Sufi Dilemma

As a non sufi observer , since very long, I’ve been reflecting on why Sufism is spoken as completely separate from Quran and Islam. Increasingly, it’s framed—especially in Western and Wahabi discourse—as a kind of standalone, “universal” mysticism, detached from Islamic roots. 

But for this misunderstanding Sufis are equally to be blamed. They often portray themselves to be different from main stream Islam and they take pride by recognising themselves as Sufis rather than Muslim.

Historically and spiritually, that portrayal is misleading. Sufism is not a pariah to Islam on the contrary it is its inward depth—the unfolding of its heart. It does not sit beside the faith as an optional path; it flowers from within it.

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