Book Title: Ethnicity and Religious Heritage
Author(s): T U Mehta
Publisher: T U Mehta

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________________ Sufism - The Essence of Islam 153 the Truth is able to see the manifestetion of God at every place where there is worship. So, whenever a thing is worshipped in whatsoever form, one approaches Allah. It matters not whether the thing worshipped is a stone, a tree, an animal, a man or a God. (Per Huseni M.S.A.Q. on Ibna Al Arbi - Published by Theosophical Publishing House, Madras). Our iconoclasts would surely feel embarrased by such observations of a world renowned Islamic philosopher, but in the realm of thought, there is no scope for intolerance. These are the general trends of Sufi philosophy which sought to catch the essence of Islam and not its outcome form and tradition. Other Prominant Sufis We shall now briefly examine the individual thinking of some other eminent Sufis. We have already had cursory look at the views of eminent Sufis such as Rabia, Al Hallaj Mansur, Ibrahim and Arbi. In order to understand what Sufism stood for, it would be necessary to refer to other Islamic Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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