly
I am a Christian - But this just spoke to me in a new way. Thank you for this video
René Agerbo Sufi to Islam is what gnostic is to Christianity
Somali Boqolkiiba No! Gnostic; Gnosis is the conscious and experiential knowledge. Some profess the experience of God.
Sufism is merely the shell of Islam but ANYONE can be a Sufi b/c as he mentions in the beginning of the video. "Sufism is the inner/outter essence of spirituality in religion."
Which I STRONGLY agree with b/c during my studies, I also found out that Sufism is in the Hindu Vedas as well as the early Sufis had contact with Christian Gnostics. Sufis also have origins in Buddhism; which is where they got they're meditation, rosaries and etc from.
Lastly, the early Christians wore wool garbs, in which the word Suf = wool. We all know Islam came after Christianity.
Nonetheless, Jesus and Mohammad were both Sufis, although there isn't a definite origin of Sufism.
Somali Boqolkiiba. That's not what gnosticism means. Your comment demonstrated pure ignorance. You could of done a simple word search.
this guy just fooled you, Islam is Sharia Law,chopping hands,stonning women,72vergins,and nine yr.old brides,
Suffis are different animals.
Don't let this soft spoken devil fool you his job is to bring as many people to hell with him as he can. Jesus is the way the truth and the life.
This reminds me of how my parents and grandfather used to speak of Islam. I am grateful for your video. It hits home, brings back memories and sparks my curiosity. Thank you.
Emel Bulut may Allah guide you to Islam inshaAllah
I'm not religious but this is the only type of Islam that has interested me.
Sufism is the very HEART of Islam, dude.
Tommy Tucker sufisme is part of islam. like jihad is part of islam. islam is a complete way of life.
but there are difference understandings (sects )
Tommy Tucker the West needs Sufism but not Islam if you know what I mean
Hi,you need to listen to real Suffi to understand Suffism, please watch Irina Tweedie /Suffism.
She is a convert from Christianity to Suffism and spent like 20 yrs. in India, just watch the description of Suffism, it's origin,IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ISLAM, Suffism is perhaps older than the Vedic tradition.
+H Assendelft While a "Muslim" follows the Koran, and prayers the mechanical prayer 5 times a day, and hopes one day Allah will grant him paradise, with 72vergins rivers of wine and young boys, they even believe an eye for an eye, Jihad, Sharia law, Stonnong, chopping of hands, etc.
The Suffis are totally opposite, they don't follow the Koran, they are Free Spirit, mystics,
Totally spiritual, they are totally Truth Seekers,if you read the poems of Rumi you will not find anything about Mohammad or Allah, it's all about Love devotion and Beloved. In fact just recently in Egypt a Suffi Temple was blown up to the heavens by Muslims.
I don't know why so many mainstream Muslims despise Sufism. I'm not even a Muslim and it sounds like a pretty good philosophy/religion. It sounds very similar to Zen Buddhism and Taoism. Good video by the way
+OnceUponAtimeThereWasAyoutubeUserWithAlongName 1992 Thank you. Unfortunately, the Muslim Community has slipped into an age of ignorance, and much classical and authentic Islamic spiritual teaching has been lost. Yet thankfully, the traditional and spiritual essence of Islam is increasingly being realized. Blessed regards.
+OnceUponAtimeThereWasAyoutubeUserWithAlongName 1992 Its not similar to Buddhism and Taoism. Also, Sufis ARE mainstream Muslims. Salafis/Wahhabis are NOT. They just have petro-dollars, which makes them louder.
xtremeownage2 Overall I don't know too much about it. But many Muslims I come across seem to have a negative or derogatory view of it because it's too mystic and doesn't follow the quran in the same way Sunni Muslims do as they claim...
OnceUponAtimeThereWasAyoutubeUserWithAlongName 1992
Sufis are Sunni Muslims. You are probably talking to Wahhabis-Salafis. Wahhabism/Salafism is an anti-Islamic ideology which was supported by the British Empire against the Ottoman Empire. They lost the Ottoman-Wahhabi war. The Sufis are true Sunnis.
I think its like gnosticism
I discovered sufism two years ago from a novel on Rumi (I was 17 back then). It really made me discover a very soft aspect of Islam i've never learned it existed because we are sadly so absorbed by the form. I got really curious about it, looked into it and i've come to the conclusion that it's not an aspect of islam, that it's real Islam and prophet Muhammed PBUH was the first Sufi. Your channel is incredible, it makes us connect us on a deeper level to Almighty Allah. May Allah bless you, keep it up brother Ihsan, indeed your name suits you perfectly.🤩
i started realising about the formality and moralisation in Islam a few weeks ago. and I was kind of upset about it because of the way muslims are living now and the way some of them thinks. I've always been interested in spirituality and without realising I started to learn some stuff about enlightment and some other concepts. I thought it might be Buddhism but I still learn about it because I really like to focus on spirituality. Thankfully I found out about sufism omg. I'm so glad. I thought I'm the only one realising about how the Islam is now. It turns out some people realize about it long ago. I'm so happy. Thank you for the video
The mystic esoteric religions/spirtualities of the world will show us the light of truth. Gnosticism, Sufism, Kabbalah, Hermeticism/Alchemy, Hinduism, Vajrayana and so on. Through them, we see the universal truth.
this
Sufism is actually a gnostic form of Isalm and btw Hermes Trismegistus is mentioned in Qur'an under name Idriz (one of the messingers of God)
and and eraly muslims and expecially sufis were inspired by his teachings.
