Sufism is a schism developed during the fourth century of Hijrah, exploited by the deviationist sects, the Batini (clandestine) sects, and the rest of the enemies

Another fundamental of the Sufi order’s structure is the certified shaikh, necessary to give the murid his wird. This can also be given by the shaikh’s deputy. But

The covenant is one of the cardinal principles of Sufism, upheld by all Sufi orders. It is taken during a ceremony in which the shaikh

Sufism presumes a fundamental link between the shaikh, head of the Sufi tareeqah (order), and the murid (novice), extending throughout their lifetime and continuing after their death. The muridtakes an ‘ahd (oath)

In order to make Muslims aware of the seriousness of the Sufi bai’ah, it must be defined linguistically and judicially. Linguistically it signifies bartering or exchanging commodities.

The wird is another central principle of the Sufi orders, which literally means a set portion of the Qur’an, or any other specific act of worship, which

The literal meaning of khalwah is seclusion or retreat, but it has a different connotation in Sufi terminology: It is the act of total self-abondonment

It is the ultimate end which the murid looks forward. He tolerates khalwah and succumbs to the will of his shaikh precisely to become one of the people of kashf,

Al-Fanaa’ is a key element in the Sufi thought. Once the Sufi becomes assiduous in dthikr, or rememberance of Allah, they claim that he acquires sufficient tranquility

Three fundamentals of Sufism which are innovations not sanctioned by the Qur’an or the Sunnah: The division of knowledge into exoteric, or manifest, asoteric, or