Tasawwuf in Islam

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Goal of this Article

The Definition of Tasawwuf According to the Scholars

The Definition of a Sufi

Tasawwuf in the Primary Texts

• In the Qur’an
• In hadith
• The statements of the Salaf

The Development of the Sciences:

• The Formulation of the Schools of Law

• The Formulation of the Schools of Theology

• The Development of other Sciences

• The Science of Tasawwuf & It’s Formulation

• A Common Historical Theme

Is This All Innovation?

• The Legal Definition of “Innovation”

Adherents to tasawwuf:

• From The Hanafis

• From The Shafi`is
• From The Malikis
• From The Hanbalis

The maslak of the Scholars of Deoband

Concluding Remarks

Biographical Notes

Bibliography