A Beginner's Guide to Sufism 

Sufism 

Introduction.

It was some 22 years ago when I first encountered Islam. It was during a trip to
Istanbul, which was part of the University of Pittsburgh Semester-At-Sea
Spring 1983 Program that I was in. I remember being in trance the whole visit
because of the calls to prayer and the hours I spent sitting inside the Sultan
Ahmet Mosque or popularly known as the Blue Mosque because of its blue-ish
interior tiles.

On the last night of the trip, we, the students of the program were invited to
watch a “performance” of whirling dervishes. I didn’t know anything about
dervishes and the Sufi tradition, but all I knew during that time was falling into a
place of deep peace as I took in the music and watched the endless swirls and
whirls of the dervishes. Since then I was curious about Sufism and fortunately,
by serendipity, had stumbled upon books by Idries Shah, G.I. Gurdjieff, and the
poetry of Hafiz and Rumi. But I didn’t go beyond reading them because I had
the impression, owing to years of mis- and dis-information on Islam that women
could not become Sufis.

Fortunately, a wonderful class on Race, Religion and Islamophobia taught by

Dr. Ibrahim Farajaje at the Graduate Theological Union and a moving dhikr with
Moroccon Sufi Sheikh Sidi Ahmed Kostas at the Starr King School for the
Ministry this spring erased my notions that only men could be Sufis.
Additionally, my own experiences from Tantra yoga meditation over the past 20
years have brought me to appreciate the beauty and depth of
Sufism.

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Definition

Sufi teachers explain Sufism in many ways, but a favorite is that offered by
James Fadiman and Sheikh Ragip Robert Frager Al Jerrahi, authors of
Essential Sufism. They write: “For thousands of years, Sufism has offered a
path on which one can progress toward the “great end” of Self-realization, or
God-realization. Sufism is a way of love, a way of devotion, and way of
knowledge. Sufism is often described as a path, suggesting both an origin and
destination. The aim of Sufism is the elimination of all veils between the
individual and God. Traveling this path, one can acquire knowledge of Reality.
God is the ultimate reality, not this phenomenal world of multiplicity.” (James
Fadiman and Robert Frager, Essential Sufism (Castle Books, 1997) 1.

A Short History of Sufism

Sufism, writes Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, the present Master of the Nimatullahi
Order, is the third main group that formed after the death of the Prophet
Muhammad in 632 A.D. The group comprised the companions (ashab) and
ascetics (zohhad) of the Prophet’s day consisted, who wanted to focus on “the
inner spiritual dimension of Islam and upon the worship of Allah and devotion to
the One Reality (Al Haqq).” (Javad Nurbakhsh, Sufi Women, (New York:
Khaniqah-Nimatullahi Publications, 1983), 14.) The two other main groups
were the Sunnis and the Shi’ites.

Nurbakhsh notes that during the early development of Sufism, Sufis chiefly
trained their attention to keeping night-vigils and asceticism (zohd). The night
vigils were inspired by the Prophet’s belief that such practice was a virtue. The
practice of asceticism, which involved silence, seclusion, fasting, and
remembrance of God through repeated recitation of Allah’s various names
(dhikr), was regarded as the Sufi’s effort to “abandon the world.” (Nurbakhsh,
17.) By incessant remembrance and utterance of Allah, the Sufi merges with
Allah. (Soraya Susan Behbehani, The Messenger Within: Discovering Love
and Wholeness Through Meditation (San Francisco: Mellen Research
University Press, 1991), 205.)

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During this early stage, Sufis had devout hope for a heavenly reward following
death, but at the same time were anxious about hell. Hence, they emphasized
a life of perfect piety. But in Sufism’s second stage of development, love (eshq)
and loving-kindness (mahabbat) of God (Nurbakhsh, 18) – as inspired by
woman Sufi saint Rabi'a al-'Adawiya became part of the practice along with
asceticism. Nurbakhsh comments that an emphasis on Divine Love eventually
replaced the previous emphasis on the fear of God’s punishment.

As Rabi’a-‘Adawiyya al-Qaysiyya of Basra used to pray: “Oh my Lord, if I

worship Thee from fear of Hell, burn me in Hell, and if I worship Thee from
hope of Paradise, exclude me thence, but if I worship Thee for thine own sake
the withhold not from me Thine Eternal Beauty.” (Margaret Smith, Rabi’a: The
Life and Works of Rabi’a and Other Women Mystics in Islam (Oxford: Oneworld
Publications, 1994), 50.)

