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THE INSPIRATIONS
FROM THE EXISTENCE
SUFISM
IS THE ESSENCE OF RELIGION
As it is known, every scholar has interpreted religion according to himself.
The problem is to choose the most proper one for the essence of religion.
Religious interpretation of the Sufis is the most appropriate for Islam
because Sufism is the teaching of the essence of religion. It is not
interested in the exterior aspects, rules and canonical laws, shortly in
details. Sufism tries to teach Allah, Nature, Man and the realities of
them. The beauty, order and wisdom in nature are the reflections of Allah
on the nature. Nature is the work of Allah and Man is the greatest work of
Him, because he is consisted of a body and Spirit (Mind). He is the most
superior of all the worlds because he is the synthesis of the inner and outer
worlds. Sufis try to live this knowledge, order, wisdom and beauties in
nature and see the physical and spiritual beauties in human and learn the
realities of them.
“He who knows himself knows God”
Briefly, Sufism is the Knowledge of Allah, Wisdom and Love. Sufis
know that Allah is the essence of Man (Human) and nature. This is infinite
knowledge and wisdom. To know the Absolute Existence is to fall in love with
this Absolute Beauty. Sufism does not deal with the Canonical Law and
Jurisprudence. It does not care about the Catechism except enough knowledge
for performing the worship. Shariat and Tariqat are not his aims, they are not
essential but only the details, symbols and ways. A Sufi looks for Allah,
who has encompassed both the Earth and the Heavens and who is the infinite
knowledge, beauty and energy, in human and in his heart.
Again, a Sufi would like to learn wisdom and reality through deep
contemplation and to love the Divine Beauty (the Absolute Beauty) through the
beauties of human and nature, that is to say, he tries to acquire real love by
spiritual love.
The result of this is good moral qualities and honesty that means to consider
the benefits of the society more than his own benefits and to be realistic and
sincere by abstaining completely from hypocrisy. It is to struggle against his
own carnal self and desires but not of the others’, leaving all kinds of
fights, arguments, mischief and intrigue. It is to be merciful, generous and
pleased with the little in this life and also to oppose violence and terror.
A real Sufi is against formal Islam.
He does not attach any importance to Madrasa, Tekke and Mascid (places of
worship). He finds reality in himself and seeks Allah in his heart. His place
of worship is his heart because the real tekke and mascid (mosque) is the
Heart. The most important thing for the heart is the Remembrance (Ziqr) and
the Love of Allah (the Remembrance of the heart and the love of the heart).
This is not an external remembrance or physical love.
It is deep contemplation (thinking), remembrance (to remember Allah and never
forget Him) and more importantly, to love God, the Perfect Man (Adam), who is
the great and mysterious work of Him, his children and nature.
It is to become mature while being immature and to reach perfection. All the
Sufis have explained it in this way. This humble servant (fakir) has already
explained Sufism in details in the books we have written so far, such as:
“Varlık (Existence), İslâm’da Mezhepler ve Yükseliş”, “Muhammed-İsa-Adem
(Muhammad- Jesus-Adam)” and in others. Yunus Emre and Sayyid Ahmed er Rufai
Hz. also summarized Sufism, which is a divine sea, as follows:
“Shariat and Tariqat is a way for the one who reaches them. Marifat (Wisdom)
and Hakiqat (Reality) are in the heart”
And Sayyid Ahmed er Rufai Hz. said:
“The heart of a Sufi is lighted with love,
His spiritual heart is broad (comforted).
With the Divine Light of Marifat”
(his bosom is not depressive)
We believe in these two precepts and try to find them.
See what the Sufi Poet Neyzen Tevfik said about this subject:
“Sufism stands up to ignorance in Islam
Forget about Rafizi, Alawi, Sunni, all of them
Take offence at all of them,
Mecca, Medina, Karbala, Jerusalem
Their meaning in appearance is ornamentation
I do not care for Masjid, Madrasa, Monastery, Church, Vatican…”
(*) Poet Neyzen Tevfik meant to say that the striking appearance of these
rituals is ornamentation. However, he indicates that he is respectful to the
real meanings of these places.
March 10th,
2000 Alanya
KAZIM YARDIMCI (1936-Adıyaman)
Sources: “Yunus Divanı”, “Onların Alemi” by Sayyid Ahmed er
Rufai, 25th hadith
AN
IMPORTANT NOTE
RUFAİ KÜLLİYATI (3 VOLUMES)
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