Sufism
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, otherwise known as Islamic Mysticism, is a branch of Islam. It
deals with special powers that are contained in the Qur'an. It is a more
philosophical approach, where a person tries to become one with nature, and feel
the power of God. The term mysticism can be defined as the consciousness of the
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Sufi's stress love, because they believe that love will help you in the
Day of Judgement. That the people who you truly love, will give you their good
deeds, so that you may enter Paradise. Normally these people who give their good
deeds away are known as dervishes (this is quite different from the belief in
Islam).
Sufi's also stress the remembrance of God, which is called Zikr. They
try to get close to God, to be one with God. They define God as something that
is close to y ....
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