Sufi Sect
Mysticism and spiritual
Muslim adaptation of the Indian Vedantic philosophy
principal occupation is meditation on the unity of God and the remembrance of God's name so as to obtain absolution.
Most numerous in Iran
self-discipline and concentration on God
belief that by quelling the self and through love of God it is possible to achieve a union with the divine in which the human self melts away
Muslim adaptation of the Indian Vedantic philosophy
principal occupation is meditation on the unity of God and the remembrance of God's name so as to obtain absolution.
Most numerous in Iran
self-discipline and concentration on God
belief that by quelling the self and through love of God it is possible to achieve a union with the divine in which the human self melts away