Sufism In Pakist The Practice Of Sufism And Pakistan

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Sufism and Pakistan
Sufism:
A sufism is “the mystical system of the sufis”.
It is defined as, “The substance of Sufism is the Truth and the meaning of Sufism is the selfless experiencing and actualization of the Truth. The practice of Sufism is the intention to go towards the Truth, by means of love and devotion. This is called the tarigat, the spiritual path or way towards God. The sufi is one who is a lover of Truth, who by means of love and devotion moves towards the Truth, towards the perfection which all are truly seeking. As necessitated by love's jealousy, the sufi is taken away from all except the Truth.”
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The presence of sufism has helped a lot in spreading islam all over the world. The entrance of islam was in the 8th century but sufi mystic traditions became more visible during the centuries of 10th and 11th. The Persian influence flooded Pakistan with sufi thought, islam, literature, syncretic values, entertainment and education which created its impact on the presence of islam in the today’s world. There are many museums and sufi shrines that dot the landscape of Pakistan.
In Pakistan, there are two levels of sufism. The first level is the “populist” sufism for the population of rural areas. This level of sufism involves, “ belief in intercession through saints, veneration of their shrines and forming bonds with a pir(saint)”. There are many people in rural areas which are associated with pirs to seek their intercession. The other level of sufism in Pakistan is, “intellectual sufism” which has been growing among the educated and urban population. These people are influenced by the writing of sufis like “the medieval theologian Al-Ghazali, the sufi reformer Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi and Shah Wali …show more content…

Many pilgrim’s devotion creates a class of “hereditary custodians” who are responsible for the operations and finances of the tomb-shrines. Sometimes they combine with hospices where teachings of “tariqa” take place. Two common festivals is Pakistan are “mawlid (the wali’s birthday)” and “Urs ( literally “wedding”, in these festivals many people participate. These tombs are commonly connected with lodges and hospices that are responsible for maintaining open kitchens for visitors who can get free food to eat for the purpose of developing the public development of

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