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  • Sufi Wisdom of the Week: Let Love Rule --- The Sufis Ain't Wahhabi

    01/21/2003 11:39:07 AM PST · by ex-Texan · 24 replies · 357+ views
    Winds of Change.net ^ | 1/18/2003 | Joe Katzman
    Sufi Wisdom of the Week: Let Love Rule -- The Sufis Ain't WahhabiBy Joe Katzman As militant Islam does its level best to discredit the religion, it's important to remember that there are other voices within the faith. One such is the Sufis, the Islamic mystics who live islam (submission), iman (faith) and ishan (awareness of G-d, "to act beautifully"). The Wahhabi hate them, of course, which constitutes an endorsement in my books. The great poet Rumi was a Sufi, and so were many other figures of religious and cultural significance. I've come to appreciate the Sufis for their poetry,...