Sufi Practices Contributing to Spread of Islam

Sufism

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Islam was founded in the 6th century with the expansion of the Arabian Peninsula by Muhammad. Later on Sufism was practiced in the Umayyad Dynasty which was a very fate-filled religion. Sufis who are people who follow this religion had a very strict life of obedience to Islam where they put all their faith in their one god. The religion itself has been related to Islam and the spread of it thorught most of its history, which spread rapidly along the muslim community.

Even though many of the people who where brought and introduced to Islamic religions were actually practicing them, leaders allowed many of them to practice their own religions which they were born into. These believers were so focused and devoted to the religion such as the sufi practice that leaders infatuated them, demontrating all of their past achivemnents. Some of Islam's spread was also due to elites and mass, leaders converted them first and then went on to peasants villages to expand Islam further. Although many people did not completely drop their past religion they obvously took Sufism isnto consideration. Like any other religion though, they was always those who didn't really believe in their culture and a bit of tension arose thoughout those villages.

Importance Facts

• Sufism is a very free kind of religion, which lets you choose what kind of responsiblities you would like throughout your life, which in other cases such as Hinduism it is not possible for a person to move to another caste system once born into it.
• It was very unusual for the society to allow social mobility so when they did with this practice, many people across the world took advantage of it.
• It is a very powerful religion with a very large population.

Islamic Spread

• Islam spread along many places including Afro-Eurasia due to Muhammads strong persuasians.
• Many merchants depended on Islamic culture and law to help them negotiate huge networks of trade across regions. Many of these inclded contract andd if by any mean a merchant broke it, there was always severe consequences.
• During this period Islam was characterized as accepting religious minorities as long as they kept following their major political rule through payments, taxes etc. Merchants could practice their own religion, and settles thier own disputes. As said many merchants belived hey had enough tolerance to be able to settle with them which helped accomidate many traders around the world, accepting the religions that came with it such as sufism. After a little while they had plenty of people who hadcome to believe in their achievments and their culture.

• Changes in Islam making religious beliefs stronger resulted in the Sufism movement. Leaders wanted something more focused religiously so they borrowed ideas for Buddhism and the Christian Monastics.
• As more people heard the Islams religions and cultures realizing they offered ofmuch more tolerance, Sufi leaders made sure to lavish them in many other details to their favor.
• Charties and rituals were something that caught many mirgrants, visitors, and merchants attention seeking an easier way to be able to go through life.
• The leaders enthusiams and devoton to the religion persuaded many people, helping them spread them spead the belief of Islam to many regions.
• Sooner rather than later, Islamc leaders had received more than enough followers who were willing to practice their religion.

Sufi Practices Contributing to Spread of Islam

By: Saira