Sufism vs. Islam

Sufismnoun

A refined mysticism among certain classes of Mohammedans, particularly in Persia, who hold to a kind of pantheism and practice extreme asceticism in their lives.

Sufismnoun

Islamic mysticism

Sufism

Sufism (Arabic: ٱلصُّوفِيَّة‎), also known as Tasawwuf (Arabic: ٱلتَّصَوُّف‎), is mysticism in Islam, .

Islamnoun

The religion of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism. Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.

Islamnoun

The whole body of Mohammedans, or the countries which they occupy.

Islamnoun

the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life; the predominant religion of northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Indonesia

Islamnoun

the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran;

Islam

Islam (; Arabic: اَلْإِسْلَامُ‎, romanized: al-’Islām, [ɪsˈlaːm] (listen) ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that Muhammad is a messenger of God. It is the world's second-largest religion with 1.9 billion followers, or 24.9% of the world's population, known as Muslims.