Salik

For the road toll in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seeSalik (road toll).

Asālikis a follower ofSufism,from the verbsalakawhich means to travel or follow, related tosulūk"pathway".Sulūkhere specifically refers to a spiritual path, i.e. the combination of the two "paths" that can be followed in religion, the exoteric path orshariah,and the esoteric path orhaqiqa. The "path" metaphor is derived from the Qur'an: seesura 16,(An-Nahl, The Bees), ayat 69:

faslukī subula rabbiki dhululan"and follow the ways of your Lord made easy [for you]", which uses the imperative of the verbsalakawhich means to follow or to travel.

Asālikis also calledmuridwhen one becomes a disciple to one particular spiritual teacher (murshid) or a Sufi master.

See also

• Tariqa
• Talibe
• Murid
• Wasil
• Majzoob
• Muqarrab
• Arif

References

• L. Levisohn, 'The Spiritual Journey in Kubrawi Sufism' in: Lawson (ed.),Reason and Inspiration in Islam: Theology, Philosophy and Mysticism in Muslim Thought, 2006,ISBN9781850434702,[books.google.ch/books?id=Bq9zSbNr8gIC&pg=PA364 364-379].