Sufi

[jefhatfield]

does anybody here know anything about the sufis?

[leekohler]

does anybody here know anything about the sufis?

I believe it's a sect of Islam. Beyond that, I don't really know much.

[highres]

This webpage has a few decent definitions of sufism as well as links to other Sufi definitions of sufism.

Sufism Home Page
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/Sufism.html

Classical Sufi Definitions of Sufism
http://www.uga.edu/islam/sufism/sufismlumdef.html

[Lacero]

Sufi is a Muslim ascetic and mystic.


//Thanks Command+Ctrl+D!
///Beyond that definition, first I heard of it.
///I gander to think it is similar to a monk, who practices extreme self-discipline.

[xsedrinam]

"Suf" - an Arabic word = "wool". Probably from the garments they used.
http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/islam/sufi/geness.html
This link takes their origin back to a spin off of the Sunni Tradition out of 7th Century Islam.

[solvs]

Google and Wiki are your friends. ;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi I'm sure you wanted something a little more first hand, but somehow I doubt you'll get that here.

Hm, glad you brought it up though. I learn something new every day. Thanks.