In its third stage of development, both the ethical practice and theory of Sufism
expanded. By its fourth stage, the speculative philosophy of Sufism, which was
part and parcel of the issue of “The Unity of Being” flourished. Throughout the
centuries, the tradition saw the rise of notable masters including Jalalod-Din
Rumi, Mahmud Shabestari, Fakhrod-Din ‘Eraqi, and Shah Ne’matollah.
(Nurbakhsh, 19).

Sufi Women Saints

The Sufi is a person who worships God for God’s sake alone because s/he has
witnessed God and knows God. S/he worships God because s/he loves the
Divine, which is not an image, idea, or specter of the mind. S/he keeps an eye
on her/his heart, collects her/his thoughts and surrenders every care to God,
which readies the Sufi for union with God. (Behbehani, 214.)
Such conception of the relations between the Sufi and God, notes Margaret
Smith, leading scholar on Rabi’a Al-Adawiyya and other Sufi women saints, left
no room for the distinction of gender. She writes that the development of
Sufism within Islam gave women the chance to attain sainthood. Rabi’a Al-
Adawiyya was undoubtedly the foremost of the women mystics of Islam.
However, there were many women both during her time and after her, who also
became saints and made contributions to the growth of Sufism. (Smith, 21.)

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Links

Rabi'a al-'Adawiya

http://www.sufism.org/books/rabiaex.html

Rabi'a al-Badawiya http://www.uga.edu/islam/rabiabadaw.html

Women and Sufism http://www.sufism.org/society/articles/women.html

Sufi Orders in the West http://www.uga.edu/islam/sufismwest.html

Women and Sufism http://www.sufism.org/society/articles/women.html

The Practice of Meditation

Sufis use different kinds of meditation techniques. One practice is silent

meditation that starts with inhaling and exhaling one of the names of Allah.
While thoughts, emotions, sensations are not repressed and allowed to be
experienced, the meditator gently brings her/his attention back to God.
(Mohammad Shafii, M.D. Freedom from the Self: Sufism, Meditation and
Psychotherapy (New York: Human Sciences Press, 1985), 93.)

The Stages of Sufism

In the practice and understanding of Sufism, there are four stages, writes
Sheikh Ragip Robert Frager Al Jerrahi, co-author of Essential Sufism. These
are religious law (shariah), the mystical path (tariqah), Truth (haqiqah), and
Gnosis (marifah), which he defines:

Religious law or Shariah, which means ‘road’ in Arabic, comprises the

teachings on morals and ethics of Islam that provide guidance on how to live
properly in the world.

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The mystical path or Tariqah is the practice of Sufism and literally means the
path – which is not clearly marked, even visible -- in the desert that the
Bedouin would follow to go from oasis to oasis. And to find one’s way, one
needs the guidance of a Sufi teacher (sheikh).

Truth or Haqiqah is the Sufi’s direct experience of God within.

Gnosis or Marifah is knowledge of Reality, which is that “ongoing state of

attunement with God and with Truth.”

Finding A Teacher

The basic test for a real Sufi teacher is s/he practices what s/he preaches. As
Sheikh Ragip Robert Frager Al Jerrahi notes, “Empty words have no weight.”

Sufi Orders in the West

http://www.uga.edu/islam/sufismwest.html

More links below

Sufi-Related Resources

Sufi Women

Rabi'a al-'Adawiya
http://www.sufism.org/books/rabiaex.html

Rabi'a al-Badawiya
http://www.uga.edu/islam/rabiabadaw.html

Sufi Women Organization sufi

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http://www.sufiwomen.org/

Women and Sufism

http://www.sufism.org/society/articles/women.html

Women and Sufism

http://www.sufism.org/society/articles/women.html

Discussion Lists and Web Forums

Threads of Love Sufi Conference

http://www.suficonference.org/

Caravansarai: an informal discussion list for friends and for visitors of

http://www.sarmoun.org.uk/
http://sarmoun.listbot.com/

Discussion list for A CHERAG'S LIBRARY

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/cheraglibrary

Chishtiyya discussion group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chishtiyya/