+Alan S
idres is alias (elijah)
al yasin
but incase you want the collective randoms which i can mention it here
enoch is idres is eljah is thoth is khedr is ..........
when you read the ascension
sequence
idres appear in the 4th heaven the moon symbol of ancestory
means prophet mohamed descended from him
something more
kedar is the grandfather of prophet mohamed tribe kedar
kedar is another name for shiva
descended from sumerian father
egyptian mother
ishmael born in assyria
roamed the land of irama in arabian gulf
married from yemen
was saved by ram taking his place
(only son)
ram (persia)
collective
significant
Alan S a prophet?
Fadl Kashef what documents can I find this information
Incredible video. Thanks so much for posting it. It clearly explains the path, the label, the misconceptions etc. I am a Hindu but can relate to all that is said as essentially all religions preach the same divine qualities.... Once again thanks God bless!
You explained it perfectly brother. This is Islam...full stop. Love and prayers from Kashmir Pakistan.
Blessings and peace, Umar, best of blessings to you in beautiful Kashmir.
Jesus loves you allah wants to drag you to hell with soft words.
love peace and spirituality
(Myself Baptist Christian) Thank you so much Sir for enriching my knowledge. it was worth spending 37:05 minutes here. in fact, not only Sufism but every religion has the same message. we, the humans are the sinners since inception and we still struggles with two dimension of life- physical and spiritual. In Christianity too, Protestantism emerged because of the extreme incorporation of forms and law into the religion that eventually tended to devalue the inner essence of religion. God Bless You.
+M.L Nekong Thank you, and the blessings and guidance of the Almighty be with you as well.
+M.L Nekong
The common Message of Rleigion :
> The One Creator alone Must be directed towards.
> You are here on earth for limited period as a test to be judged after Day of Ressurection.
> All Prophets and Messengers share these two beliefs and therfore must be respected and revered.
> Any good deed only has value AFTER this belief dominates.
+M.L Nekong Islam is the continuation of same message which God have sent
at different time at different nations and in different areas of the world..
Following are the main 4 famous secret scripters which have been given to different prophets containing the the same massage of ALLAH.
The TOURAAT (OLD TESTAMENT) was given to Hazrat MOOSA (Alayhis-Salaam).
The ZABOOR (PSALMS) were given to Hazrat DAWOOD (Alayhis-Salaam).
The INJEEL (NEW TESTAMENT) was given to Hazrat ESA (Alayhis-Salaam).
The HOLY QURAN, the final Book of Allah was revealed to Hazrat MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA .
Tamlu The Christbal
Thank You
As A Muslim we are to be peaceful and Love all of Allah’s creations
Jews follow the prophet Moses,Musa Arabic name
Christians follow Jesus,Isa Arabic name
Muslim follow Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Salaam
And we believe in Isa coming back to rid the world of evil
The Qu’ran teaches us the principles of
Life
Purification of the heart
And Allah knows best
Peace brother. I just want to say thank you. I so appreciate your patience and clarity. I love Islam and have been Muslim all my life. This angle truly resonates with me. I don't understand why so many muslims, including the Muslims in my family, have this distain for Sufism. Well, I have my suspicions as to why, but, I won't bore you with that. This explanation of Islam is so balanced. Those of us who are also highly sensitive, feel especially connected to this. I am so grateful to have found your channel. May Allah continue to bless you and reward you, and your family. Ma Salaam.☺️🌟✨
I live in India where Sufism is the dominant form of Islam. It is a great pity that Sufism gets so little attention in the public discourse. If the general public understood this beautiful tradition, we would have an open door to positive religious dialogue.
Asalaamualeikam, Thank you so much for this video! It is by far the most complete, clear and understandable explanation of Sufism I have ever heard! It is also applicable to all the other religions(containers) too. The spirit is life. May we all seek the spiritual wisdom within the Tradition of choice. May all our journeys be Toward the One!
Great explanation of Sufism. I am not a Sufi, but have always been interested in knowing more. When I became a Muslim the thing that people said to me was to stay away from Sufism because of that "warning" I knew I needed to learn more about it. Since then I decided to research for myself it has now been years since I first read about Sufism and it has helped me tremendously. I realized that it was not a path that one should fear, but that it was actually closer to me than any other form of Islam in many ways because my connection to Allah is much more than religion which allow me to be tolerant of others as I recognize the benefit of seeking to have piety and a spiritually healthy heart. I no longer claim to be Sunni, Shia etc. I am a Muslim.
Excellent! Much love, light and divine guidance always.
Ihsan Alexander what books you recommend on this?
23Fulani I feel the same I call myself Muslim only. Any division in Islam is not allowed. It is against Quran to divide among ourselves. "And hold fast,
All together, by the rope
Which Allah (stretches out for you),
and be not divided among yourselves;"
[Al-Qur’an 3:103]
business0412 you are so right so much division! The sad thing is many of our brothers and sisters don't see that this division is the major issue. It is causing intolerance and stopping us from truly worshipping Allah. There are so many wonderful jewels that Islam has to offer that could begin the healing of nations, but it starts with the healing of the minds and hearts of we who call ourselves Muslims. I pray Allah ta ala bless our ummah.
