Sufi= wool, ascetic, deny self for spiritual purpose
Fakirs= poor ones
monastic: emphasis on meditation, eastern style religion; experiencing one-ness with God in attempt to see his face
emphasis on love and compassion
originally did not follow Shariah laws and customs, 5 pillars not necessary
started to become persecuted for one-ness teaching
Al Ghazali: medieval sufi reformer, made sufism more respectable; be like God but follow Shariah; inner and outer obedience
Mawaliya: whirling dirvish, sufi brotherhood; ritual dance involving twirl; founded by Rumi the poet
twelver: teachings of 12 Imams
Afterlife: 12th imama will come back before day of doom
paradise: trees, nature, virgins soft couches
hell: eat demon heads off of Zakuum tree, drink burning water and burned by flame