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‘AQEEDAH: ISLAMIC CREED SUFISM
(TASAWWUF) (60 Hours)
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| I. OBJECTIVES |
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- Providing the student with an understanding of the reality
of Sufism and the means to pass an impassioned judgment
on it.
- Making students aware of the difference between subjects
and issues which have their source in the Qur’aan
and Sunnah and what is innovation (bid‘ah) and outside
the bounds of Islaam.
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| II. CLASS CONTENT |
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1.
Origin of the word tasawwuf and the opinions regarding it.
2. The birth of Sufism in Islaam and the factors
which led to its emergence.
3. A brief
historical look at the stages of development of Sufism among
Muslims
4. The sources of Islamic Sufism:
Islamic, Hindu, Christian, Neo-Platonism.
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The branches of Islamic Sufism:
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Sunni Sufism: Its definition and characteristics
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Philosophical Sufism: Its definition and characteristics
6. Sufi concepts in interpretation of texts
7. Examples of Leading Sunni Sufis: al-Haarith
al-Muhaasibee, al-Junayd and al-Ghazzaalee
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Examples of some leading philosophical Sufis: Aboo Yazeed al-Bustaamee
and the concept of fanaa; al-Hasanee ibn Mansoor al-Hallaaj
and the concept of hulool; Ibn ‘Arabee and the concept
of wahdat al-Wujood
9. Description of the
Most important Sufi Tareeqs: Qaadiriyyah, Shaathiliyyah, Rifaa‘iyyah,
Naqshabandiyyah, Mawlawiyyah
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| III. TEXTBOOKS |
| A. Required Text: |
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A. E. Affifi, The Mystical Philosophy
of Muhyid Din Ibnul Arabi
Abul-Wafaa at-Taftaazaanee, al-Madkhal ilaa at-Tasawwuf al-Islaamee
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| B. Supplementary
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‘Abdul-Qaadir
Mahmood, al-Falsafah as-Soofiyyah fil-Islaam
Mustafaa Hilmee, al-Hayaat ar-Roohiyyah fil-Islaam
‘Abdur-Rahmaan Badawee, at-Tasawwuf al-Islaamee ilaa al-Qarn
ar-Raabi‘
‘Abdullaah Zarrooq, Min Qadaayaa at-Tasawwuf al-Islaamee
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