Oh… yeah… Sufism. What I wanted to say before being side-tracked was that Wahdat-al-Wujud is essentially a Sufi doctrine not central to any sect (order or tariqa to be precise). As to their definitions, I’ve covered them several times. Here’s my latest answer on general Sufism and another recent one on Wahdat-al-Wujud. Sufism is essentially a sect of Islam, representing the spiritual colors of the religion while being the closest thing to an amalgamation of both philosophy and mysticism. Wahdat-al-Wujud is one of those mystical teachings, that claims that everything that we see is a part of the the Divine Reality. The idea of all that is as non-existent, while perceiving Allah Ta’ala as the True Existence is the central tenet of this belief. Effectively, it centers around the concept of “everything that never was” diffusing into “the One that ever is”, if that makes sense.
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