 Sufiyana Shaeree aw da Muashere Islahصوفیانہ شاعری او د معاشری اصلاح (Sufi Poetry and the Reformation of Society), by Dr. Yar Muhammad Khattak Maghmoom, Peshawar, Bayan Publications, 2010, 211 pages.
The first Sufis were mystics who believed that self-discipline and meditation can lead to a direct and personal experience of God. They wore simple cloaks made of wool (Suf in Arabic), which was sometimes coloured to indicate their identity with the self-renunciation of the ancient dervishes who devoted their lives to serving humanity. |
