The Murshid in Sufism: Role of the Spiritual Guide
The murshid transmits spiritual attention, forms the murid through practice and example, and holds authority only within the bounds of the Shariah.
The murshid transmits spiritual attention, forms the murid through practice and example, and holds authority only within the bounds of the Shariah.
Tawajjuh is the murshid’s direct transmission of spiritual attention to the disciple’s heart, the swift path that gives the Shattari order its name. Here is what it means, how it is received, and how it is lived.