• Muhammad’s had spiritual method of interacting with divine
  • In Sunni Islam, Muhammad delivered God’s message through prophetic voice
• Large body of literature developed to discuss practice
  • In Sunni Islam, Muhammad created sacred text that needs to be followed
• Each practitioner has their own relationship with divine
• Focus on encountering divine in this life, rather than in heaven
  • In Sunni Islam, people encounter the divine after death
• Use concept of Tariqah, meaning path/journey, inner journey toward divine
• More common in countryside due to caliphs enforcing certain practices