Relevance of Sufism in Relevance of Sufism in Contemporary TimesContemporary Times

Sufism a Myth or Reality?Sufism a Myth or Reality?

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The GenesisThe Genesis

• Pagan TraditionsPagan Traditions

• ShamanismShamanism

• Indian InfluenceIndian Influence

• ChineseChinese

• GreekGreek

• Alexandrian SchoolsAlexandrian Schools

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The Christian & Oriental The Christian & Oriental TraditionTradition

• The IdeaThe Idea

• The GenesisThe Genesis

• The Eastern and Western tradition of The Eastern and Western tradition of RahbaniyatRahbaniyat

• The Magian/ManicheanTradition The Magian/ManicheanTradition

• The Central Asian traditionThe Central Asian tradition

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Kaf

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The Seven CastlesThe Seven Castles

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Mysticism or SufismMysticism or Sufism

• The differencesThe differences

• The sourcesThe sources

• The DirectionThe Direction

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The Advent of IslamThe Advent of Islam

• The Intellectual LegacyThe Intellectual Legacy

• The uniqueness of IslamThe uniqueness of Islam

• The Intellectual TraditionThe Intellectual Tradition

• The Ulema and SufisThe Ulema and Sufis

• The Bases of SufismThe Bases of Sufism

• Modern Ideas and Sufi ThoughtModern Ideas and Sufi Thought

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The GenesisThe Genesis

• The Intellectual BasesThe Intellectual Bases

• The SourcesThe Sources

• Holy QuranHoly Quran

• SunnahSunnah

• Insan-e-kamilInsan-e-kamil

• The personal element/ Gender blindnessThe personal element/ Gender blindness

• The Intellectual Legacy of pastThe Intellectual Legacy of past

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The Schools of SufismThe Schools of Sufism

• The bases and DiversityThe bases and Diversity

• Practice and reality through the agesPractice and reality through the ages

• The evolution ( Silsalahs.)The evolution ( Silsalahs.)

• Colonialism and Sufi TraditionsColonialism and Sufi Traditions

• Modern Age Modern Age

• Present ConditionPresent Condition

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The South Asian ContextThe South Asian Context

• The evolution The evolution

• 1616thth Century Century

• The Legacy of Mujaddad Alif Sani/ Sultan The Legacy of Mujaddad Alif Sani/ Sultan BahuBahu

• The regional Poetry and strains of Sufi The regional Poetry and strains of Sufi thoughtthought

• Shah Wali UllahShah Wali Ullah

• IqbalIqbal

• ConclusionConclusion

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The present TimesThe present Times

• The WastelandThe Wasteland

• The Unidirectional IntellectThe Unidirectional Intellect

• The Restricted VisionThe Restricted Vision

• Ignorance is not always blissIgnorance is not always bliss

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The Relevance in present The Relevance in present timestimes• The reality and mythsThe reality and myths

• The Role ModelThe Role Model

• The Prophet peace be upon him and The Prophet peace be upon him and HumanityHumanity

• The Legality and ShariahThe Legality and Shariah

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The Modern Knowledge and The Modern Knowledge and SufismSufism

• The Mathematics The Mathematics

• The Divine ProportionThe Divine Proportion

• Physics and Sufi KnowledgePhysics and Sufi Knowledge

• Biology and Sufi Knowledge Biology and Sufi Knowledge

• Psychology and Sufi KnowledgePsychology and Sufi Knowledge

• Philosophy and Sufi KnowledgePhilosophy and Sufi Knowledge

• Sociology and Sufi KnowledgeSociology and Sufi Knowledge

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The Sufi thought & The Sufi thought & Contemporary Times Contemporary Times

• The Chaos and intoleranceThe Chaos and intolerance

• The Muslim Rage ?and relevance of The Muslim Rage ?and relevance of Sufis` ThoughtSufis` Thought

• The Insan-e-Kamil and present timesThe Insan-e-Kamil and present times

• The Common Grounds among the The Common Grounds among the thinkersthinkers

• Capitalism and SufismCapitalism and Sufism

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The Sufi thought & The Sufi thought & Contemporary Times ( contd.)Contemporary Times ( contd.)

• Debate within IslamDebate within Islam

• Knowledge vs. Jahiliyat Knowledge vs. Jahiliyat

• Popular practices and real SufismPopular practices and real Sufism

• The Shariah and TariqahThe Shariah and Tariqah

• Wahdat al Wajud and Wahdat al ShahudWahdat al Wajud and Wahdat al Shahud

• The Salafi tradition The Salafi tradition

• Talibanization and Sufi traditionsTalibanization and Sufi traditions

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Crisis of Humanity and Crisis of Humanity and SufismSufism

• Relevance till human beings are Relevance till human beings are therethere

• The progress is the pre-requisiteThe progress is the pre-requisite

• Knowledge sharingKnowledge sharing

• The perspectives and issuesThe perspectives and issues

• Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him ( The Ideal)( The Ideal)

What Next?What Next?

Understanding and ProgressUnderstanding and Progress

Questions & Answers Questions & Answers

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