Home » Hanafi Fiqh » Askimam.org » How did Sufism get a start? Would appreciate if you can please provide the history on it’s conception, founder, etc.

How did Sufism get a start? Would appreciate if you can please provide the history on it’s conception, founder, etc.

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by Askimam.org
Answer

Tasawwuf is based on the Quran and hadith. The essence of Tasawwuf is consciousness of the presence of Allah and accountability in the court of Allah.

The title “tasawwuf” only began to gain popularity after the year 200 A.H. Those who excelled in abstinence, Ibadah and Ittiba’ of sunnah named their way ” tasawwwuf” and those who followed this way were called sufi’s. (Al Risalah Al- Qushairiyyah)

and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Original Source Link

This answer was collected from Askimam.org, which is operated under the supervision of Mufti Ebrahim Desai from South Africa.

Read answers with similar topics: