The Mutual Influence of Sufism and Futuwwat Schools on the Role and Function of the Master

Futuwwat or magnanimity is the name of a religious school that has established a close relationship with the Sufism school throughout history. These two schools have reciprocally impacted each other. One of the important principles of these two schools, regarding the guidance of disciples, is the choice of the master and obeying him in the path (Tarighat). The master is a good-natured person who is free from alliances that, through the path to knowledge and salvation, guide the seekers in a difficult path. The master, with his support of disciple, elevates his rank to the Lord. By his own efforts, he discourages the disciple from slowing down in the path of spiritual journey, he also saves him from the sensual wanderings and traps of the devil, and does not stop until the disciple reaches salvation. This article seeks to examine the mutual impact of this issue in the two schools of Sufism and Futuwwat, it will also pave the way for future researchers in this field. This article, in addition to examining the place of the master in Sufism and Futuwwat schools, examines the impact of these two schools on each other in their threefold perspective on the subject. The three aspects are: the role of the masters in the education of disciples, the real age of the masters, and the classification of the masters.