Is Sufi'ism part of Islam?

Answer

Sufi'ism/Tasawwuf is an integral constituent of Islam. The Qur'aan and Sunnah are replete with Sufi'ism. However, Islamic Sufi'ism is not the type of bid'ah and shirk cults existing nowadays. We have explained Tasawwuf in detail in our book, Shariat & Tasawwuf. Sufi'ism concerns itself with moral reformation. Any brand of 'sufi'ism' which is in conflict with the Shariah is satanism. Most 'sufi' tariqas nowadays are cults of satanism. Even the 'sufi's of today's khaanqas which once upon a time were genuine Khaanqas, are nowadays venues of merrymaking and bid'ah.