On the scholars who look at Sufis with suspicion:
According to Ghazali, "If someone possesses no portion of the knowledge of the (Sufi) people, he is in danger of coming to a bad end. The least portion of this knowledge is to believe (in its existence) and to accept its possessors." He also said,
The saintly Substitutes (Abdal) have isolated themselves in the extreme regions of the earth, concealing themselves from the eyes of the general public. They do not pay attention to the scholars of the time, whom they regard as ignorant of Allah. They see themselves as scholars, and consider avoiding the ignorant to be among the virtues of true believers, as Allah has said, And turn away from the ignorant (7:199).
Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse, The Removal of Confusion, p.104
According to Ghazali, "If someone possesses no portion of the knowledge of the (Sufi) people, he is in danger of coming to a bad end. The least portion of this knowledge is to believe (in its existence) and to accept its possessors." He also said,
The saintly Substitutes (Abdal) have isolated themselves in the extreme regions of the earth, concealing themselves from the eyes of the general public. They do not pay attention to the scholars of the time, whom they regard as ignorant of Allah. They see themselves as scholars, and consider avoiding the ignorant to be among the virtues of true believers, as Allah has said, And turn away from the ignorant (7:199).
Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse, The Removal of Confusion, p.104
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