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"Sufism: Origin and Prayer Styles- Do you know how we pray"

Sufi is a well known word. You might have heard the words Sufi music and sufi inspired music, in cae you are a music lover and if you are a person who loves to know about religions and prayer, you would definitely know- prayers of sufism are known for dedication to the highest self. The origin of Sufi may be attributed to many of the explanations, out of which i would like to mention two such more advocated origins: It is thought to be originated from saaf of Hindi: You might have listened to the word, saaf. This word has origin in Arabic word safa, which means clean or pure. With this genesis, sufis are those who believe in purity, obviously cleanliness of spirit and purity of thoughts. From Suf (wool): Other origin of Sufi is thought to be from suf which means wool. One of the probable reasons may be that earlier these saints ued to wear woolen dresses and with the uniform they were identified as Sufi. There are and may be other explanation of who sufis are and how...
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We all pray, for one reason or others. We read about so many skills, but have you thought of knowing more about prayers. In my book, i have discussed prayers of different religions. Hope you will like it. Get you copies on amazon at:  http://www.amazon.com/Do-You-Know-How-Pray/dp/1515140318 or your kindle edition at  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0120497R0  and please share your views. With warm regards, Ramesh Roy
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DO YOU KNOW HOW TO PRAY You will be amazed to observe that the prayers of different religions are similar. They share common characteristic to a large extent. Prayers of different religions are reviewed in short. A must read coffee table book for knowing how do we pray and why do we pray? The book is available on amazon.com. at following URL: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0120497R0 Kindly buy, read and share your views.