STATUS OF SUFISM IN ISLAM
Many misconceptions are when we talk about Islamic Sufism . Many of the people have wrong belief that it is some inherent knowledge which is transferred from generation to generation, and are equal to the recognized laws of the shariat which is Islamic law. In a research paper, it is stated that “they hold that it was originally secretly taught by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to Hazrat Ali, the fourth Caliph, and then passed on through him to the rest of the Muslim community…Hazrat Ali's name is most often associated with sufism because the leading sufis in many of the sufi orders trace their genealogy to Hazrat Ali…However, it is incorrect to ascribe the origin of Islamic Sufism to Hazrat Ali solely on this ground because the genealogy of sufis from some other orders leads to Hazrat Abu Bakr, the first Caliph.” [1] Sufism is a based on religious philosophy of Islam. It is described in the oldest extant definition as ‘the apprehension of divine re