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Originally Posted by Jaysh
Brother that is not my question. I understand that the term was not used back then, just like the term "Salafi" was not used back then.
I am asking them who they attribute themselves to. Who from amongst the Sahabah were most "Soofi-istic" to them?
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They were all Sufis...and Salafis...and....i can keep going, i hope you got the idea.
They were Muslims, terms like Sufi and Salafi did not come until much later. Like you said, you aren't concerned with the words so just think of it this way...because there were no divisions in Islam they were all "everything." Lets talk about one practice that the sahabah did and sufis and many other muslims still do today. It's called muraqba. It's deep contemplation of Allah or the word of Allah. Other forms of muraqba also exist that have different effects on people. There is one muraqba that seeks to rid of the nafs by making one more aware of his/her mortality. This is not shirk because i (and any other "sufi") am not comparing anyone to Allah and i take to heart the shahadah.
Salaams
P.S. if you guys have questions just message me cuz i hate to go thru all of the posts
