Sufi philosophy

Shi'a

Non-denominational

Sufi philosophy includes a schools of thought unique to Sufism, a mystical tradition within Islam, also termed as Tasawwuf or Faqr according to its adherents. Sufism together with its philosophical tradition may be associated with both Sunni as well as Shia branches of Islam. It has been suggested that Sufi thought emerged from the Middle East in the eighth century CE, but adherents are now found around the world.

According to Sufi Muslims, it is a factor of the Islamic teaching that deals with the purification of inner self and is the way which removes all the veils between the divine and humankind. It was around 1000 CE that early Sufi literature, in the construct of manuals, treatises, discourses and poetry, became the acknowledgment of Sufi thinking and meditations. Sufi philosophy, like any other major philosophical traditions, has several sub-branches, including cosmology and metaphysics, as living as several unique concepts.

Drawing from Qur'anic verses, practically all Sufis distinguish Lataif-as-Sitta "the six subtleties" as: Khafi, and Akhfa. These lataif singular: latifa designate various psycho spiritual "organs" or, sometimes, faculties of sensory and suprasensory perception. They are thought to be parts of the self in a similar line to the way glands and organs are component of the body.