Re: Sufism Exposed.
Being inclined towards Sufi teachings and following (& being bai’t in four different tareeqahs) myself, when people start connecting sufism to the idolatory practices of shrine worshipping and seeking help from other than Allah, I very much feel the same…
Perhaps, people should go and really look into the lives of people who follow sufism than just reading books written specifically against them and then looking at the practices propagated by the haters… much like what Wahabbism is facing in western media for its viewers.
In essence, Sufism is based on the system of Ba’yah which is nothing but an oath to follow Prophet:saw: and Quran… We take oath to establish salah… take care of parents, dedicate our lives to teach whatever good we know of Islam to others… Much like what Prophet:saw: took baya’h from his companions and then it followed by the baya’h of Khulaafa-e-Rashideen…
That being said, this system of baya’h made a connection tree from them.. most of them linking to Syedana Ali:razi: … like for instance, a Chishti tareeqah can be traced to Ali:razi: all the way including Imam Hasan Basari :rehm:
similarly a naqshbandi is normally traced back to Syedana Abu Bakar:razi:
Of course, people do not have to follow them and can label them whatever they want… I found enough evidence that it does exist within the boundaries of Sharia’…