Sufism and Sufis

The commentators differed in interpreting the word "Sufism." Some of them attributed it to wearing wool, which the Sufis preferred over other things, an exaggeration of asceticism and austerity. Among them were those who said it came from "purity" because of what was meant by it of purity of the soul. Among them were those who said otherwise, which the books have explained extensively. The language and writings of Sufism. Sufism has been found in almost all religions except paganism. In Brahmanism, for example, we find that the highest level of priesthood is the level of "asceticism," in which the worshiper must wander on his face in the forests as a fugitive, feeding on grass and the like. Even if he passes this stage successfully, he is called "poor," and leaves his humanity and the quality of his soul. Buddhism came and supported this by stating that integration into the "first self" - that is, the higher self - requires self-denial, contemplation, and asceticism in this world.