In The Name Of Allah Most Mersiful Most Beneficent.

What Is The Origin Of 'Tassawwaf'?
The Roots Of Sufism Or 'Tasawwuf' Lie Embedded In Islam Itself. There Are Some Passages In The
Quran Which Are Of Mystical Charactor. The Holy
Prophet Of Islam Displayed Mystical Tendencies
At Times. He Was Recipient Of Two Types Of
Revelation, One Embodied In The Quran, And The
Other That Illuminated His Heart. The Knowledge Of The Holy Prophet Was Thus Book Knowledge
(Ilm-i-safina), And Heart Knowledge (Ilm-i-sina)
There Are Accordingly Two Aspects Of Islam,
The Outward And The Inward. The Ulema Look
Outward And They Are Custodians Of The Book Knowledge Which They Preserve Through Doctrinal Teachings And Devotional Practices. The Sufis
look Inward And They Blaze The Trail Of Heart
Knowledge.

An Introduction To The Study Of Islam

1001 Questions And Answers

By Profeooor Masudul Hasan, And

Dr. A. Waheed

The Letter (I) You Refer To Could Only Belong To
To The Word (INWARD) " Inward Looking Sufism".

Al Hum Du Allah, Brother Sabree Muhammad