Hafiz mailing list

http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/Hafiz

Mushkil Gusha discussion list

http://mushkilgusha.listbot.com/
Archives http://www.listbot.com/archive/mushkilgusha

Osmanli Naksibendi discussion group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OsmanliNaksibendi/

Sufi Circle (MSN Community for ahlus-Sunnah wal Jammah Sufis)

http://communities.msn.com/suficircle

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Sunlight mailing list
For those who love the poetry and stories of Jelaluddin Rumi -http:
//www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/sunlight

tariqas discussion list

http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tariqas or email elijah wright at
elw@stderr.org

Tasawuf Mailing List

majordomo@stargame.dyn.ml.org
Body Text : subscribe
If you want to send an article :Send to : tasawuf@stargame.dyn.ml.org

Newsgroups
soc.religion.gnosis
alt.sufi newsgroup
alt.islam.sufism newsgroup

Websites

Abjadiyyah Malay Martial Arts, Sufism and Sunni

http://www.geocities.com/pgssajkm/abjad.html or
http://www.abjadkelantan.tsx.org/

Ahl-i Allah (People of Allah)

http://www.peopleofallah.org/

Ahmed Baki's Sufism and Science Page

http://www.ahmedbaki.com/

Alan Godlas’s Website: Islam and Islamic Studies

www.uga.edu/islam

Almiraj Sufi Books

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http://www.almirajsuficentre.org.au/

Alif Publishing: Books on the Sufi Tradition

http://www.rappinc.com/786SUFI/

Allah-Sufism-Islam from author Ahmed Hulusi

http://allah-sufism-islam.com/ or http://www.ahmedhulusi.com/

alt.fan.jalaludin newsgroup
http://sunsite.unc.edu/usenet-i/groups-html/alt.fan.jalaludin_rumi.html

Amir Khusro Dehlavi website (Sufi poet from 13th century)

http://www.angelfire.com/sd/urdumedia/index.html

Aouliya Foundation (Qadiri-Chishti tariqa in Melbourne, Australia)

http://www.angelfire.com/az2/aouliyafoundation/index.html

Australian Centre for Sufism

http://www.australiansuficentre.org/

Baba Farid website

http://www.babafarid.com/

Based on the teaching of hazrat Sultan Bahoo

http://islahijamaat.freeservers.com/

Barzakh Foundation Homepage

http://www.geocities.com/yayasan_barzakh

Barzakh Foundation: Sufi Healing for AIDS patient

http://www.geocities.com/yayasan_barzakh/aidsbrze.htm

Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship

http://www.bmf.org/

Belgium Sufi Center (in Flemmish and French)

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http://home.worldonline.be/~appels/SOEFI-ORDE&ORDRE-SOUFI.html

Book of Soul by 17 century Saint Hazat Sultan Bahoo (R.A)

http://risala-roohi.tripod.com/

BOOKWEAVER: Books For The Mind Body and Spirit

http://www.bookweaver.co.uk/

Centro Naqshbandi de Psicología Transpersonal (Argentina)

http://www.recuerdo.com/

Paul Cheneours Sufi Music site

http://www.egnet.co.uk/clients/music/rgm.html

A Cherag's Library -- links to sacred scripture from many traditions intended for
use by the Cherags of the Church of All and of all churches founded by Hazrat
Inayat Khan
http://www.cheraglibrary.org/

Chishti Qadhiri order

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/5352

Chishti website
http://www.chishti.ru/

Darqawiyya/Shahdiliyyah
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/6588/dhikr.html

David and Chandra's Qawwali Page

http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/kawali.html

Dervish Project -- DVD movie about altered states of consciousness while

doing Sufi practices in the Sufi Order International
http://www.dervishproject.com/
Dziqr http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/DharmaDr/dziqr/english.htm
http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/DharmaDr/dziqr/hu.html

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Gharibnawaz (Indian Chisti Sufi Center)
http://www.gharibnawaz.com/

Gohar Shahi
http://www.goharshahi.com/

The Golden Sufi Center-Events and Publications

http://www.goldensufi.org/

Gurdjieff and Sufi Paths

http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/gurdjieffsufi/

Haqqani Foundation homepage

http://www.naqshbandi.net/haqqani/

Hazrat Nizamuddin Spiritual Foundation:

http://www.angelfire.com/ca/sufi/page5.html

"The Heart of True Love"

http://www.wic.net/schevene/truelove.htm

The HU Page
http://members.aol.com/hu4wahz/hu/index.html

Iamheart.org
http://www.iamheart.org/

Ibn Arabi Society

http://www.ibnarabisociety.org/

Il Giardino della Conoscenza

http://www.sufi.it/index.htm

International Association of Sufism

http://www.ias.org/

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International Sufi Movement
http://www.sufimovement.org/

