How i spent my Saturday

Hello dear stemians!!
I'm by name Muhammad masud abari, steemit @abari. Today I will be sharing with you all a lecture which I have been lectured today organised by the Tijjaniyyah Muslims student of Nigeria (TIMSAN) at college of Agriculture here in lafia, nasarawa state of Nigeria.
AIMS & OBJECTIVES OF THE "TIMSAN" (Tijjaniyyah Muslims student association of Nigeria).
The main aim of this great association is to enlight people about Islam, pay visit to orphanage, hospitals correction centers (prison) to support the less priveledge one's with the little contribution they use to make within there self.
Alot of activities took place at the gadering today which include: a parade session carried out by the first aid group of the above mentioned association (TIMSAN), a welcome speech by the former vice chancellor of the federal university of technology lafia in person of prof. Sanusi Suleiman, a lecture on the topic "the concept of sufism"

• A picture of parade carried out by the first aid group of TIMSAN (Tijjaniyyah Muslims student association of Nigeria

• Welcome speech and piece of some advice by the former vice chancellor of the Federal university of technology lafia in person of Prof sanusi Suleiman.

Where he urge the students to be very serious with their academics and expand their good work of charity which they are used to like visitation to the hospitals, correction centers (prison centers) and paying visit to the orphanage.

• THE CONCEPT OF SUFISM
  Here is a clear explanation of what is meant by sufism and some references in case any one wants to find out more about sufism,
  Sufism (Arabic: ٱلصُّوفِيَّة‎), also known as Tasawwuf[1] (Arabic: ٱلتَّصَوُّف‎), is mysticism[2] in Islam, "characterized ... [by particular] values, ritual practices,[3] doctrines and institutions".[4] It is variously defined as "Islamic mysticism",[5] "the inward dimension of Islam"[6][7] or "the phenomenon of mysticism within Islam".[8][9] Sufism began very early in Islamic history[8] and represents "the main manifestation and the most important and central crystallization of" mystical practice in Islam.[10][11] Practitioners of Sufism have been referred to as "Sufis" (from صُوفِيّ‎, ṣūfīy).[8]

Six Sufi masters, c.1760
Historically, Sufis have often belonged to different ṭuruq or "orders" – congregations formed around a grand master referred to as a wali who traces a direct chain of successive teachers back to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[12] These orders meet for spiritual sessions (majalis) in meeting places known as zawiyas, khanqahs or tekke.[13] They strive for ihsan (perfection of worship), as detailed in a hadith: "Ihsan is to worship Allah as if you see Him; if you can't see Him, surely He sees you."[14] Sufis regard Muhammad as al-Insān al-Kāmil, the complete human who personifies the attributes of Absolute Reality,[15] and view him as their ultimate spiritual guide.

Sufi orders (tariqa) trace most of their original precepts from Muhammad through Ali ibn Abi Talib, with the notable exception of the Naqshbandi order, who trace their original precepts to Muhammad through Abu Bakr.

Although the overwhelming majority of Sufis, both pre-modern and modern, were and are adherents of Sunni Islam, there also developed certain strands of Sufi practice within the ambit of Shia Islam during the late medieval period, particularly after the Safavid conversion of Iran from majority Sunni to Shia.[8] Traditional Sufi orders during the first five centuries of Islam were all based in Sunni Islam. Although Sufis were opposed to dry legalism, they strictly observed Islamic law and belonged to various schools of Islamic jurisprudence and theology.

Sufis have been characterized by their asceticism, especially by their attachment to dhikr, the practice of remembrance of God, often performed after prayers.[17] They gained adherents among a number of Muslims as a reaction against the worldliness of the early Umayyad Caliphate (661–750)[18] and have spanned several continents and cultures over a millennium, initially expressing their beliefs in Arabic and later expanding into Persian, Turkish, Punjabi and Urdu, among others.[19] Sufis played an important role in the formation of Muslim societies through their missionary and educational activities.[16] According to William Chittick, "In a broad sense, Sufism can be described as the interiorization, and intensification of Islamic faith and practice.

Despite a relative decline of Sufi orders in the modern era and criticism of some aspects of Sufism by modernist thinkers and conservative Salafists, Sufism has continued to play an important role in the Islamic world, and has also influenced various forms of spirituality in the West.

Hope you guys find I spent my Saturday interesting thanks to you all.