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Title: Tech, what you know about Sufism? (in Islam)
Post by: infinite59 on May 26, 2002, 11:02:49 AM

I read it was a method of Islam practiced in Africa, which involved fitting Islam around the framework of the society, community, and even around ancestral traditions.  You know anything else?

Title: Re: Tech, what you know about Sufism? (in Islam)
Post by: King Tech Quadafi on May 26, 2002, 03:34:05 PM

Sufism is the mystic version of Islam

They're commonly called Dervishes

Umm....they're not considered heresy like the Qadiani movement, and they're not different in the way Sunnis and Shiahs are

They basically practise stuff wierdly, um, theyre known to do dances for God, they pray for hours on end, they're basically Islamic hippies, really, lol

Title: Re: Tech, what you know about Sufism? (in Islam)
Post by: DOC. da G.P.T...[METS][REX/MaB] on May 27, 2002, 05:04:54 AM

see Sufism comes from the Sufi Tribe....and yes they are sheeya....they believe in Ali after mohamad...(Darvishes)....
(i know it since i'm persian ;D)
and yes their way of prayin' is very different...they don't dance but they head bang and constanly sayin' "ya Ali" or "Ho" (which means god)untill they forget about everytin' else around them ...then they put swords in their body and eat razor blade or sit in human ovens.  usually nothing wil happen to them and that's how they know that they're close to god....(but there's more into it which i don't fel like get into details)

these people are common in Kurd areas...and my mom is kurd so she tells me these stuff...

hope the info helped you..
one.

Title: Re: Tech, what you know about Sufism? (in Islam)
Post by: infinite59 on May 27, 2002, 08:27:45 AM

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see Sufism comes from the Sufi Tribe....and yes they are sheeya....they believe in Ali after mohamad...(Darvishes)....
(i know it since i'm persian ;D)
and yes their way of prayin' is very different...they don't dance but they head bang and constanly sayin' "ya Ali" or "Ho" (which means god)untill they forget about everytin' else around them ...then they put swords in their body and eat razor blade or sit in human ovens.  usually nothing wil happen to them and that's how they know that they're close to god....(but there's more into it which i don't fel like get into details)

these people are common in Kurd areas...and my mom is kurd so she tells me these stuff...

hope the info helped you..
one.

Yo...... one of my Muslim mentors from Africa always takes two hands and kind of slaps his face about 7 times or so at the end of his prayers.... is that the same thing?

And then for some reason at this mosque I went to that was about 95% black they went nose to the ground then knee's, nose to the ground then knee's, etc., like 5 times more then the usual 2 times.  Know anything about that?

Thanks for the info ya'll.

Title: Re: Tech, what you know about Sufism? (in Islam)
Post by: King Tech Quadafi on May 27, 2002, 02:57:32 PM

man i dunno about that...dont get caught up in that, just practice the orthodox faith, that u were taught,