Types Of Sufis
Ibn Taymiyah said:
وقد صار لفظ الصوفية لفظًا مجملاً
يدخل فيه من هو صِدِّيق
ومن هو زنديق
‘The word ‘Sufi’ has become a broad term which now accommodates both:
the Siddeeq [truthful],
and Zindeeq [heretic].’
[‘Rad ‘ala Shadhili’, p. 74].
The Sufi who focuses on spiritualism within the realm of Shariah is a Siddeeq and a pious Wali. The ignorant or arrogant Sufi whose madness pushes them outside the fold of Shariah is a Zindeeq heretic.
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