Thursday, August 03, 2006

Sufism is universal

Sufism is a path that encourages people to know God directly. It is called tasawwuf in Arabic, Persian and Urdu. Scholar Cyril Glasse writes, ‘The Sufi doctrine has been likened to Neo-Platonism, to Vedaant, to the mystical theology of Eastern Christianity, and even to Taoism, all of which it clearly resembles.’
Jehangir (1569-1627) had a Hindu spiritual guide named Jadrup. The Mughal Emperor would say, "Jadrup’s Vedaant is the same as our tasawwuf.’
Ibrahim Ibn Adham (died 778), a renowned Arab mystic, wrote, "My Master in Spiritual Knowledge was a [Christian] monk called Father Simeon."

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