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MACS MTO
The MACS MTO () is the world's first museum dedicated to Sufism and is located in Chatou, in Île-de-France. The museum opened to the public in September 2024. MTO Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism, an international non-profit organization, initiated the Museum Project. The Museum is housed in a 19th-century French urban mansion overlooking the Seine, with an on-site garden, and houses a rotating permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. History and Purpose The Museum represents the culmination of a project spanning more than 10 years. While its conception dates back to the 1970s. The Museum was officially inaugurated on 28 September 2024. The site for the Museum was acquired in 2010 by MTO Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism, who initiated and supported the project. To mark the end of the building's renovations the Museum held an informal open house event and tour for residents and officials of the city of Chatou in 2019. It held a formal pre-opening event in the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sufism
Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism. Practitioners of Sufism are referred to as "Sufis" (from , ), and historically typically belonged to "orders" known as (pl. ) — congregations formed around a grand (saint) who would be the last in a Silsilah, chain of successive teachers linking back to Muhammad, with the goal of undergoing (self purification) and the hope of reaching the Maqam (Sufism), spiritual station of . The ultimate aim of Sufis is to seek the pleasure of God by endeavoring to return to their original state of purity and natural disposition, known as . Sufism emerged early on in Islamic history, partly as a reaction against the expansion of the early Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) and mainly under the tutelage of Hasan al-Basri. Although Sufis were opposed to dry legalism, they strictly obs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
