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单词 Sufi
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Definition of Sufi in English:

Sufi

nounPlural Sufis ˈsuːfiˈsufi
  • A Muslim ascetic and mystic.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The spread of Islam in most of south India, in contrast to much of the north was not accompanied by Muslim political expansion, being instead mainly the result of the peaceful missionary efforts of Sufis and traders.
    • However the quotation has been very influential among some Muslims, particularly Sufis.
    • A few Sufis, Mystics and Muslim intelligentsia have come out with interpretations of some verses of the Quran supporting the evolution in life.
    • The rest of the writings are of Hindu Bhaktas and Muslim Sufis.
    • True Salafis, for example, are as committed to their understanding of Islam as the Sufis are to theirs.
    • In contrast to the extremists, when moderate Muslims, and especially the Sufis, read the Qur'an, they understand that the accounts of the prophets are not just historical.
    • Islam has had a long and chequered history in Bengal, having first been introduced by Arab traders and then followed by Sufis and Muslim armies in the thirteenth century.
    • It would be natural to infer from the steady association of Sufis with Islamic state formation that Muslim empires had a pronounced religious dimension.
    • Some trace it to the mathematical discoveries of the Greeks at the time of Pythagoras, others to the Sufis and Islamic mystics.
    • Others who consider themselves Muslim, such as Druze, Ahmadis, some Sufis, and members of sectarian movements, are often not accepted as such by mainstream Muslims.
    • Most Kashmiri Muslims held the Sufis in deep reverence, and Hamid could not imagine that God would ever send his own people to hell for their love of the gentle mystics of Islam.
    • Muslims are now divided into Sunnis, several types of Shi'ites (including Ismaeli), and Sufis.
    • In a desire to atone, Halevi returns to Gaza to join Muslim Sufis in dance.
    • I think there is a lot we can learn from the example of the true Sufis of the past, who never attacked followers of other religions, but, instead, worked to bring all people together in a spirit of love and service.
    • The Jews have Hasidim and various mystical traditions, the Muslims have their Sufis.
    • The folk epics and romances, Sikh sacred literature, and poetic compositions of the Sufis are all part of a literary tradition that continues today.
    • Among his 1300 disciples were people from all walks of life; rulers, judges, historians, Sufis, poets, and scholars of Qur'an, Hadith, and Fiqh.
    • The Sufis substantiate their view from the above mentioned Hadith of Sayyidna Ali, Radi-Allahu anhu, and other narrations.
    • On Tuesday, January 11, 1938, he made his way to Basel and knocked at the door of the house where the group of Sufis met.
    • The thirteen Sufis whose poems have been included in this slim volume are not only authentic representatives of that era, they are among the brightest lights of the Islamic mystic tradition.
    Synonyms
    abstainer, recluse, hermit, solitary, anchorite, anchoress, desert saint, celibate, puritan, nun, monk

Derivatives

  • Sufic

  • adjective
    • The occasional use of Sufic metaphors by Kabir and, more so, in Nanak is perhaps a very significant example of this phenomenon.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He turned to the life of a wandering ascetic, seeking religious reality in the practice of Sufic mysticism.
      • This collection of Indus River Music from the Sufic tradition of Sindh ranges from passionate to soulful.
      • It is an irony of Islamic history that the challenge to a Sufic emperor came from the wombs of Sufism.
      • In the Sufic system, the spectrum of self is composed of seven degrees, ranging from the highest to the lowest.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Arabic ṣūfī, perhaps from ṣūf 'wool' (referring to the woollen garment worn).

Rhymes

Dufy, goofy
 
 

Definition of Sufi in US English:

Sufi

nounˈso͞ofēˈsufi
  • A Muslim ascetic and mystic.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Islam has had a long and chequered history in Bengal, having first been introduced by Arab traders and then followed by Sufis and Muslim armies in the thirteenth century.
    • Among his 1300 disciples were people from all walks of life; rulers, judges, historians, Sufis, poets, and scholars of Qur'an, Hadith, and Fiqh.
    • On Tuesday, January 11, 1938, he made his way to Basel and knocked at the door of the house where the group of Sufis met.
    • It would be natural to infer from the steady association of Sufis with Islamic state formation that Muslim empires had a pronounced religious dimension.
    • A few Sufis, Mystics and Muslim intelligentsia have come out with interpretations of some verses of the Quran supporting the evolution in life.
    • The rest of the writings are of Hindu Bhaktas and Muslim Sufis.
    • True Salafis, for example, are as committed to their understanding of Islam as the Sufis are to theirs.
    • In contrast to the extremists, when moderate Muslims, and especially the Sufis, read the Qur'an, they understand that the accounts of the prophets are not just historical.
    • The folk epics and romances, Sikh sacred literature, and poetic compositions of the Sufis are all part of a literary tradition that continues today.
    • The Jews have Hasidim and various mystical traditions, the Muslims have their Sufis.
    • Others who consider themselves Muslim, such as Druze, Ahmadis, some Sufis, and members of sectarian movements, are often not accepted as such by mainstream Muslims.
    • Muslims are now divided into Sunnis, several types of Shi'ites (including Ismaeli), and Sufis.
    • Most Kashmiri Muslims held the Sufis in deep reverence, and Hamid could not imagine that God would ever send his own people to hell for their love of the gentle mystics of Islam.
    • Some trace it to the mathematical discoveries of the Greeks at the time of Pythagoras, others to the Sufis and Islamic mystics.
    • The Sufis substantiate their view from the above mentioned Hadith of Sayyidna Ali, Radi-Allahu anhu, and other narrations.
    • I think there is a lot we can learn from the example of the true Sufis of the past, who never attacked followers of other religions, but, instead, worked to bring all people together in a spirit of love and service.
    • The thirteen Sufis whose poems have been included in this slim volume are not only authentic representatives of that era, they are among the brightest lights of the Islamic mystic tradition.
    • The spread of Islam in most of south India, in contrast to much of the north was not accompanied by Muslim political expansion, being instead mainly the result of the peaceful missionary efforts of Sufis and traders.
    • In a desire to atone, Halevi returns to Gaza to join Muslim Sufis in dance.
    • However the quotation has been very influential among some Muslims, particularly Sufis.
    Synonyms
    abstainer, recluse, hermit, solitary, anchorite, anchoress, desert saint, celibate, puritan, nun, monk

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Arabic ṣūfī, perhaps from ṣūf ‘wool’ (referring to the woolen garment worn).

 
 
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