{"id":764,"date":"2026-10-11T21:16:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T21:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckb.adlania.net\/sufism\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T18:21:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T18:21:44","slug":"sufism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/en\/sufism\/","title":{"rendered":"SUFISM"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"764\" class=\"elementor elementor-764 elementor-438\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778cd19 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"778cd19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-interaction-id=\"ce340f7\" class=\"e-ce340f7-d835c9b e-heading-base e-default-h4\"><strong>A SPIRITUALITY FOR TODAY<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-interaction-id=\"6fdfd9f\" class=\"e-6fdfd9f-1fb3080 e-heading-base e-default-h1\"><strong>SUFISM<\/strong><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-d449c66-a56da03 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"d449c66\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5edd3 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f5edd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca99bd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca99bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">At the heart of Islam, Sufism is a school of wisdom and spiritual humanism rooted in the teachings and spiritual legacy of the Prophet Muhammad, who described a Muslim as \u201cone from whose actions and words others are safe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Drawing on a fourteen-century-old heritage, continually revitalised by each generation, the Sufi tradition calls us to ihs\u00e2n (excellence in doing good), respect for life, and universal mercy (rahma). It teaches individual responsibility, solidarity among human beings, and respect for all realms of creation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">As a path of awakening, Sufism seeks to nurture and educate human consciousness. \u201cLove for others what you love for yourself\u201d: this teaching of the Prophet reflects a universal wisdom that has been present since the dawn of humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u201cSufism is not an ideology, nor is it knowledge in itself. It is like a fragrance.\u201d \u2014 Sheikh Bentounes<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\u201cSufism is spiritual nourishment intended to awaken human consciousness. It is founded on humanistic and universal values such as brotherhood, altruism, and generosity. It reminds us that the purpose of religious practice is, first and foremost, to heal the ailing human being. To pray, meditate, and sing is to offer therapy to the soul.<br\/>In Sufism, there is no legalism, dogmatism, or literalism. Sufism recognises that no one has a monopoly on truth. There are as many paths as there are human beings on Earth. Religious diversity is a source of richness. The other is my mirror; I need them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><em><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Sheikh Bentounes, interview in Le Temps, 7 October 2010.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SPIRITUALITY FOR TODAY SUFISM At the heart of Islam, Sufism is a school of wisdom and spiritual humanism rooted in the teachings and spiritual legacy of the Prophet Muhammad, who described a Muslim as \u201cone from whose actions and words others are safe.\u201d Drawing on a fourteen-century-old heritage, continually revitalised by each generation, the Sufi tradition calls us to ihs\u00e2n (excellence in doing good), respect for life, and universal mercy (rahma). It teaches individual responsibility, solidarity among human beings, and respect for all realms of creation. As a path of awakening, Sufism seeks to nurture and educate human consciousness. \u201cLove for others what you love for yourself\u201d: this teaching of the Prophet reflects a universal wisdom that has been present since the dawn of humanity. \u201cSufism is not an ideology, nor is it knowledge in itself. It is like a fragrance.\u201d \u2014 Sheikh Bentounes \u201cSufism is spiritual nourishment intended to awaken human consciousness. It is founded on humanistic and universal values such as brotherhood, altruism, and generosity. It reminds us that the purpose of religious practice is, first and foremost, to heal the ailing human being. To pray, meditate, and sing is to offer therapy to the soul.In Sufism, there is no legalism, dogmatism, or literalism. Sufism recognises that no one has a monopoly on truth. There are as many paths as there are human beings on Earth. Religious diversity is a source of richness. The other is my mirror; I need them.\u201d Sheikh Bentounes, interview in Le Temps, 7 October 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-764","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=764"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":766,"href":"https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/764\/revisions\/766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}