I come from Kashmir Pakistan where majority of population identify with its way of life and this is the only Islam we have ever known. We never knew there were many sects or that some people don't believe in tasawwuf/sufi way of life. Islam is one. And the original path of Islam is the path of sufiya Allah. But still I consider all muslims one and identify myself only as a Muslim because that's what Allah asked us to do.
Peace and Blessings. I was raised by an American Muslim family in California. I started meditating and lucid dreaming when I was 7 years old. My brothers noticed when I was 13 and they became very angry, my elders too. I was ordered to stop meditating and to never tell anyone about my dreams. What they were saying opposed what I felt blooming in my heart and the light starting to dawn over my eyes. I disobeyed and continued, hiding my practice. I stopped attending the Masjid in my teens and began to deeply engage in my own unfolding practice. Now I'm 35 years old. I'm so happy and meditate daily, every morning and immediately afterwards I go through a series of stretches and postures. At a point during that, I often have an experience that I don't have words for. I don't currently identify as Muslim because I did not take the declaration of faith in the masjid. However, I feel closer to the source of us all than I did before I stopped going to the Masjid. My eldest brother and my uncle are worried about my soul, but I do not feel fear about it. Brother Ishan, please tell me; do you think it is required for me to attend the Masjid and practice like they do?
Brother, declaration of faith is not for others it is for you. Go to the Masjid not for others but for your creator-the one who gave you life. To be human is to error. To be God is to be error free. Don’t judge Islam based on what certain humans say. Study the Quran and the life of the prophet Mohammad (pbuh) and then ask sincere Dua to the creator to guide you internally. Only ask God for guidance as it is only God that truest guides and is the best of friends. In the Quran it says God is closer to you than your jugular. Even though we don’t hear God, God hears and know us better than ourselves. We have to make sincere Dua InshAllah. God bless!
This is absolutely beautiful MashaAllah. Thank you for debunking misconceptions and thank you for vocalising how I have been feeling lately. I have been feeling a lack of spirituality and you explained many reasons why. May Allah reward you, ameen
It was enchanting to listen to this guy. So calm and balanced. Amazing (y)
Bless you, and thank you Ashwini. May the light of the Eternal Divine continually guide, support and strengthen you. To your success. www.ihsanalexander.com.
Very!
Thank you. The way these words were spoken have struck a cord and brought awareness to how much of an ego driven path i was leading. My spiritual path towards reality has just begun, but the more i look, the more i realize that realty is within us, within the heart. I am grateful to have come across this video
Just got the Book "The Gift" poems by Hafiz the great Sufi master. I love it, it is this view into Islam that
gives me great hope. Our hearts are ancient friends.
+Keith Hyndman Indeed, the heart recognizes truth and light. Be blessed always. www.ihsanalexander.com.
Hafiz wasnt a sufi. He abandoned all ism
SubhanAllah this was such an overall amazing video. You are an amazing speaker mashaAllah and this cleared up so many misconceptions about sufism for me and made me understand Islam better. And I am beyond excited to find a source for Islamic meditation. JazakAllah khair this was perfect. May Allah SWT bless you with greatness. Ameen
Allah Almighty al-Kareem, shukran, thank you and best of blessings to you upon the path. May the vastness, light and glory of the Divine Presence be opened to you and awakened within your heart. Eternal and blessed success. www.islamicmeditation.com.
I guess I'm a seeker of wisdom .the Sufi poets touch my heart.thank you teacher.if I was Muslim I'd be Sufi.
i learnt many key things from this video. thank you brother.
Ahmed
Ihsan Alexander, I'm really glad that you're making this video. I am really bothered by people's ignorance of Tassawwuf because it's just damaging in several different ways. It has gone so far at times that I've refused to even use the word Sufi out of shame, of associating myself with strange stereotypes. When I try to advise people, my first go to method is unfortunately to avoid using the word Sufi. This really needs to be talked about especially in regards to Westerners. Why Westerners? Because a lot of them will rather take there information from wrong sources (speculative orientalists, new-agers, Muslims who don't observe Shari'ah) and forward it. A video which often tops the list on RUclips search result is the "top 10 facts about Sufism" by FTD reports. And it's full of misinformation, some of which is even blasphemous in the view of tawhid.
Great video. Ihsan Alexander is like the Muslim, positive version of Sam Harris, but spiritual and actually well-informed about Islam.
Great to hear the purpose of life..in islam teaching..
Pleasant to the heart and ears.. and pleasant to watch
Great approach and setting....😊☺😊☺😊
Sufism is what Islam is about love and peace, that's why all the auliyas and our beloved prophet spread Islam all over world today but for some wrong misunderstanding people are being misguided now.If you read the history of India and Islam then you can find hazrath khwaja moin uddin Chisti (a Sufi). Today in India there is more then 170 million Muslims.Look at the history of Bangladesh 160 million Muslims today in the the teaching of a great Sufi hazrath shajallal.Pakistan is also a country educated by great Sufis population of 180 million Muslims.This 3 countries have half of the worlds Muslim population from the teaching of great Sufis by yet most of them forgotten the Sufis.Without these Sufis there would have been no expansion Islam but today we dont follow there Wisdom. Sufism is the path to the divine love and destiny.