ISHK
http://www.sufis.org/

Islam and Muslim Links

http://www.academicinfo.net/Islammeta.html

Islam Understood & Wisdom (from Indonesia)

http://www.angelfire.com/il/Nalapralaya/

Islami Roohani Mission (Naqshbandiya Mujaddediya tareeqah)

http://www.al-maqsood.org/
http://www.geocities.com/muaz_niazi

Islamic Bookstore: Islamic Mysticism section

http://IslamicBookstore.com/islamic_books/islamicmysticism.shtml

ISRA: Islamic Studies and Research Association

http://www.angelfire.com/sc/ISRA/

Jaffe Institute of Healing on Spiritual and Physical Levels, returning the heart
and spirit to oneness with God
http://www.jaffeinstitute.org/

Jamil Islamic Center Of California -- Naqshbandi Haqqani Order

http://www.jamil.com/jic

Halveti-Jerrahi Order
http://www.jerrahi.org/

Katinka Hesselink Net Sufism: articles on universal Sufism, from Idries Shah,
Robert Frager and Inayat Kahn.
http://www.katinkahesselink.net/sufi/

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Konya, Turkey pictures (including Rumi's tomb)
http://www.ege.edu.tr/Turkiye/si/Konya.html

KOTKU Education, Friendship and Assistance Foundation (Naqshbandi tariqa)

http://www.aitco.com/kotku/

Khusro: Videos for sale of Amir Khusro's Music

http://www.angelfire.com/sd/urdumedia/video.html

"La Rosa Mystica"

http://www.wic.net/schevene/rosa.htm

Madrassa -i- Towheed Homepage

http://hometown.aol.com/hsabit/index.html

Makhdoom's Quality Quest

http://home4.pacific.net.sg/~makhdoom/(See pages on islam, shah, sufism,
poetry, and sindh)

Masjid al-Farah
http://www.ashkijerrahi.com/

Master of the Jinn: A Sufi Novel

http://www.masterofthejinn.com/

Maternal Sufi Order-TGNJ-RVA

http://www.tariqat-gulnurjihaniyya-rva.net/

Meem Connection
http://www.meem.freeuk.com/

Mevlevi Order of America

http://www.hayatidede.org/

Mevlevi-Order in Germany

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http://www.mevlevi.de/

Moon.Over.Medina: A Sufi Bookstore

http://www.moonovermedina.com/

"Movimento Sufi Internazionale in Italia e Ticino" (Official Italian representative

of The International Sufi Movement, under the guidance of Shaikha Dahnya
Bozzini-van Gelder, e-mail: dahnya@freesurf.ch )
http://www.movimentosufi.com/

MTO Shahmaghsoudi website

http://www.mtoshahmaghsoudi.org/

Muhayiddin Ibn Arabi Society

http://www.ibnarabisociety.org/

Murabitun Worldwide Movement

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/6588

Muridiyya International: Sufi school of Shaykh Abdoulaye Dieye

http://freespace.virgin.net/ismael.essop/

Sufi Musfaad homepage

http://www.angelfire.com/md/sufimusfadharidas/index.html

Naqshbandi Center in Argentina

http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Resort/4212/index.html

Naqshbandi.com - Islam in its true form

http://www.naqshbandi.com/

Naqshbandi-Center of Sheikh Nazim Efendis Murids (in German)

http://www.osmanische-herberge.de/

Naqshbandia Dargah of India/Pakistan: Luari Sharif

http://www.luarisharif.org/

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Naqshbandi Foundation for Islamic Education
http://www.nfie.com/

Naqshbandi-Mujaddedi Sufi group in London, UK.

http://www.schoolofsufiteaching.org/

Description: Sufi group in London, UK offering teachings of the Naqshbandi,

Mujaddedi, Chishti, Qadiri and Shadhili orders.
Naqshbandi Order (Shaykh Mahmud Es'ad Cosan of Istanbul)
http://aitco.com/~islam/index.html
http://npd1.ufes.br/~odilea/smhome.html

