Sufis focus on attempting to reach higher levels of faith(iman) by also performing what is known as Dhikr, or remembrance of God through recitation of the many names. "The most important class of Sufi practices involves recitation of divine names as a kind of meditation" ( Ernst 92). The divine names of God are recited again and again, either in solitude silently or aloud, or in company silently or aloud...
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The divine names of God are recited again and again, either in solitude silently or aloud, or in company silently or aloud. "Study of Hadith was a central of Islamic piety and for many Sufi teachers Hadith was the principal touchstone of their teaching" (Ernst 49). Forms of worship practices followed by the Sufis come from the Quran and from Sunnah( how Muhammad lived)...
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