May Allah grant you the best if this world and the hereafter! Every word you spoke connects to the soul right away. This is true islam and the whole islam! The biggest blessing in a muslims life is to be born a muslim and the even bigger one is to known and get in touch with its true essence!
There are sooo many important points you made so well in rapid succession. Thanks much for the upload.
Sufism is what it is to you. 'Those who know don't talk, those who talk don't know'.
Beautifully explained and expressed. I definitely needed to hear this, and now I will truly to do my very best to apply Sufism to my life, for the rest of my life. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me.
+Debra Shatter Allah Almighty bless you always, Debra, may divine guidance and light be with you, and best of success to you in this life and the next. www.ihsanalexander.com.
This is the greatest thing I've listened to in a long time.
Thank you so much for this. Very good to know that spirit is alive in Islam.
+Keith Hyndman You are most welcome, Keith. Best and most blessed regards always. To your divine and eternal success. www.ihsanalexander.com.
I´m a European, a former philosophy student, and a life-long seeker of thruth. During the last years I increasingly became fascinated by what is broadly being called spirituality. I took closer looks at daoism, (zen-)buddhism, advaita and western spiritual masters like meister Eckhart. This video sums up very well what is, in my opinion too, the heart of religion and it is this heart that, ´rizomatically´, binds all spirituality as, what I like to call, true wisdom.
So, when Ihsan Alexander speaks of ´minimalism´, true piety, the middle way as the path to avoid extremes, the purification of the self which equates the annihilation of the ego, he not only speaks of sufism, but also of madhymaka buddhism (madhymaka meaning ´the middle way´), Zhuang Zi´s ´xin zhai´ (the ´fasting of the heart´) and meister Eckhart´s ´ledic gemüete´ (the empty mind, soul). In one word: spirituality is non-duality.
Inevitably, religion, as the term is being used here as the outer manifestation, the ´superficial structure´, the ´form-alisation´ of the inner experience, will corrupt its own origin whenever it looses the connection with this experience. Which it will loose inevitably; that is just the way things go. Which is causing the pain, the damage, the suffering in the world we are all wittnessing right now. Religions as such will never agree with one another, because they can´t, because their very identity, their very existence depends on discriminating/identifying outer ways to what is being called salvation. Any religion that remembers its origin, will be tolerant towards others, and we all, standing in the ´Abrahamic traditions´ should be well aware of the fact that our traditions are the least tolerant in the world.
Different manifestations of spirituality will never disagree with one another, simply because in its essence it is always the manifestation of the same experience.
True understanding, wisdom is finding out what is at the heart of life, what is the essence of our nature. True understanding will find, inevitably, ways to express itself, to the benefit of all.
A good life and wisdom to you all.
Very well said!
Have you searched islam? Sufism is the core of Islam :)
ThePapillon2705 he was only speaking about Islam
Islam is complete that's why you found few remaining fruits of other religions in this video
Sufism is the core of Islam. Mysticism and Gnosticism is the core of Christianity. Not many ever find this path.
The essence of Islam is linked to God.
God in Islam does not materialize and sits in a chair and governs the world. God is in Islam not as in Judaism as a person. Not as in Christianity is embodied in the three universes. God is not the unity of nature as in Spinoza, Buddhism and Hinduism. As Hegel said. It is not the unstructured Taoism, as in Tao Ticheng's book
You have to cleanse your mind of all this. The phrases here are profound and you should be careful of them because they are unconscious and too big to be described
God exists before existence. God is an Azali being any existence that does not need time or place. The universe came 14 billion years ago. And time and place appeared after the Big Bang. The assets behave in the dimensions .. the tenth and the ninth ... and we are in the third dimension and the shadow exists in the second dimension. And there is one dimension and existence before time and place.
God exists and acts in the distance
God is the duty of existence. The existence exists and needs it at every moment and it does not need the creature
The universe can not create itself and is so-called proof of impossibility of sequencing
Any action and movement needs an actor and the actor needs an actor in an endless sequence
Give you an example. Someone who needs $ 10 asks someone else to give him $ 10 and that person asks someone else to give him $ 10 and so the chain goes on indefinitely. Everyone asks the other forever. The first person will not get the money.
In the universe also needs a reason and this reason needs a reason. This same reason needs a reason. In a circle without end. There will not be. The reasons come in two ways. The form of an open chain and circular shape. The person will not get money except from outside the two forms. The universe comes only from outside the two forms. The science proves that the non-eternal material is not updated
God is alive and not a principle and he is the creator of the principles including the principle of Tao. It can be said that Tao is the way God behaves in the universe and not God Himself.
God is not in his creation. God is not outside the universe as a cosmic king. God exists above time and dimensions.
Because God does not recognize the eyes and bigger than that is limited by the mind and bigger than the description of the tongue will act the heart of the Muslim and the true believer in the love of God. God is the absolute good is who created you and respects the creatures that he created. The Messenger of God said Muslims from the ladder of people from his hand and tongue
The Holy Quran said
The Table
27 Recite to them the truth of the story of the two sons of Adam. Behold! they each presented a sacrifice (to Allah): It was accepted from one, but not from the other. Said the latter: "Be sure I will slay thee." "Surely," said the former, "Allah doth accept of the sacrifice of those who are righteous.
