What is Sufism? A Formal Explanation

No doubt there is much doubt and confusion surrounding the practice of sufism (tasawwuf). Some of this confusion stems from a number of foreign ideas and practises that have crept into sufism such as “spiritual mentors” or “pirs” abusing their positions and the introduction of certain popular non-religious practises as crowd attractors.
Reading from the work of the great Egyptian Maliki scholar of the 18th century, Imam Dardir, a master in the sciences of Aqida, Mufti Abdur Rahman very simply and convincingly explains what sufism is supposed to be, and provides detailed guidelines for traversing the spiritual path to Allah Most High.

What is Sufism? A Formal Explanation Part 1

Part 2: The Detailed Etiquette of Dhikr

Part 3: The Levels of Dhikr

Part 4: Hindrances to the Spiritual Path

Part 5: The Struggle before the Elevation

Part 6: The Seven Categories of the Soul

Part 7: The Seventh Stage of the Soul (Nafs)

Part 8: The First Principle of the Path

Part 9: The Second & Third Principles of the Path (Sabr & Shukr)

Part 10: The Fourth and Fifth Principle of the Path

Part 11: The Fifth Principle Continued (The Spiritual Shaykh)

Part 12: The fifth principle, The Jurists

Part 13: The fifth principle, The Sufis, Junayd al-Baghdadi

Part 14: The fifth principle, Ahmad al-Rifa’i

Part 15: The fifth principle, The Sufis, Jilani, Badawi & Shadhili

Part 16: The Sixth Principle of the Path: Voluntary Hunger

Part 17: Principle 7 & 8 Unnecessary Interactions and Maintaining Silence

Part 18: The Final Two Principles

Part 19: The two types of Dhikr

Part 20: The stages of consciousness of Allah

Part 21: 13 Characteristics of Perfection

Completion and Final Supplication