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who is sufi?

A sufi is a person person who give his body and soul to Allah...
To give yourself to Allah means totally submission to him (Allah) without following a single choice of your self by dedicating your time and energy to the service of Allah..
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SUFISM 
(1) A sufi most be islamically educated
(2) A sufi never claim (he/she ) is better than anyone
(3) A sufi always av the following qualities
        (i) selfless
        (ii) not a liar
        (iii) never skipped any(obligatory prayers) without an authentic reason for that
        (iv) performing sawm
         (V) sufi do not cheat and fornicate
         (Vi) they respect all the creatures of Allah
         (Vii) they stay away from munkar...
 (  3) sufi always believe in destiny either good or bad..
(4) A sufi is always calm and loyal....


In my next post we shall discuss how sufi behave and there important to the society of islam..... 
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