28 "If thou dost stretch thy hand against me, to slay me, it is not for me to stretch my hand against thee to slay thee: for I do fear Allah, the cherisher of the worlds.
29 "For me, I intend to let thee draw on thyself my sin as well as thine, for thou wilt be among the companions of the fire, and that is the reward of those who do wrong."
30 The (selfish) soul of the other led him to the murder of his brother: he murdered him, and became (himself) one of the lost ones.
31 Then Allah sent a raven, who scratched the ground, to show him how to hide the shame of his brother. "Woe is me!" said he; "Was I not even able to be as this raven, and to hide the shame of my brother?" then he became full of regrets-
32 On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our messengers with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land.
The Poets
84 "Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest (generations);
85 "Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss;
86 "Forgive my father, for that he is among those astray;
87 "And let me not be in disgrace on the Day when (men) will be raised up;-
88 "The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,
89 "But only he (will prosper) that brings to Allah a sound heart;
Luqman
16 "O my son!" (said Luqman), "If there be (but) the weight of a mustard-seed and it were (hidden) in a rock, or (anywhere) in the heavens or on earth, Allah will bring it forth: for Allah understands the finest mysteries, (and) is well-acquainted (with them).
17 "O my son! establish regular prayer, enjoin what is just, and forbid what is wrong: and bear with patient constancy whatever betide thee; for this is firmness (of purpose) in (the conduct of) affairs.
18 "And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men, nor walk in insolence through the earth; for Allah loveth not any arrogant boaster.
19 "And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass.
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The Believers
1 The believers must (eventually) win through,-
2 Those who humble themselves in their prayers;
3 Who avoid vain talk;
4 Who are active in deeds of charity;
5 Who abstain from sex,
6 Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (in their case) they are free from blame,
7 But those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors;-
8 Those who faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants;
9 And who (strictly) guard their prayers;-
10 These will be the heirs,
11 Who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein (for ever)
.There are dozens of directories you need to write and not to comment
And let me be a bad Englishman. I rely on an interpreter and there are deep words that can not be read well
There are Muslims by name only and religion does not know its deep principles
I wish peace to all of God's creation
Allah bless you.
Thank you for this wonderful video.
May peace and mercy heal us all and bring us all to love and joy.
L❤️VE this video. Thank you so much for making it!
Most welcome, shukran, thank you for your feedback. May Allah Almighty continue to guide and illuminate your path home. Divine and blessed success. www.ihsanalexander.com.
Amazing Video, Thank you for posting and creating this video. Surely this understanding and teaching helps to make the path to islam easier for our brothers and sisters.
Wa'alaikumusalam Warrahmatullah wabarrakatuh.Agree,today I get your channel ,Alhmdulillah I'm will more study from you my brather,thanks...i will searching your others vidio ,wish you healthy and can share all knolage Allah gived you.
Gratitude, Excellent... Transmission of Divine Energy from Heart to Heart.
Sufism cannot be labeled. I liked that idea. I thought Sufism is about dancing and seeking blessings from the dead. Thank you for reframing my knowledge about Sufism. 💚💚
@Barry Woods there are some bidaa that got to Sufism that's why some people look down on sufis and that's why the reaction to bidaa entering Sufism was salafism.
Sir it wasn't reframed. It was demolished and reconstructed.
I am very excited to watch this!!!
i am hindu my guru was a sufi.
He was a saint.
Today only because of him i can worship in a mosque and temple alike i mean anywhere.
He showed me true religion and a perception of god and he was really magical just like saints and seers in our texts.
He didn't eat meat . He was a strict celibate . He didn't even looked towards women. And called all women mother.
He used to eat one time a day only and very little. And all day devotion singing and music. It was all really divine.
And he used to cry while singing praises of god and he lived in a jungle.
But local people made a full place for him and local administrator gave the whole area in name of him.
He was really a mystic.
And had superpowers.
Hindus called him siddha and Muslims Fakeer. Truly a man of God .
It sounds like a fairy tale.
JAZAKALLAH brother you hit the nail right on the head it is very important to understand Sufism in this day and age esp after everything is happening.
+tufayel tarafdar Wa iyyakum dear brother, best and most blessed regards. www.ihsanalexander.com.
This is the true Islam ❤
Great explanation of Sufism! Thank you. Can see the similarity to other peaceful ways and ahimsa..❤
Thank you very much. You gave me an answer to a burning question in my mind. I have been growing spiritually for a while and as I was experiencing more inner peace and freedom of ego, I began to feel that the form of Islam is ego based. I was beginning to feel that spirituality alone is enough. But you you say we need the form and spirituality alone is not enough. That is something I need to understand more.
Sister Islam means submission to creator without associating partners may Almighty Allah protect us from being astray
Ask help from Allah directly
This is such a beautiful explanation. May Allah reward you for this, brother!
Ameen, may Allah Almighty bless us all and unite us in His Divine Light. To your eternal success. www.islamicrenaissance.com.
Alhamdhulillah. I'm in Saudhi and you opened my mind to follow tariqah and shariah together equally. Is there anyone who can guide like this for kids? They were hooked up with modern day scholars and lacking spirituality. Please help me to find one for my kids.