Naqshbandi-Haqqani Homepage
http://www.naqshbandi.org/

Nimatullahi Sufi Order (Khaniqah Nimatullahi) - Contains the principles and

practices of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order. Includes books on Sufism, the Sufi
magazine, poetry and music.
http://www.nimatullahi.org/

Ni`matullahi-Safi `Ali Shahi Sufi Order

http://welcome.to/safi

A Sufi Resource of Nuradeen

http://world.std.com/~habib/www.nuradeen.com

Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order

http://www.ashkijerrahi.com/

Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Circle of Atlanta discussion/announcements group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nur_Ashki_Jerrahi_Atlanta

Omega Publications: Sufi Books, Music & Gifts

http://www.omegapub.com/

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Oveyssi Sufism (see MTO Shahmaghsoudi)

Parole Soufie (in French)

http://membres.tripod.fr/mourad/index.html

Pearl Publishing House

http://www.pearlpublishing.com/

Petama Project (International Sufi Movement)

http://www.petama.ch/

Polish Naqshbandi Mujaddidi group

http://republika.pl/sufism/
http://www.geocities.com/as_saramowicz

Postcards from the Path

http://www.sufi-net.com/

Qadiri-Nushahi Homepage
Distribution of rare Dhikr on audio cassettes from around the world
http://www.crosswinds.net/~sajad/

Qadiri Rifa'i Order

http://www.qadiri-rifai.org/

Qalandariya (Sheikh Baba Sultan)

http://community-2.webtv.net/EGiltinan/Bismillah/

Radiant Valley Association -- Tariqat Nabvi Gul Nur Jehaniya

http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/mysticalpathwaynurhu/index.html

Rare 16mm Film entitled Islamic Mysticism: The Sufi Way

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1570353077

Rifai-Kadiri-Arusi Tariqas
http://www.rifai-kadiri.org/

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Rifa'i Marufi Order of America
http://www.unc.edu/~rdorfman/sufi
created in collaboration with the dervishes in the Rifa'i Marufi Order, Site
featuring music, videos, photos and text that offers the seeker a multimedia
experience of Sufism as it is practiced in the USA.

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

http://www.armory.com/~thrace/ev/siir/Omar_Khayyam.html

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

http://www.promotionalguide.com/ok

Rumi html file, about his life and a collection of poems

http://www.armory.com/~thrace/sufi/

Rumi's Spiritual Path

http://ccnet.com/~rudra/rumi/rumi.htm

A Mevlana Jelauddin Rumi home page: Shamsuddin's Homestead in the

Internet Wilderness
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1889/

A tribute to Rumi
http://www.zbnet.com/rumi

Russian Sufi page

http://postman.ru/~dervish

Saraswati Society (Mevlevi Whirling in Great Britain)

http://www.btinternet.com/~saraswati.soc/

Sachalsarmast.com
http://www.sachalsarmast.com/

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Seattle Area Sufi Order International Community Page
http://members.aol.com/seattlsufi/

Serving the Guest: An Online Sufi Cookbook

http://www.superluminal.com/cookbook/

Shadhiliyyah Sufi Center of North America

http://www.suficenter.org/

Shaduli Sufi Center for Healing and Mystical Studies

http://www.shadhuli.org/

Shahmaghsoudi Sufism (see MTO Shahmaghsoudi)

Sidi shaykh muhammad al-jamal ar-rifa'i as- shadhili's teachings:

http://www.sufimaster.org/

Snow Upon the Desert – An Extensive List of Sufi Resources

http://www.alkaemia.com/features/links.html

South African Sufi Site

http://www.sufi.co.za/

Spiritual Foundation
http://www.spiritualfoundation.org/

Story Park: Sufi stories, poetry and more

http://www.zensufi.com/

Sufiajamer.org
http://www.sufiajamer.org/

Sufi and Rumi Links

http://www.chattanooga.net/baylor/academic/english/studentwork/rumi/Sufi%20
and%20Rumi%20Links

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Sufi Book Catalog
http://www.sufibooks.com/

