Islam is considered one of the most extensive world religions, living and flourishing in the modern world. Islam appeared in Russia a very long time ago, back in the 7th century, when the Russians first captured the city in which this religion was preached. Islam now has many offshoots, some of which ex alt their faith so much that they are ready to end their lives just to please Allah.
Sufism
One of the directions is Sufism. However, it is completely opposite to those that preach the complete unity of Islam and Allah.
It promotes asceticism and higher spiritual values instead of earthly, material ones. That is why Sufism is often confused with Buddhism, since the idea of these two religious movements is similar. The most interesting thing about Sufis is that there has never been such a person or event in the world that would become the ancestor of this movement. Rumor has it that the direction arose by itself, with the advent of man in this world. From birth in each of us there is a sacred light, which is a kind of beginning of God in man. There have always been Sufis, there have always been people who preached the power of the highest human light and the highest mind.
Moreover, anyone can practice Sufism, you can be an ordinary worker with a minimum wage and an apartment in Khrushchev, but believe that the light always wins and will definitely make a person better. As soon as Islam appeared in Russia, so did Sufism. However, over time, he lost his historical appearance and became just a teaching that promotes wisdom. The Sufis do not care who said these or those commandments, for them there is no Moses, no Christ, no Magomed. The main thing is what was handed down by God to people, the rest is already losing its meaning.
Sufi Tariqa
Many of these creeds, like Sufism, promote some way of purifying or achieving a special connection with God. So the Sufi tariqa is a special method of reuniting a person and a deity in which he believes.
Tariqahs imply not only spiritual purification, but also renunciation of earthly goods, asceticism. Each community has its own way of reconnecting with God. Tarikats are also divided according to the degree of spirituality of a person.
Muridism
Muridism is a direction in Sufism, which is an ordinary Sufi tariqa, that is, a way of communicating with the gods. In muridism, there is such a belief that a person can improve and reach certain levels of perfection. The first of the steps symbolizes the Koran, that is, the complete observance of the commandments,given by Allah to people. This is the so-called "earthly perfection": a person lives, rejoices, but does not violate the divine law. However, mysticism stands above all dogmas and rules among people who preach muridism. It is he who allows you to know the truth in the form in which it appears to God, or rather, to see the truth of God himself.
However, a person does not immediately come to such a path as muridism, only after some time it will be possible to say about him that he has chosen a tarikat for himself, literally "chose the path." In other words, muridism is a doctrine of choosing the right path that promotes both spiritual and physical development. After all, everyone will agree: if everything is fine in the soul, then there will be no problems in the body either.
History of Muridism
Muridism, unlike Sufism, did not appear in Islam immediately, the religion has undergone many changes, or, as it is commonly called, pollution. Perhaps this creed can also be called pollution, because it is not mandatory, but only supplements certain canons of the main religion.
One thing is for sure: Russian Muridism was born in the Caucasus, when in the 17th century one of the Muslims brought the commandments of Sufism there. Mohammed Yaragsky consulted with other ministers of Muslim mosques and came to the conclusion that the truth lies in the Sufi commandments and only it will save a person and his soul. But not only the salvation of people was significant for Muslims, Magomed saw in it salvation for Islam, which was dying at that time.
AMuridism is a part of the Sufi teaching, without which it has no meaning. The elders were sure that because of the pressure of everything Russian, because of the Orthodox religion and the growth of the forces of Russia, the Caucasus began to gradually fade along with Islam.
In 1829, the teaching spread throughout the entire Caucasus and gained immense popularity among those who wanted to revive Muslim beliefs.
The Commandments of Muridism
As in any other creed, there are basic tenets of muridism that must be strictly followed by those who believe. Muridism can even be called an independent religion, since a person must worship followers and mentors, participate in the cleansing of Islam from infidels, try to spread the Muslim religion throughout the country and do everything to organize an obedient society. In general, the Muridists are quite a patriotic people in the sense that they believe in the unity of their faith and the correctness of their methods of natural selection.
Muridism today
The center of this creed is the little-known city of Tuba, which is the burial place of the religious mentor of all Sufis and murids, Amadou Bamba. This is the only religious figure known to modern times, who is some authority for all adherents of Islam, but he died in 1965.
This man spent 12 years of his life in exile, because the French authorities, seeing the influence of his Muridist dogma on the people, were afraid of himgreater distribution. At the moment, the Sufis have not found a new candidate for such a position. But this faith is growing and gaining momentum, already now there are about a million followers of Amadou, and their number is increasing daily.
Muridism is a truly extensive teaching, which aims to worship previous teachers and cleanse Muslim lands from "dirt", in other words, from infidels. It is difficult to judge the correctness of this approach, but such a number of believers speaks for itself.
