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In the true sense of Tasawaf, dancing and singing have no place. Tasawaf means purification of soul by remembering Almighty Allah, following the Commands of Almighty Allah and the holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), earning livelihood by legal means, serving human beings, being charitable, honest and truthful in daily life.
Sufi rituals involve singing and dancing.
Most of Sufis' religious beliefs and rituals come from orthodox Islam, but some also come from Gnostic Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Zoroastrianism.
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Some forms of religion involve the worship of one's ancestors. In such a religion, the religious rituals would be ancestor rituals.
who were the sufis
No, not all rituals involve a bodily component. Some rituals can be purely mental or emotional, such as meditation or visualization practices. Rituals vary widely in their expression and can take many forms beyond physical actions.
Sufis are Muslims, hence, their God is Allah.
Three types of isolation involve mating; habitat isolation, mechanical isolation, or sexual isolation.
This is a false dichotomy. There are Sunnis who are Sufis and there are Sufis who are Sunnis. There are Sunnis who are not Sufis and there are Sufis who are not Sunnis. Being a Sunni means to follow the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and his blessed sunnah. Being a Sufi means to be even more strict in following this sunnah in an effort to rectify yourself spiritually. Many people claiming to be Sufis are in fact, NOT Sufis if they deviate from the sunnah. Many popular scholars from the past and present have been Sufis. Ibn Taymiyyah, Imam Ghazali, etc. have all been Sufis and Sunnis.
Yes, each sacrament has its prescribed rituals which are found in the book Rituale Romanum.
Their spirits are either ancestor spirits, animal spirits, or great fathers/mothers in the sky. Their rituals tend to involve heated interiors or painting.
The Greater Jihad is a central part of Sufism, and consists of numerous rituals and dances to promote a connection to God and improve their relationship. The most important of these rituals is the Dhikr (ذكر) where a Sufi will spend 60-90 minutes reciting the names of God repeatedly to achieve a trance-like state and connection to God. Probably more famous, though, are the dances that some orders of Sufis perform to "court" God, of these, the dances of the Mevlevi Order, also called the Whirling Dervishes, have become part of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage.