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Originally Posted by Abu_Hind
If you are looking for an authentic work on authentic tasswuf, try shaykhul islam Muhiyuddeen abdal qadir jilani's 'al-ghunya' (try to get urdu translation by hafiz mubashar lahori). The english translation by Muhtar Holland is far from reliable.
Also, as far as I know "Tassawuf" as a science is for advanced students of knowledge who learn it from a shaykh. So, I don't understand this modern fad of joining a tariqah, " oh masha Allah masha Allah shaykh nazim.." "...oh when I go to kharabsheh I feel a spirirtual high...". Stuff like that?
I don't get it. It's strange because tassawuf without sound knowledge of fiqh and aqidah can be very misleading.
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I don't think you should call it a fad. I find that somewhat disrespectful to those who are sincerely trying to attain ma'rifa and put in a lot of effort to get close to Allah. That's not to say that there are not people who do see it as a club, but that's between them and their Lord and should not take away from the tariqas themselves.
The feeling "high" when you go to Kharabsheh is simply the idea of keeping good company. This is from the sunnah as I'm sure you know the hadith about the one who goes to a perfume seller and the effect etc...