Some scholars have divided the Sufis into three categories:
صوفی
متصوف
مستصوف
Their explanations are briefly described as follows:
صوفی
A صاحبِ وصول — one who has become free from the demands of the lower nature, has become connected with the Truth, and after becoming فنا from his own self, remains alive and enduring through the حق.
متصوف
A صاحبِ اصول — one who is engaged in مجاہدہ and striving to reach the station of وصول.
مستصوف
A صاحبِ فضول — one who adopts the outward appearance of the Sufis for worldly gain, while having attained no share from the true perfections and qualities of the صوفیہ.
Apart from the divisions mentioned above, there are also other titles by which the Sufis are known, such as ملامتیہ and قلندر.
ملامتیہ
ملامتیہ refers to that Read more [...] Categories of the Sufis
Some scholars have divided the Sufis into three categories:
صوفی
متصوف
مستصوف
Their explanations are briefly described as follows:
صوفی
A صاحبِ وصول — one who has become free from the demands of the lower nature, has become connected with the Truth, and after becoming فنا from his own self, remains alive and enduring through the حق.
متصوف
A صاحبِ اصول — one who is engaged in مجاہدہ and striving to reach the station of وصول.
مستصوف
A صاحبِ فضول — one who adopts the outward appearance of the Sufis for worldly gain, while having attained no share from the true perfections and qualities of the صوفیہ.
Apart from the divisions mentioned above, there are also other titles by which the Sufis are known, such as ملامتیہ and قلندر.
ملامتیہ
ملامتیہ refers to that Read more [...]