Used in a Sentence

sufi

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sufi.

Editorial note

You can peruse my religious-oriented posts from today to get a pretty complete picture of our Sufi perspective.

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Quick take

A mystic Muslim; a Muslim ascetic; a practitioner of Sufism.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sufi gathered in one view.

noun

A mystic Muslim; a Muslim ascetic; a practitioner of Sufism.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sufi.

noun

A mystic Muslim; a Muslim ascetic; a practitioner of Sufism.

Example sentences

1

You can peruse my religious-oriented posts from today to get a pretty complete picture of our Sufi perspective.

2

There are still Sufi traditions extant, but in many places they're being attacked by militant Islamic fundamentalists.

3

The 19 pairs of virtues and vices are from the Quran, as explained by our Sufi understanding.

4

There was a video posted recently about a Sufi thinker whose ideas are quite close to modern CBT practices [1].

5

If you ever take a Sufi Islam class, it is introductions to quotes of Rumi like these that will ruin you forever.

6

Similar to the teachings of Buddhist mystics, Advaitist mystics, Christian mystics, Sufi mystics, and so forth.

7

Abdulcabbar Boran, who lives to spread our teacher's Sufi teachings of Love.

8

Makam in Turkish/Ottoman classical music, Qawwali in Pakistani Sufi music, both Carnatic and Hindustani music from Inda, Tuvan from Mongolia, etc.

9

Thought it was very Sufi in how it was told.

10

It was when the Sufi saints came though, and discussed their take on religion, that they found a lot in common with the cultures already here.

11

Last but not least have the OS coach and guide me through buddhist, christian, sufi and bullet journal inspired philosophy with a lightweight LLM RAG system.

12

As to Rabia Basri's quote, I don't get that from my Sufi Murshid's teachings.

Quote examples

1

There is no reason that the "Sufi Science of Human Self-Evolution" would face any less a challenge.

2

It is a poem by a 17th/18th century Punjabi Sufi Muslim poet Bulleh Shah performed here by a Punjabi Sikh called "Rabbi" with scenes from Hindu majority India in the background and English subtitles.

Proper noun examples

1

The Atlantic article is pretty bad about making this clear, though other reporting of Sufi's research is better.

2

The Sufi's (and some parts of non fundamentalist Islam) claim that one's experience of god is personal and cannot come through an intermediary.

3

Since I think it might not be clear, Amir Sufi's analysis concerns wealth, not income - so the 3rd graph in the article is about wealth, but the first two are about income.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sufi in a sentence?

You can peruse my religious-oriented posts from today to get a pretty complete picture of our Sufi perspective.

What does sufi mean?

A mystic Muslim; a Muslim ascetic; a practitioner of Sufism.

What part of speech is sufi?

sufi is commonly used as noun.