Difference between Sufi and Mysticism

What is the difference between Sufi and Mysticism?

Sufi as a noun is a muslim mystic or ascetic while Mysticism as a noun is the beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics.

Sufi

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a Muslim mystic or ascetic

Example sentence: If you call yourself a singer, then you must have the ability to sing anything, whether it's pop, classical, rock, sufi, or folk.

Mysticism

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics.A doctrine of direct communication or spiritual intuition of divine truth.A transcendental union of soul or mind with the divine reality or divinity.Obscure thoughts and speculations.

Example sentence: Many of my fellow atheists consider all talk of 'spirituality' or 'mysticism' to be synonymous with mental illness, conscious fraud, or self-deception. I have argued elsewhere that this is a problem - because millions of people have had experiences for which 'spiritual' and 'mystical' seem the only terms available.

We hope you now know whether to use Sufi or Mysticism in your sentence.

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