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Which were Muslim mystics who believed that they could draw close to God through prayer, fasting, and a simple life

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The muslim mystics who lived a life of poverty and simplicity in order to get themselves closer to their God through it were called sufis. Sufism still exists to a certain extent but is not really representative of the muslim religion as a whole. 
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