Studying tasawwuf – what to read and what to avoid

Studying tasawwuf – what to read and what to avoid

ByShaykh Haytham Tamim

Fix your foundation first Reading Sufi books without proper knowledge or training from the well-educated people in this science, is not a good idea. You can easily misunderstand what has been written or go in the wrong direction. Scholars do not teach tasawwuf until their students understand fard ‘ayn I remember my teachers (may Allah…

Should you follow a tariqa?
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Should you follow a tariqa?

ByShaykh Haytham Tamim

Many people find the idea of their spiritual journey being fast-tracked by joining a tariqa (Sufi path) appealing. They think that their connection with Allah will be strengthened, and accelerated and that showing obedience to their shaykh, who is already well-advanced on that journey, will be the shortcut to Jannah. The most renowned Sufi shaykh…