Islam
Islam does not regard Jesus as the Son of God but rather as a prophet, and has a different set of Scriptures. There is not an extensive evidence trail of Islam embracing an ascetical theology so called, but Islamic teachings encourage adherents to imitate closely the Prophet Muhammad in order to achieve spiritual perfection. Moreover, a certain kind of asceticism, known in Islamic terminology as "zuhd," exists in manuals of Islamic ethics and mysticism. See also Sufism which is the esoteric mystical form of Islam
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