Sufism and its Approach in Searching for the Truth

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Introduction:

Sufism, or (Tasawwuf) is one of the topics that had been subjected to defamation by religious jurists, its truth is still being covered by the ashes, despite great efforts by many people to unveil it.

We should indicate that the phase that humanity has reached right that is often described as a Transitional phase or the Chaos phase, might give Sufism (Tasawwuf) and Sufis their lost right. In other words, the effect of religious values and their dogmatism had been significantly weakened and their function as an ethical deterrent had been lost.

The growth of the materialistic side: (beginning from production tools to the growth of cities; from palaces to skyscrapers and so on…) and the obvious weakness in the moral sides of life pushes people to search for ways and means that help in limiting this rift and create a perfect balance between the moral side and the materialistic one and overcoming the tragedies that life leaves inside people. The human is a metaphysic entity, he/she is predominantly humanistic, he/she is in a permanent search to find and realize serenity and tranquility, and therefore, many find their intended purpose in Sufism. It is noticed that there is a clear tendency toward this trend especially in our time.

Why was this topic chosen?

Sufism is the most attractive and complicated topic, and many people have tried to go through this turbulent and rough sea, searching for the truth; they tried to explain it and search for its meanings throughout preparing studies and writing books about it.

We will try in this research to overcome the idea that Sufism was limited to a certain period of time or certain figures and focus on the idea that Sufism is an approach that human beings can follow at all times, what is Sufism. Does it have close relation with monotheistic religions, in general, and Islamic Religion, in particular? What is the approach that it has taken? Is this approach specific to the period starting from Sufism’s emergence to the end of its era, or has it had a past that goes back beyond that era? Can Sufism be used as a way of research these days or in the future, too? This research will try to answer these questions and other topic-relevant questions.