Explain how bhakti is different from sufism ?
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Difference between Bhakti Movement and Sufi Movement-
The Bhakti Movement was a glorious religious movement in the history of India. It was purely based on devotion on God and nothing else. The saints of Bhakti Movement preached the doctrine of love devotion to realize God. Therefore the movement came to be known as Bhakti Movement. It was started in south India between seventh and twelfth century. Where as The sufi movement was a socio-religious movement started between fourteenth and sixteenth century. The Shaiva Nayanars ans Vaishnavite Alvars of Bhakti Movement disregarded the austerities preached by the Jains and Buddhists and preached personal devotion to God as a means to salvation. They also regarded the rigidities of the caste system and unnecessary rites and rituals of Hindu religion. Where as the exponents of this movement were unorthodox Muslim saints who had a deep study of vedantic philosophy and Buddhism of India.They had gone through to various religious text of India and had come in contact with great sages and seers of India. They could see the Indian religion from very near and realized its inner values. Accordingly they developed Islamic philosophy which at last gave birth to the sufi Movement. Therefore the Sufi Movement was the result of the Hindu influence on Islam. They were called Sufis as they wore garments of wool (Suf) as their budge of poverty.The method of their realizing God was the renunciation of the world and worldly pleasures. They lived a secluded life. The sufis did not attach importance to namaz, hajj, and celibecy.
The chief exponents of Bhakti Movement were Ramanujacharya, Nimbarka, Ramananda, Vallabhacharya, Kabir, Guru Nanak etc. where as the leading Sufi saints were Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, Farid-ud-ddin-Ganj-i-Shakar and Nizam-ud-ddin-Auliya etc.
The Bhakti Movement was a glorious religious movement in the history of India. It was purely based on devotion on God and nothing else. The saints of Bhakti Movement preached the doctrine of love devotion to realize God. Therefore the movement came to be known as Bhakti Movement. It was started in south India between seventh and twelfth century. Where as The sufi movement was a socio-religious movement started between fourteenth and sixteenth century. The Shaiva Nayanars ans Vaishnavite Alvars of Bhakti Movement disregarded the austerities preached by the Jains and Buddhists and preached personal devotion to God as a means to salvation. They also regarded the rigidities of the caste system and unnecessary rites and rituals of Hindu religion. Where as the exponents of this movement were unorthodox Muslim saints who had a deep study of vedantic philosophy and Buddhism of India.They had gone through to various religious text of India and had come in contact with great sages and seers of India. They could see the Indian religion from very near and realized its inner values. Accordingly they developed Islamic philosophy which at last gave birth to the sufi Movement. Therefore the Sufi Movement was the result of the Hindu influence on Islam. They were called Sufis as they wore garments of wool (Suf) as their budge of poverty.The method of their realizing God was the renunciation of the world and worldly pleasures. They lived a secluded life. The sufis did not attach importance to namaz, hajj, and celibecy.
The chief exponents of Bhakti Movement were Ramanujacharya, Nimbarka, Ramananda, Vallabhacharya, Kabir, Guru Nanak etc. where as the leading Sufi saints were Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, Farid-ud-ddin-Ganj-i-Shakar and Nizam-ud-ddin-Auliya etc.
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