Muridism is ... The emergence of the Muridist movement in the Caucasus

Islam is considered one of the most extensive world religions, living and thriving in the modern world. Islam in Russia appeared very long ago, back in the 7th century, when the Russians first captured the city in which they preached this religion. Now Islam has many branches, some of which so extol their faith that they are ready to end their lives, just to please Allah.

Sufism

One of the directions is Sufism. However, it is completely the opposite of preaching the full unity of Islam and Allah. It promotes asceticism and higher spiritual values in place of earthly, material. That is why Sufism is often confused with Buddhism, since the idea of these two religious directions is similar. The most interesting thing about the Sufis is that there has never been such a person or event in the world that would have become the ancestor of this movement. It is rumored that a direction arose, by itself, with the appearance of a man in this world. From birth in each of us there is a sacred light, which is a certain beginning of God in man. Sufis were always, there always were people who preached the power of the higher human light and the highest intelligence.

And anyone can practice Sufism, you can be an ordinary worker with a minimum salary and an apartment in Khrushchev, but believe that light always wins and necessarily makes a person better. As soon as Islam appeared in Russia, so did Sufism. However, over time, he lost his historical appearance and became merely a teaching propagating wisdom. The Sufis do not care at all about who told these or other commandments, for them there is neither Moses, nor Christ, nor Magomed. The main thing is that which was given by God to people, the rest is already losing its significance.

Sufi Tarikat

Many of these beliefs, like Sufism, advocate certain ways of purification or reaching a special connection with God. So the Sufi tarikat is a special method of reuniting a person and a deity in which he believes. Tariqa means not only spiritual purification, but also renunciation of earthly goods, asceticism. Each of the communities uses their own way of reuniting with God. Also, tariqas are divided according to the degree of spirituality of a person.

Muridism

Muridism is a direction in Sufism, which is an ordinary Sufi tariqat, that is, a means of communicating with the gods. In muridizm there is such belief that a person can improve and reach some stages of perfection. The first of the steps symbolizes the Koran, that is, full observance of the commandments given by Allah to people. This is the so-called "earthly perfection": man lives, rejoices, but does not transgress the divine law. However, above all dogmas and rules, people who preach Muridism have mysticism. It is he who allows to know the truth in the form in which it is presented 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 you can say about him that he chose a tarot, literally "chose the path." In other words, muridism is a teaching to choose the right path, which contributes to both spiritual and physical development. After all, everyone agrees: if everything goes well in the soul, then there will be no problems in the body either.

The History of Muridism

Muridism, unlike Sufism, did not appear in Islam right away, religion has undergone many changes, or, as it is called, pollution. Perhaps, this doctrine can also be called pollution, because it is not mandatory, but only complements certain canons of the basic religion.

One thing is for sure: Russian Muridism in the Caucasus was born, when in the 17th century one of the Muslims brought there Sufi commandments. Magomed Yaragsky consulted with other servants of Muslim mosques and came to the conclusion that the Sufi commandments are true and only it will save the person and his soul. But not only the salvation of people was significant Muridism for Muslims, Magomed saw in him a salvation for the dying Islam at that time.

And muridism is part of the Sufi doctrine, 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 fade with Islam. In 1829, the teaching spread throughout the entire Caucasus and gained immense popularity among those who want to revive Muslim beliefs.

Commandments of Muridism

As in any other dogma, there are the basic tenets of muridism, which must be strictly enforced by those who believe. Muridism can even be called an independent religion, as a person should worship followers and mentors, participate in purifying Islam from infidels, try to spread the Muslim religion throughout the country and do everything to organize an obedient society. In general, muridists are quite patriotic people in the sense that they believe in the unity of their faith and the correctness of their methods of natural selection.

Muridism in our days

The center of this belief is the little known city of Tuba, which is the burial place of the religious mentor of all the Sufis and Muridas Amadou Bamba. This is the only religious figure known to the modern day, which 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, having seen the influence of his Muridistic dogma on the people, were afraid of his greater spread. 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 Amadu, and their number increases daily.

Muridism is truly a vast teaching that aims to worship previous teachers and purify Muslim lands from "mud", in other words, from infidels. It is difficult to judge the correctness of this approach, but this number of believers speaks for itself.