Firār (fleeing and seeking refuge in Allah) and closely examining every call from the nafs (the lower self) through such practices are means of remaining in constant motion. Whoever comprehends this meaning will find all the scattered meanings contained in the allusions gathered together as a unified whole within the meaning of Sufism (taṣawwuf).
Sufism (taṣawwuf) is to be virtuous towards people and truthful towards the Real (God).
Sufism (taṣawwuf) is to persist in the courtesies of the sharia (the sacred law) both outwardly and inwardly. These are also divine virtues. It has been said: To realize noble character traits is synonymous with shedding base character traits. (Istilāh, 541)
May Allah purify you! The state of Sufism (taṣawwuf) is wondrous, its rank is strange, its secret is subtle. It is not granted to anyone except those endowed with divine favor and those who walk the path of sincerity. It has affairs and secrets veiled by the curtains of affirmation and denial. (Tadbīrāt, 112)
Sufism (taṣawwuf) is to be adorned with divine character. (Kāshānī, 156; Jāmiʿ, 79)
Sufism (taṣawwuf) is the isolation of the qalb (the heart) for Allah, and regarding everything other than Allah as insignificant, that is, attributing all things to His majesty. (Bughyah, 15)
Sufism (taṣawwuf) is to persist in the courtesies of the sharia (the sacred law) both outwardly and inwardly. The outward ruling is seen inwardly, and the inward ruling is seen outwardly. From these two rulings arises a perfection (kamāl) beyond which no other perfection can be found. (Bughyah, 15)
Sufism (taṣawwuf) is to be adorned with divine character. The work of Sufism (taṣawwuf) is easy for the one who acquires it in this way. Such a person does not transgress the measure of the Real (God) on this path by deriving rulings in favor of the nafs (the lower self). (Bughyah, 16)
Sufism (taṣawwuf) comes from safā (purity); this is its root. There is a change of letter in its form. The original word ends with the letter wāw, but in this case, the wāw comes before the fāʾ. For the original verbal noun of mujarrad is safoʾ. The reason the Sufi is called a Sufi is because of their secrets...