One muslim group though, the sufis, claim to try to replicate muhammads mystical experience of god through intense prayer, the chanting of gods name and singing verses from the quran. Emre yildirim when Prophet Muhammad was saying his prayers, while he was mediating and communicating with god he used to hear the divine instructions and then act, thats why in sufism and in islam, we also try and come close to god. Through our rituals we try to be one with him. Prophet muhammad is an example of this. Whatever he did during his prayers or during his daily life is there for us to take example. Rageh omaar the sufis have developed their own elaborate rituals and techniques and here in turkey they even dance. Although there is no evidence to suggest that muhammad followed these rituals, the sufis see him as an inspiration for their spiritual experience. Prof. Sajjad rizvi the prophet as a perfect human thats very much a part of theological and sufi traditions in islam. His perfection lies in
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