Question

What is sufism?How did it find its footing in india ?​

Answer 1

Sufism in India:

Sufism in India:The advent of Suf is to India dates back to the Arab conquest of Sind. It gained prominence in the 10th and 11th centuries during the reign of the Delhi Sultans. Sufism adopted many native Indian concepts such as yogic postures, music and dance. Sufism found adherents among both Muslims and Hindus.

Answer 2

ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ sᴜғɪs ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴅᴀᴛᴇs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴀʙ ᴄᴏɴǫᴜᴇsᴛ ᴏғ sɪɴᴅ. ɪᴛ ɢᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪɴᴇɴᴄᴇ 1 ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɪɢɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟʜɪ sᴜʟᴛᴀɴs. sᴜғɪsᴍ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀᴅʜᴇʀᴇɴᴛs ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴍᴜsʟɪᴍs ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪɴᴅᴜs.

1. Sufism : ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ sᴜғɪ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ɪᴛs ᴏʀɪɢɪɴ ғʀᴏᴍ sᴜғ, ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴡᴏᴏʟ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴜғɪs ᴡᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ ɢᴀʀᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴡᴏᴏʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ sᴜғɪs. sᴜғɪsᴍ ᴡᴀs ʙᴀsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ɪsʟᴀᴍɪᴄ ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴀs ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʜɪɴᴅᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜᴅᴅʜɪsᴛ (ᴍᴀʜᴀʏᴀɴᴀ) ɪᴅᴇᴀs. ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴊᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀɪɴɢᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜʟᴇᴍᴀs. sᴜғɪs ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀᴍɪᴛᴀɢᴇs ᴀᴋɪɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏɴᴀsᴛᴇʀɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ.

2. sᴜғɪs ɪɴ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴇᴠᴀʟ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄʜɪsᴛɪ, sᴜʜʀᴀᴡᴀʀᴅɪ ᴀɴᴅ ғɪʀᴅᴀᴜsɪ.

3. ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ sᴜғɪ sᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴇᴠᴀʟ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ ᴡᴀs ɴɪᴢᴀᴍᴜᴅᴅɪɴ ᴀᴜʟɪʏᴀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪsʜᴛɪ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇʀs ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜʟɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴀss ɪɴ ᴅᴇʟʜɪ.

4. sᴜʜʀᴀᴡᴀʀᴅɪ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ғᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀɴ ɪʀᴀɴɪᴀɴ sᴜғɪ ᴀʙᴅᴜʟ-ᴡᴀʜɪᴅ ᴀʙᴜ ɴᴀᴊɪʙ. ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀᴅᴀᴜsɪ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʙʀᴀɴᴄʜ ᴏғ sᴜʜʀᴀᴡᴀʀᴅɪ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛs ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴғɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙɪʜᴀʀ.

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