“Tijaniyya” Sufi Order is a very good Tariqa. It has transmission from the prophet SAW (PBUH). ❤
Thank you for this beautiful video.
very good video brother. I have my first Sufi meditation lesson and introduction this week and I'm so looking forward to it.
I love Sufism & the follower of Sufism. May Allah Bless Ihsan Alaxander & other good people here.
Ameeeen
De Mask aamen
Salam, brother. Very excellent explanation of Sufism. I will share with many people! Thank you for your effort. May Allah Reward You.
Thank you, Peyman, best of God's blessings be with you.
Exactly what I feel in my 20 years of practicing Sufism. It has just brought me so many much needed gifts to my life!!
Thank you brother for expanding my knowledge about Islam and human behaviour. Alhamdulillah alwahad ala7ad for teaching me something new through great teachers like you everyday. :)
“Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger”
[Al Qur’an 4:59]
All the Muslims should follow the Qur’an and authentic ahadith and be not divided among themselves.
2. It is prohibited to make sects and divisions in Islam
The Glorious Qur’an says:
“As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, thou hast no part in them in the least: Their affair is with Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did.”
[Al Qur’an 6:159]
fatima dabo 100% AGREED
+fatima dabo Well the problem these days is what is an authentic ahadith?
Queen Fatima thats what we are trying to do
Has God given any authority (sultan) to any human being to take responsibility on God's behalf to authenticate manmade stories, myths and gossip to add in HIS Deen? Can you find any verse in the Quran that states clearly that those six Persian men received God's mandate or permission and authority to add a voluminous library of books, containing stories and myths in the name of HIS Prophet? Did the Prophet (AS) himself approve, authorise and certify those stories and myths in those Persian sia-sittah books as authentic? Does “Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger” means to associate Persian sia-sittah hadith books with the Book of God? Who told you this? Is it God or men? Provide your evidence according to Quran 2:111 and 37:154-157
@William they don't know the basics, blindly following any religion makes it cult like. Hope I say this right, Religion is not everyone's cup of tea yet its accessible to public domain.
Thank you so much for this beautiful video. I've been wanting to explore Sufism, and this was an excellent intro. I'm a Quaker, and it's incredibly moving to me how so much of this resonates with my own experiences within my own faith, and with the voices of mystics from so many other diverse faiths; particularly the issues of external forms vs internal spirituality. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more.
Heath Collins You're most welcome, may the Almighty and Eternal guide you always towards the Divine Presence of Light and Love.
I advise u to see Dr Laurence brown ,he was a Qauaker then became athiest then embraced Islam (he is Sunni meaning following the sunnah (saying of the prophet )and the Quran doing what the prophet peace be upon him did ,also Sunni Muslims (Yusuf Estes,Abdul Raheem green
Heath Collins you wanna learn sufism more come to India
I am thankful to God that I listened to this! It is a perfect blend of Humanity, and Spirituality and Religion which leads to ultimate Purity of soul! Thank you!
I will post this on my blog. MashAllah.
Mashallah brother Ihsan. You are living up to your name. 💐🙏
What a awesome video. I am trying to get into Sufism but having trouble finding a path. Thanks for such great explanation.
Islam Home, blessings, light and guidance be with you. Stay upon the path, one day at a time, one step at a time, Allah Almighty will continually guide you each step of the way with provision and wisdom. To your divine success.
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Your content is incredibly valuable and useful and we really need more of this
There are not much people who link loa with islam i have been looking for sth like that for along time
Pleade keep goinG
Thank you what an eye opening experience you have shared as well as an inner experience. love and truth
Very Interesting 😍 i just learned what Sufism means...I was told as a Sunni that we're close to Sufi ..Now i Totally Got it and Guess what I Think I Am a Suffi 🤩
Thanks for bringing light on this subject
Bless you 💚
In india shia-sufi are very close and we both promote communal harmony and cosider hindus as our brothers and wlecome them at our shrines.
This is excellent! Thank you Ihsan. The other Divine teaching also mention: "The Purpose of the one true God, exalted be His glory, in revealing Himself unto men is to lay bare those gems that lie hidden within the mine of their true and inmost selves. That the divers communions of the earth, and the manifold systems of religious belief, should never be allowed to foster the feelings of animosity among men, is, in this Day, of the essence of the Faith of God and His Religion. These principles and laws, these firmly-established and mighty systems, have proceeded from one Source, and are the rays of one Light. That they differ one from another is to be attributed to the varying requirements of the ages in which they were promulgated."
Very well said, David. Blessings, light and guidance of God the One be with you brother. Peace and beauty. www.ihsanalexander.com
Mashallah Brother thank you for the great information and breaking down Sufism !
I'm a new revert to Islam; just 7 months. I was beginning to believe that Islam is too ritualistic; a habit or an accompaniment to life instead of being life itself (focus on only form). This video makes sense of Islam. Thank you.
Thank you brother for an enlightening video.
Bless you.
thankyou. cannot be explained much better than this. enjoyed it so much.
Thank you for this sane, level-headed, clearly articulated presentation. I found the point about balancing religion and spirituality to be helpful, and I can see why you came back to it again and again. Religion without spirituality is hollow, empty. But, as I can personally attest to, spirituality without religion easily loses its way.
Just unbelievable, honestly, i am blown away by your content, by the debth of knowledge you are sharing with the world, and sheer intent of seeking for the truth. thank you so much for all your efforts.
