Sheikh ahmad al tuni biography for kids

Sufi

• Like many of the important Sufi terms, the word &#;Sufi&#; is itself a complex pun on Arabic words of similar sound and meaning.
• &#;suf&#;, meaning &#;wool&#; (a reference to the cloth from which the cloaks worn by Sufis are made), and &#;sufiy&#;, meaning &#;pious&#;
• Golden Era
• Abbasid dynasty c.e (based in Baghdad) saw a shift of power to the more ancient Persian culture.

• Greater influence of music, poetry and intellectual pursuits suited the Sufis, many of whom began to make important cultural contributions to Islam.

• Sufis believe they can transcend into a state of altered consciousness and experience closeness to Allah, or God.

  This is usually achieved through a set of rituals that involve whirling the head or the body to intense rhythmic music and repetitive chanting of divine names.

• As the rising sounds of oriental percussion and lutes resonated around him, the frail Sufi chanter struck a glass with prayer beads in fast repetitive movements.

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