Tasawof ki Tareef: Mahiyat, Khasail o Makhuz

Abstract

Tasawwuf is a branch of Islamic knowledge which focuses on the
spiritual development of the Muslims. Allah sent His final messenger, Prophet
Muhammad, as a source of knowledge for the entire ummah. He was the fountain
of Quran, Hadith, tafsir, rhetoric, fiqh, and so on. After the Prophet, the scholars
of the ummah carried forward each of these branches of knowledge. Because no
person can attain the perfection of the Prophet, who single handedly assumed all
of these roles, various branches of the Islamic sciences developed. Along these
lines, the Prophet was the model of spirituality for the world. His Godconsciousness, deep spirituality, acts of worship, and love for Allah were
preserved and propagated by an Islamic science called Tasawwuf. The aim of the
scholars of this science was purification of the heart, and development of
consciousness of Allah through submission to the shariah and Sunnah.