Early Scolors On Sufism! Facts which might shock somepeople
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[b]Early Scholars on Sufism [/b]
The following quotations of the scholars of Shariah regarding the precedence of the knowledge and science of Tasawwuf (Purification of the Self).
[b]Imam Abu Hanifa (85 H. - 150 H) [/b]
"If it were not for two years, I would have perished." He said, "for two years I accompanied Sayyidina Ja'far as-Sadiq and I acquired the spiritual knowledge that made me a gnostic in the Way."
[Ad-Durr al-Mukhtar, vol 1. p. 43]
[b]Imam Malik (95 H.