Sufi Cabala
http://www.vaxxine.com/cabalaofeightelements/

Sufi Center Bookstore

http://www.rosanna.com/shop.htm

Sufi Circle (MSN Community for ahlus-Sunnah wal Jammah Sufis)

http://communities.msn.com/suficircle

Sufi Conference: A Celebration of Love and Wisdom

http://www.suficonference.org/

Sufi Events and Conferences

http://www.sufistudies.net/calendar/

Sufi Films
http://www.sufifilms.com/

Sufi Foundation: Workshops with Adnan Sarhan

http://www.sufifoundation.org/

Sufi Healing Order

http://sufihealingorder.org/

Sufi Music, art, and books..UlhaqBrothers

http://www.ilhawaii.net/~heinsite/winghart.html

Sufi-Mystic - Questions/Answers about Sufism, Gudri Shahi Sufi Order (Ajmer,

India),
Sufi-related resources
http://world.std.com/~habib/sufi.html#resources

Sufi Saint School

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http://sufi-mystic.net/

Sufi Order International (formerly the Sufi Order of the West)

http://www.sufiorder.org/

Sufi Order Switzerland

http://www.sufismus.ch/

Sufi Path
http://sufipath.cjb.net/

Sufi Poetry
http://wahiduddin.net/sufi_poetry.htm

Sufi Portal http://www.quintessencesufi.com/portal/default.aspx

An Article on Sufi Psychology and Cosmology

http://www.kheper.net/topics/Islamic_esotericism/cosmology_and_psychology.h
tml

The Sufi Reiki Association

http://www.sufireiki.org/

Sufi Saint Pir Aboo Bakar Shah

http://www.sufipabs.cjb.net/

Sufi Saints and Sufism Ancient Wisdom, Principles, Practices, and teachings of
the Great Masters.
http://www.geocities.com/sufisaints

Sufi Selected Articles

http://www.sufism.ru/eng/

A Sufi Spiritual Abuse Recovery Assistance Resource

http://www.sufi-spiritual-abuse-recovery-assistance.org/

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Sufi Study Circle of the University of Toronto (Canada)
http://www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/groups/sufi/

The Sufi Study Circle

http://muslim-canada.org/sufi/links.htm

Sufi Studies Today

http://www.sufis.org/

Sufi Traditions
http://www.webcom.com/~gnosis/sufi.mystica.html

Sufi World
http://www.surrenderworks.com/sufiworld.html

SufiWorld
http://www.geocities.com/reachnin/sufiworld.html

A Journal of the History of Sufism

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/thzarcone/index.htm

A Journal of Sufism
http://www.nimatullahi.org/MAG.HTM

Articles on Sufi Psychology and Sufism

http://www.crescentlife.com/spirituality/sufism.htm

Sufism, An Inquiry
http://www.sufismjournal.org/

Sufism: An Annotated Resource Guide

http://www.elementarts.com/sufism/sufres.html

Sufism's Many Paths

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/Sufism.html

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Sufism Symposium
http://www.sufismsymposium.org/

Sufism: The Other Side of Sufism

http://www.qss.org/articles/sufism/toc.html

SurrenderWorks: A Center for Sufi Healing

http://www.surrenderworks.com/

Swiat Sufi/Tariqa Naqshbandi Poland

http://republika.pl/sufism/

Tabala Wolof: Sufi Drumming of Senegal (information about a recording)

http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/villagepulse/tabala.html

Tasavvuf & Sufiler (Turkish)

http://www.sufism.20m.com/
English version: http://www.sufism.20m.com/sufi.htm

Threshold Society, Mevlevi Order, publications by the Helminskis

http://www.sufism.org/

Threshold Society, Mevlevi Order (in Dutch)

http://denboer-s.tripod.com/

Tijani Home Page: Information about The Tariqa Tijaniyya, Shaikh Ahmad Al-
Tijani (RA), Shaikh Ibrahim Niasse (RA), Shaikh Hassan Cisse and The African
American Islamic Institute, Inc.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9189

Tasawwuf
http://www.islaam.org/Tasawwuf/Tas_con.htm

Traingle Sufi Center

http://www.universalsufism.com/

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Project Turuq Intercultural
http://skyboom.com/786rashidaltaliq/

The Winged Heart

http://www.ulhaqbrothers.com/

Uwaiysi Tarighat
http://uwaiysi.org/index.html
Wikipedia: Sufism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi
Zahuri Sufi Website
http://www.zahuri.org/

ZenSufi Park
http://www.zensufi.com/

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