PPT-Sufism: Islamic Mysticism

Sufism Sufism or  Tasawwuf  as it is known in the Muslim world is Islamic mysticism Lings Martin  What is Sufism The Islamic Texts Society 1999 pg 15 NonMuslims often mistake Sufism as a sect of Islam Sufism is more accurately described as an aspect or dimension of Islam Sufi orders . Would you rather go for 3 wishes . or for countless opportunities?. Comparison with conventional banking. The Luxembourg case. 27 November 2012. Examples. 2. Islamic Finance in Luxembourg. 3. Main principles / Differences with conventional banking. ARCHITECTURE. . week 9. SULTAN HASSAN MOSQUE. The Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is a massive . Mamluk. era mosque and madrassa located near the Citadel in Cairo. Its construction began 757 AH/1356 CE with work ending three years later "without even a single day of idleness".[1] At the time of construction the mosque was considered remarkable for its fantastic size and innovative architectural components. Commissioned by a sultan of a short and relatively unimpressive profile, al-. Formerly. “. Arabian astronomy” –. too . limiting . geographically. . Used to be. slighted . coverage –. “. caretakers” for Greek works, esp. . Almagest. Now. . called. . “Islamic astronomy” – lands where Islam was dominant. 600-1400 . The Origins of Islam. Arabian Peninsula. Urban- artisans, merchants, religious leaders. Rural- Bedouin nomadic tribes; political and military sophistication. Mecca. - Ka’ba, commercial center. Local cultures will have their own impact on architecture as Islam spreads but some elements of Islamic architecture are traceable no matter how much local influence is injected.. H. orseshoe Arch. Origin unknown . The First Truly Universal Civilization. Table of Contents. Introduction. First Universal Civilization. The Sciences. Paper. Merchant Economy. Sufi Missionaries. Islamic Freedoms. Environmentalists. Institutions. Early History. Early Islam forbade the paintings or drawings of human portraits, including the prophet, as they thought it would lead to idolatry. ( worshipping the idol, or painting) . This forbidding led to the use of calligraphic art. . Bob Berry. Nottingham University Business School. 1950s - The . “Golden” . Decade for . Finance?????. Markowitz, H. (1952) “Portfolio Selection” . Journal of Finance. , . 7(March. ), . pp77-91. . Kabbalah. By Stefan . Chilingirov. ssc140@aubg.bg. What does Kabbalah represent?. - non-individual, non-experimental divine truth. - the name of a group of Jewish . esoterics. in the 13. th. century. www.educationforum.co.uk. . In the 7. th. century AD the new religion of Islam spread rapidly through the Middle East, North Africa and even into Spain and Portugal. Islamic territories united under one ruler or caliph. The apocalypse postponed. Definition of terrorism. Terrorism is violence committed by non state actors against civilians for a presumed political goal.. The origins of Terrorist groups in the Middle East. Hasidim, . Kabbalists. , and. The . Dybbuk. Hasidic beliefs and way of living. Study of the “inner,” mystic aspects of the Torah rather than scholarly interpretation.. Follow a dynastic rabbi who holds a “court.”. Hasidim, . Kabbalists. , and. The . Dybbuk. Hasidic beliefs and way of living. Study of the “inner,” mystic aspects of the Torah rather than scholarly interpretation.. Follow a dynastic rabbi who holds a “court.”. September 2013 , Vol. 3, No. 9 ISSN: 2222 - 6990 296 www.hrmars.com/journals SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SUFISM (A C ase Study of Hazret Sultan Bahu , Shorkot, Pakistan ) Rashid Menhas Rural Sociology