Sufism Tasawwuf (Islamic Spirituality), which is known as spiritual or inner (batin) dimension of Islam, is as old as Islam itself. The origin and the basis of Sufism have emerged from Quran and the Prophetic tradition. The goal of Tasawwuf is same as the goal of Tazkiya (purification of the self) which is explained in a number of verses in the Quran and the goal of Ihsan (excellence in worship) which is clearly mentioned in authentic Hadith. Tasawwuf places great emphasis on meditation and worship, and Sufis think that meditation facilitates the attainment of the higher stages of Tazhiya, and Ihsan. The Sufis trace the origin of Sufism to the Prophet Muhammad and his companions. After Companions and their companions, many pious Muslims lead their lives fully devoted in worshipping Allah Almighty. By the twelfth century, Sufism became a popular movement with established form of Sufi Order and broad grass root support. As the aspirants of the Sufi way became quite numerous, a tendency to attach themselves to a particular master got developed. Rifaiyya, Qadiriyya, Suhrawardiyya, Chishtiyya, Dasuqiyya, Badawiyya, Naqshabandiyya and Shadhilyya are the most popular and famour orders in the world. Among these popular Sufi orders, Shadhiliyya, founded by Sheikh Abdul Hasan Ali Shadhili, was developed in North Africa and spreded to rest of the world including Europe and America. The Sufism and Sufis always laid emphasis on purification and teaches how to purify one’s self, improve one’s morals, and build up one’s inner and outer life in order to attain eternal happiness. The Quran says: “He will indeed be successful who purifies his soul, and he will indeed fail who corrupts his soul” (Sura al Shams: 9 – 10). “He indeed shall be successful who purifies himself” (Sura al a ala: 14). It is clear that with purity and sincerity of heart the whole body is reformed and all actions are improved. The good character, deeds and activities are entirely based on inner purity. As Prophet Muhammad said “Mark, in man there is a lump of flesh, if it is kept wholesome the whole body remains in a healthy condition and if it is corrupted, the whole body is corrupted, mark, it is the heart”. The author of Risala, Imam Abdul Qasim al-Qushayri, considers Sufism in the sense of purity which means the purity of inner and outer life. He states that “purity is something praiseworthy in whichever language it may be expressed and its opposite, impurity is to be eschewed”. Imam Ghazzali in his book Al-MunQidh min-al-Dalal says that “When after acquiring proficiency in these sciences, I turned my attention to the methods of the Sufis, I came to know that their method attains perfection by means of theory and practice. The gist of their knowledge is to mortify the self and acquire freedom from baser passions and evil attributes so that the heart may get rid of the thought of anything save Allah Almighty and to embellish it with Divine remembrance. The Sufis lead an exemplary life and suspend all their desires and wait for the will of Allah Almighty. The ultimate goal of the Sufis life as Allah Almighty, Sufi loves him alone. His thoughts, meditations and prayers are towards Allah Almighty. While be thinks about Allah Almighty his mind will be refined, and in this way he finds himself devoted to Allah Almighty and detached from everything else. A Sufi is also called Wali (saint). By derivation of the term, Wali means “one in close relation; friend”. The plural of the word Wali is Auliyah. Wilayat is a very special rank and position of acceptance given by Allah Almighty to his beloved servant. A Wali is a pious Muslim who attained the position of Wilayat. Some Sufis attain this position due to their sincere devotion and worship while others attain this by birth but ultimately it depends on Allah’s mercy and kindness. A Wali no matter how great his status is, he cannot reach the status of a Prophet or his companions. “Pay heed! Verily on the friends of Allah, there is no fear, no shall they grieve. For those who believes and are mindful of Allah, there is good news in the life and in hereafter: the word of Allah shall never change. That is supreme triumph”. Prophet Muhammad said “beware of true believers, they see through the light of Allah”. His companion Abu Huraira recorded the Prophet’s saying, there will be some divine bondsmen other than who will be envied by the Prophet and martyrs. When the companions asked the messenger to identify them Prophet Muhammad replied that they are the ones whose hearts will be filled with the divine light. Some scholars considered that these two terms are not synonymous but Abul Qasim al Qushairy says, the word Wali can be used in passive voice, as, “he who is loved by Allah Almighty” or in active voice as “he who loves and worships Allah Almighty”. Thus we can say that the Sufis are those who are nearer to Allah Almighty and think of him and worship him alone.