HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Sunnis
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Sufis
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Suukis
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Shiites
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Detailed explanation-1: -A Sufi is someone who believes in the kind of Islam known as Sufism. The spiritual goal of a Sufi is to have a direct, personal experience of God.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sufism originated after the death of Mohammed in 632, but it did not develop into orders until the 12th Century. The orders were formed around spiritual founders, who gained saint status and shrines built in their names. There are dozens of Sufi orders and offshoots.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sufi missionaries navigated these difficulties adeptly, making Islam appealing by assimilating it into existing religious traditions. This assimilation is evident in the mix of Islamic traditions with pre-Islamic belief systems in syncretic religious systems.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pirs were the spiritual guides and philosophers of Sufism. Pir is generally a term used to highlight the respect for these Sufi saints. In Sufism, a Pir is the teacher to the student(s) who have decided to take the path of Sufi ideology. These Sufi saints played an important role in spreading the philosophy of Islam.