Surfing Sufism Sufi is from the Arabic word suf which means wool . This word is comes from the “Ahl-e-Sufa ” or Ashab-e-Sufa (literally ‘The People of the Bench , a group of early Muslims who migrated from Mecca to Medina , and lived in the first mosque at Medina , near Mohammed . They worshipped all the time . They preferred the spiritual side over the materialistic .Mohammed was said to take special care of them . After his death , those he taught begin to teach his philosophies .This process has continued down to our present time . These teachers teach Sufism . The word “Sufi ” was not well known when Mohammad was alive . However , along with Sharia ‘t (Islamic Law , Tariqat (Sufism ) was also in progress , but for some reasons they kept it a secret from others .There are numerous passages in which Mohammad displayed mystical inclinations and often retired to the cave of Hira for the purpose of devotions , meditation and contemplation . He had two types of revelations , one embodied in the Holy Quran , and the other illuminated his heart . The former was meant for all , the latter for a select few whose hearts could be illuminated with the Divine Light . The knowledge of the Holy Prophet was thus book knowledge (ilm-e-Safina , and heart knowledge (ilm-e-Sina .Hazrat Ali was the most Gnostic Companions of Mohammad , and he preferred inner or HYPERLINK “http /users .cjb .net /sufipath /sufism .html ” \l “knowledge than the outer knowledge , that ‘s why about him the Holy Prophet said “I am the city of knowledge , and Ali is the gate ” Once Hazrat Ali said “I know God by God ” When someone asked him whether he had seen God ? Hazrat Ali said “Verily I have seen God , for I could not worship Him unless I know Him (sufipath )God is love and love is God . Anything other than that is not of God .Hatred , impurity , chauvinism , cruelty and the like are not real . Only genuine love for God and God ‘s things , things that we can touch , see ,feel , smell and taste are the goals of the Sufi . It is possible to experience God here on Earth , as long as one is on the path . To be on the path , one must use the terms and the books of the Sufis . We were created to have intimacy with God before the final judgment . They are being pulled by this force more and more each day . Everything is a sign of and for God because he created the world to worship him and to gravitate towards him . There are a variety of mystical paths in which one can embark on to get closer to him . One must experience the fulfillment of the divine God . One must be in harmony with all that exists and create a deeper love and affinity than that of the common man . It is a way of live and one must constantly work toward that goal . It is not good to be obsessed with worldly goods because Sufism is about transcending…