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What is the relationship between Islam and Sufism?
Sufism is the heart of the Islamic revelation. Islam and Sufism are undividably connected like the spokes and the hub of a wheel. Islam is the outer (exoteric) side of the religion, the wheel, and sufism is the hub around which the wheel rotates. The spokes connecting the outer wheel to the hub are the different paths (Arabic: tariqa, pl. turuq ) upon which the seeker may discover the inner reality of religion.
Are there any indications of Sufism in the Quran?
Many Quranic verses are hinting at deeper and mystical knowledge. A number of comments and papers of great Sufi masters deal with these hidden treasures. In particular, there are many Quranic verses alluding to Dhikr (remembrance of God) as the main Sufi practice, e.g. (approximate translation):
"And commemorate your Lord in your heart in humility and anxiety with audible utterances in the morning and the evening". (sura 7, verse 205)"Verily, the prayer prevents one from the wicked, and remembrance of God is the utmost". (sura 29, verse 45)
Many Quranic verses are hinting at deeper and mystical knowledge. A number of comments and papers of great Sufi masters deal with these hidden treasures. In particular, there are many Quranic verses alluding to Dhikr (remembrance of God) as the main Sufi practice, e.g. (approximate translation):
"And commemorate your Lord in your heart in humility and anxiety with audible utterances in the morning and the evening". (sura 7, verse 205)"Verily, the prayer prevents one from the wicked, and remembrance of God is the utmost". (sura 29, verse 45)
