The Distinction between the Twelve Imam`s Manner of life and Religion-Based Teachings and Sufis` Licentious Speculations

One of the currents that has endangered the original Islamic thought is the irreligious current of those of  licentiousness. The speculations of this current, which have sometimes been expressed among some Muslims and led to the abandonment of the Shari'ah by them, are inconsistent with the principles and foundations of the twelve Imams (a). Organized by a descriptive-analytic approach, the present study concluded that the licentiousnesses of those claiming Sufism and mysticism predominantly stemmed from such misleading beliefs as falling religious duty when having been attained certainty, taking the necessities and illegals deeds only as symbols and Divine embodiment in human being. Relying on the Imas manner of life and religious teachings such as constant emphasis on worship, Sharia rules and leaving sins, emphasis on the falsity of licentious hermeneutics, opposing the false speculations of Malamatiyah and rejecting the unification of God with the body of mystics, one may prove the falsity of those claiming Sufism and mysticism.