Question

What was the devotional philosophy propagated by Islam?

Answer 1

Sufism or Taṣawwuf[1] (Arabic: الْتَّصَوُّف"sect"; personal noun: صُوفِيّ ṣūfiyy/ṣūfī, مُتَصَوّفmutaṣawwuf), which is often defined as "Islamicmysticism",[2] "the inward dimension of Islam",[3][4] or "the phenomenon of mysticism within Islam",[5][6] is a mystical trend in Islam "characterized ... [by particular] values, ritual practices, doctrines and institutions"[7] which began very early in Islamic history[5] and represented "the main manifestation and the most important and central crystallization of" mystical practice in Islam.[