The other day you had asked me to go through the books by muhammad asad. I have been seeking the truth by going through the bible, the bhagawat gita, upanishads, dhammapada, tao te ching..and many more. i even stumbled upon videos by eckhart tolle, rupert spira, alan watts, jiddu krishnamorty,ramana maharishi, mooji and many more who also point to the same truth. but always wanted to know where islam as a religion fits in the big scheme of things.
thanks to you and your very dedicated team, people like me have found a way to transform this inner urge of seeking more and more to finally settle down in peace and just watch the drama take its own course.
Knowledge is great, but if i dont implement on what i have learnt and live my life and take my every step with this pure knowing, everything will be of no use.
I am actually in a financial crunch right now, else would have purchsed your vidoes on how to meditate right away..
but i will plan and see to it that i get the content in a couple of months time..
thank you again brother for all your efforts,
bless you .
+Tabrez Sheik Brother, I think we should start to fix this world..
I respect Sufism after hearing your explanation, very similar to Sikhisms importance on the balance between the temporal and spiritual!!
Thank you for your efforts brother, may Allah grant you Jannah Firdous insha Allah
Al salaamu alieakum
First of all im a christian an ango saxon living in Sydney but London born and bred.
I am amazed not one horrible comment about muslims here .
I really need to listen to this again and again.
Without wishing to bore people i have seen all the typical stuff about muslims such as violent terrorist sharia law etc etc.
I suppose out of fear and also knowing many muslim people who dont fit the stereotype i looked at documentries and alsorts of youtbe clips from Yusef Estes, Dr Naik and Nounan Ali Khan.
I find something so deply beautiful about sufism, something Iwant but dont have
I have seen sufui muslims on youtube and they are joyous, smiling and simple glow with love.
Your right about how things change and the external seems to become like an out of control monster
Many people.in the west would say that is islam and see the harshness of it
Jesus's message was simple, love god and love fellow man as yourself and also because your fellow man is gods creation.
Well what went so terribly wrong in the church
Rome just manipulated i Henry the 8th didnt find it convienent so started his own church.
Some people so want to be spiritual they get the church to lock them away from the world such as nuns.
We are supposed to be in the world not of the world as you stated which is also in the bible.
Sometimes I dind church such a dissatisfying game,.
I just want to love god, want to hug him like my dad and give him joy.
Christians talk about the same stuff but somehow much of it is theory.
Jesus said he had to go away so the comforter would come, ie the Holy spirit as in the book of acts.
Maybe im just rambling on what my point is I want something deeper, i have a hunger that wont go away,
I look at a world in a mess, hate, persecution, 90% of the world have nothing, can i turn away and say not my problem
It is no good just praying and saying god bless, you have to sacrifice for others, im starting to do this but dven this is not enough.
I dont want to know about god, i want to KNOW and call him LORD
steven rowe, the great Rumi said, "What you seek is also seeking you," and “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”
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Blessed guidance and light upon your journey. To your divine success.
There is just so much truth, even the bible states the same things,. Draw close to god and he will draw close to you.
To pug0rge self and resist the devil.
We need to make the first move as god does not force nimself on us
Al salaamu alieakum
Ihsan Alexander i never thought there was a part of islam so beautiful.
I think just want be overwhelmed by his in dwelling in me, itclikexi want to die so he can take over my body.
What i find hard is silencing the mind.
I have been playing sufi music,
I listen at night and just feel like im at peace and I fall asleep.
My journey is lonely my wife doesnt understand
I thinkxand ponder things, maybe that is why isuffer anxiety and depression.
steven rowe Asaalam Steven, Hope your well and may peace be with you. I been a Muslim all my life but always felt something that has been lacking. The informative side I think is great to have but the spiritual side is always something I been missing. Since coming across guys like Ihsan and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, this has really opened up another area of Islam I never seen.
I am now studying Sufism and it really is opening up. I really know how you feel Steven, as I been doing same as I been suffering with anxiety and this has now opened up my heart. I pray we are both guided Peace :)
Islam Rewards sufism is so present in christianity but few realise it
At the end of Matthew chapter 5 which is the semon on the mount Jesus say yo be holy as god is holy, ie set apart.
Romans 12 startsoff with because of gods great mercy present our bodies as a living sacrifice and to not conform to the standards and patterns of this world.
Another verse in the new testament says to resist the devil and he will flee from you.
I just feel this call not just to believe but to act and do and surrender.
It is a lonely journey i feel like im a on a different frequency than my wife and others.
As a Catholic I can totally relate, Beautiful explanation of Sufism! 🙏🏻
Yeah you would because Catholic s aren't Christian . Repent and be born again come to Jesus our Lord and forsake universalism
I am thinking about converting to Islam. I really love this path and was wondering how does one embrace this path as compared to becoming a Sunni or Shia? Peace to you all.
Steven Holloway Rather than converting to Islam or any other religion why don't you just follow the teachings of Islam in your life? Don't go for symbolic conversion where you will change your name, attire, etc, what good it will be of? Rather than symbolic conversion just read all the teachings and follow them that way you can find inner peace.
