Who are Sufis/Dervishes and what is Sufism? In many Muslim countries, acts of religious discrimination, persecution and violence against Sufis have been taking place for centuries. And in some states, Sufism was even banned at the legislative level.

People far from Islam often see in dervishes only dancers who spin in their long skirts to fervent music at various shows and give spectacular performances. And someone begins to spin himself, without opening the Koran, without going into details about the life and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.

So who are the dervishes/Sufis? What is Sufism? Is it necessary to join tariqa and look for your master? Is it necessary to profess Islam, maybe it is possible to be an atheist at all? About this and much more in an interview with a Russian Sufi from the ancient Sufi Tariqa Rifai.

Episodes:
0:00 The Parable of the Dervish and the Ant
0:35 Getting to know Yakub
0:46 What is Sufism and when did it appear?
1:38 Why is Sufism considered a mystical direction?
2:38 The negative attitude of Orthodox Muslims towards Sufis
3:46 Can a Sufi be an atheist?
4:30 Tasawwuf - unity
5:13 Blessed breathing - the beginning of practice
5:38 Getting to know the Master and joining the tariqa
7:46 The Role of the Master
9:10 Trips to the Master
10:50 How to find a Master?
12:48 Is it possible to develop without a Master?
13:29 Yakub's Whirling
13:56 Sufi tariqas and the practice of circling
18:40 End of practice
20:00 Dervishes and Sufis - who are they and what is the difference between them?
22:03 Yakub about his life and work
23:25 Root plastic or root carving
24:30 A parable about how Molla Nasreddin taught fish to swim
25:25 Final animation

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