Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
AKADEMIK TARIH VE DÜŞÜNCE DERGISI, cilt.10, sa.2, ss.364-375, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
The goal of Sufism is to educate a “perfect person”, who is free from worldly fuss and has managed to rise above the negative qualities of his nature. Sufism inspired its followers, revealed in them the deep qualities of the soul and played a great role in the development of aesthetics, ethics, literature and art. According to the Sufis, the way of improving the spiritual world of each person was shown on the example of the life of the Prophet Muhammad and expressed in the 21st verse of the sura Al-Ahzab. Sufi motifs are widely reflected in the works of many outstanding Arabic, Turkish, but especially Persian poets - Jalaladdin Rumi (1207-1273), Saadi (1203-1291), Amir Khosrov Dehlavi (1253-1325), Hafiz Shirazi (1325-1390), Jami (1414-1492) and others. In this article, we have tried to clarify the origin of Sufism, the stages of its development and the formation of the Sufi sects that exist today. Sufism has attracted wide interest since ancient times. So Sufi scholars have continued this path for centuries. Here, Sufism is studied in stages and the geography of its distribution is given, and its role in the life and faith of peoples is also revealed. The struggle of Sufi sects in the name of their faith and unfair or just persecution of them in the countries are analyzed.