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Origin Of The Term 'Sufi'

Salam, I saw this beneficial discussion in Shaykh al-Talidis ‘Al-Mutrib’ from which we have quoted previously.  He mentions the various views regarding the origin of the word ‘sufi’ and then says: “…The more likely is that it is ascribed to…

Dreams

Imam al-Dhahabi said: Al-Waqidi said:  Saeed Ibn al-Musayyib was one of the most skilled of people in interpreting dreams.  He learnt it from Asma bint Abi Bakr al-Siddiq and she learnt it from her father. Imam al-Dhahabi said in another…

Imam al-Jazuli and The Dalail

Salam.  I recently came across the biographical work on the Sufi’s of the Maghrib called ‘Al-Mutrib bi Mashahir Awliyah al-Maghrib’ by the contemporary Shadhili scholar Shaykh Abdullah al-Talidi described by some as a ‘Salafi Sufi’.  I wanted to post something…