Hi Steven, I think you will greatly benefit from Hamza Yusuf(formerly Mark Hanson), american scholar who lived in desert among beduin scholars for many years learning tassavuf, the inner science of Islam. Look him up on youtube. You will feel that even his speech is somehow healing filled with energy. He is very knowledgable both in inner and outer sciences. Sunni/Shia is related to outer sciences and he has great, objective explanation for that as well.
Sunni ,it means followers of the sunnah (the hadeeth of the prophet (his sayings),and the Quran this is their source ,and Sunni believe that u should ask Allah directly don't put some one between u and Allah ,and not inventing new ways of worship just following what the Sunnah of prophet did ,for some Sufi some of them ask what they want from the dead and that is a big mistake ,God mentioned in the Quran that dead ppl doesn't hear you and if they hear you they won't answer you ,there is a verse in the Quran ,and Sunni sheiks ,Yusuf Estes ,Abdul Raheem green,Dr Laurence brown,dr Bilal Philips ...Good luck
+Steven Holloway Sufis are all Sunnis.
+الفتاة الجميلة you are Sunnis or Wahhabis because there Sunnis and Wahhabis Islam who ruin Islam ,the Wahhabis Saudis hate every body and paradise reserved for Wahhabis and Isis ideology it's the similar Wahhabis ideology please to all Wahhabis leave people in peace we don't need your takfiri ideology
Damn!! You explained that well!!
This is brilliant ihsan bro. Wow. Amazing.
Thankyou bro
Excellent definition of Sufism!
Thank you, Samar Malik, best of blessings always!
I disagree with the idea of titling oneself as a Sufi is against practicing Sufism. I believe in this day and age where the materialistic world has become very much vibrant in our lives we must help to remind our common brothers and sisters that Sufism is a path to be taken. EDIT: Also when I think of someone calling themselves a Sufi I do not think of them as being in the highest state of Islam, but instead trying to reach the highest state of Islam.
mrthatguyam the speaker refers to this point exactly at 15:35
As-Salaamu-Alaikum brother, just wanted to say this video is excellent and you are very well spoken, and it gives a great overview of religion without spirituality and the Sufi way. Sharing it with my friends and family. Thank you and look forward to seeing more of your videos.
Brother, I think you so much for your explanation and clarification. It was very helpful.
I am a Sufism Disciple, And now i have my own students of Sufism. I am teaching them the lesson of Naqashbandi Golden chain of sufism. The fastest way of purifying soul and Heart.
Let's see what u know then?Have u had a HAL?
Shawn Cannady sorry dear for a very late reply. Yes. Many time i have passed from the condition of haal 'wajad' or istagiraak.
in every way that my heart can describe... thank you
Most welcome, Hamad Almohawis, blessed and divine peace be with you always.
thank you for your video this was beautifully presented, inspiring and informational.
Nice , clear balanced explained .highly recommended. More videos thank you ihson
MashaAllah brother Ihsan, I just came across this video. You really hit the nail on the head, may Allah Bless you for this. _Abdassalam Granger
Sufis is the heart of Islam. Tawhid is the knowledge of iman fiqq is the knowledge of the islam tassawuf is the knowledge of ihsan. Tassawuf is the real sunnah of prophet of allah Muhammad SAW
Hello good people
I have been "introduced" to spirituality and the seeking to become more wholesome though non-religious Buddhism.
It gladdens me to find common thoughts and beliefs here, and I will definitely seek to learn more from Sufism :-)
Wisdom and compassion...
Thank You
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I really enjoyed this video - thank you.
People like Zakir Naik and Anjim Choudhary need to listen to this
Peace and blessings. I found the talk to be informative and inspirational. I am visiting the website and gaining more information. I am a recent revert to Islam. I have found many of the practices cold and detached from the inner relationship I am seeking to maintain with Allah. I have received several books on how to "be" a Muslim, but little direction on the internal development or a spiritual path. Thank you for providing this resource. 💜🦋💜
Blessed greeting of peace and light, sister Cheree. Congratulations and welcome, may the One continue to guide and illuminate your heart and your path. When spirituality is lacking, religion is like a body without a soul. If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email. To your divine and eternal success.
Ihsan Alexander Thank you. I will keep in touch. Blessings you as well.
Thanks a lot for your explanation. I needed your words 🖤
Thank you for this. Very articulate and meaningful. I learned a lot.
+dgbx6 Most welcome, may the light of the Eternal One always illuminate your path. Blessed and divine regards. www.ihsanalexander.com.
Sufism is the best version of Islam the muslim people should follow the sufi ways if they are to ever achieve enlightenment. Otherwise they will all perish due to lack of understanding and ignorance.
True
are you actually muslim ? ( i'm genuinely asking )
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Sufism really is Islam though, it's not just a version of it. Sufis teach from the Qur'an. Muslims must educate themselves about their religion and it will lead them to its true teachings.
Irv Gotti true I want to become Sufi Muslim not selfish Wahhabis.
Sufism is to stand silent and quiet, lamb-like, while the world is boiling!
I love your words so much,who taught u abt that?
Yes! It is the way of the heart that leads to a higher state of consciousness. To my understanding, this is what all belief systems were originally intended for. We need to stop judging other people’s ways of achieving this. Different religions are like different portals to the same destination. Everyone should be free to choose the one that works for them, without judgment from others. No one is in a position to judge another human’s spiritual path.
Great research material. Thanks so much :)