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Anderson said
Salam
Need help understanding this for exams. I know the view Sufism has always been at odds with Islamic legal thought is inaccurate but can anyone explain what justifications there are for incorporating Sufism in to Islam proper and support for this from prominent Islamic law makers.
I don't know if you can hear me but please help me Jinza Man!
Seriously if anyone can link me to some good articles i'll love you forever.
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Wa alaikum assalam
The problem is that your premise is weak. Sufism was not a "foreign" element that "infiltrated" the Islamic sciences. The Islamic sciences were also not "originally" part of "Islam." All of these arts and disciplines were developed and refined as a tradition over time. Even the concept of a "madhab" and various elements of usul al fiqh (ijma, qiyas) were disputed and alleged to not be a part of Islam. Up to today, we are still battling over the legitimacy of ilm ul kalam as can be witnessed between Asharis and Salafis.
However, there have been times where Sufism and the Shari'ah have been at variances and this is why many of the fuqaha have respected Sufis, while still viewing it with some caution. I think most historians would estimate that it was not until Imam Ghazzali came about until the tripartite system of Islam that we have today was fully expounded and developed into a coherent system of islam, iman, and ihsan (fiqh, aqeedah/kalam, and tasawwuf).
"Vision of Islam" by William Chittick is probably the best book on this topic.